Minerals and En...

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. India has sufficient reserves for production of copper.
b. Being malleable, ductile and a good conductor, copper is mainly used in electrical cables, electronics and chemical industries.
c. India's copper deposits are mainly found in the Amarkantak plateau, Maikal hills and the plateau region of Bilaspur-Katni.

Which of the following minerals is not found in ocean beds and ocean waters?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. Lignite is the most popular coal in commercial use.
b. Anthracite is the highest quality hard coal.
c. Metallurgical coal is a low grade brown coal, which is soft with high moisture content.

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

a. Oceanic tides can be used to generate electricity.
b. Two experimental projects have been set up in India to harness tidal energy.
c. One experimental project is located at the Gulf of Kuchchh in Gujarat on the western coast and the other in the Gangetic delta in Sunderban region of West Bengal.

Which of the following is correct about aluminium?

Which of the following statements about coal is incorrect?

Which of the following minerals come(s) under the category of metallic minerals?

a. Ferrous minerals
b. Non-ferrous minerals

Mostly, rocks consist of several types of minerals in different proportions. Which of the following rocks consist(s) of a single mineral?

a. Bauxite
b. Granite
c. Limestone

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. In sedimentary rocks, minerals may occur in cracks, crevices, faults or joints.
b. The smaller occurrences are called veins and the larger are called lodes.
c. Major metallic minerals like tin, copper, zinc, lead, etc. are obtained from veins and lodes.

India has great potential of wind power and the largest wind farm cluster is located in which of the following states?

Which of the following minerals is non-ferrous?

Kudremukh iron ore deposits are known to be one of the largest in the world. Which of the following statements related to this is correct?

Which of the following has/have the most petroleum deposits in India?

Durg-Bastar-Chandrapur belt lies in Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. Which of the following minerals is found here?

Which of the following minerals is the basic raw material for the cement industry and essential for smelting iron ore in the blast furnace?