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  • Question 1
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    In which state is the Sabarigiri Project located?
    Solution
    Kakki Reservoir is a reservoir, located in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, India.The lake, which was created when Kakki dam and Anathode dam were built, is on one of the tributaries of Pamba, the Kakki tributary. The dams were built in 1966 as part of the Sabarigiri Hydroelectric project.
  • Question 2
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    Name the first metal to be widely used.
    Solution
    Copper is one of those metals that man started using very early. As a matter of fact, copper was the first metal that man discovered in 9000 BCE. Copper has been an essential material to man since prehistoric times. In fact, one of the major 'ages' or stages of human history is named after a copper alloy: bronze. Copper was the first metal used by man in any quantity. The other metals used in pre-historic times were gold, silver, tin, lead, and iron.
  • Question 3
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    Name the mineral used in manufacturing steel alloys
    Solution
    The raw materials used to produce pig iron in a blast furnace are iron ore, coke, sinter, and limestone. Iron ores are mainly iron oxides and include magnetite, hematite, limonite, and many other rocks.
  • Question 4
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    Which of the mineral is India rich in?
    Solution
    India's major mineral resources include Coal (4th largest reserves in the world), Iron ore, Manganese ore (7th largest reserve in the world as in 2013), Mica, Bauxite (5th largest reserve in the world as in 2013), Chromite, Natural gas, Diamonds, Limestone and Thorium.
  • Question 5
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    Name the mineral that is the base of the modern chemical industry.
    Solution
    Aluminium is the base of the modern chemical industry. Aluminium is the most widely used non-ferrous metal. The global production of aluminium in 2016 was 58.8 million metric tons. It exceeded that of any other metal except iron (1,231 million metric tons).
  • Question 6
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    Name two ports that are specialised in the export of iron ore.
    Solution
    Vishakhapatnam and Goa ports are specialised in the export of iron ore. Marmagao port of Goa is the premier iron ore exporting port of the country. This port accounts for about fifty per cent of India's iron ore export.
    Vishakhapatnam port is the deepest land-locked and well-protected port. This port was originally conceived as an outlet for iron ore exports.
  • Question 7
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    The mines of which minerals are located in Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar?
    Solution
    The mines of Manganese are located in Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar. In Odisha, the mining impact zones in Sundargarh, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj districts is about 100 sq km (100,000 ha). As many as 192 mining leases of iron and manganese ores are located in these districts and they include forest areas.
  • Question 8
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    From which mineral is the Aluminium produced?
    Solution
    Aluminum is the most abundant metal element in the Earth's crust. Bauxite ore is the main source of aluminum and contains the aluminum minerals gibbsite, boehmite, and diaspore. Aluminum is used in the United States in packaging, transportation, and building.
  • Question 9
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    Name the basic ingredient mineral of electrical industry.
    Solution
    The mica group of sheet silicate (phyllosilicate) minerals includes several closely related materials having nearly perfect basal cleavage. All are monoclinic, with a tendency towards pseudohexagonal crystals, and are similar in chemical composition. The nearly perfect cleavage, which is the most prominent characteristic of mica, is explained by the hexagonal sheet-like arrangement of its atoms.
  • Question 10
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    Name the country that produces nearly 60% of the world`s mica.
    Solution
    India produces nearly 60% of the world`s mica. It is the world's largest producer and exporter of mica, accounting for almost 60 percent of the net mica production in the world, which it exports to the United Kingdom, Japan, United States of America etc.
  • Question 11
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    Name the material that accounts for 30% of the country`s commercial power requirements.
    Solution
    Coal accounts for 30% of the country`s commercial power requirements. Coal was responsible for a majority of electricity generation at the start of the century and was still the source for nearly half in 2008 but has fallen steadily, accounting for 30 percent last year. Natural gas powered 34 percent of the country's electricity last year, passing coal as well as nuclear.
  • Question 12
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    Which of these river valleys is not associated with coal deposits?
    Solution
    Almost three-fourths of the deposits are located in the Damodar River Valley. Coalfields associated with the Damodar River Valley are Raniganj, Jharia, Giridih, Bokaro and Karanpura. The other river valleys associated with coal deposits are the Godavari, Mahanadi, Son and Wardha.
    So, Narmada river valleys is not associated with coal deposits.
  • Question 13
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    In which year did the coal mining in India start?
    Solution
    Coalmining in India first started in the Raniganj Coalfield. In 1774, John Sumner and Suetonius Grant Heatly of the British East India Company found coal near Ethora, presently in Salanpur community development block.
  • Question 14
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    Which of these minerals is also known as `Brown Coal`?
    Solution
    Lignite, often referred to as brown coal, is a soft, brown, combustible, sedimentary rock formed from naturally compressed peat. It is considered the lowest rank of coal due to its relatively low heat content. It has a carbon content around 60–70 percent. It is mined all around the world, is used almost exclusively as a fuel for steam-electric power generation, and is the coal which is most harmful to health.
  • Question 15
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    Which is the richest oil field in India?
    Solution
    Mumbai High is an offshore oilfield 176 kilometres (109 mi) off the coast of Mumbai, India, in about 75 m of water. The Mumbai High field annually produces oil and natural gas of about 9 million to 10 million tonnes of oil equivalent.
  • Question 16
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    What is the length of the Hazira-Bijaipur-Jagdishpur (HBJ) gas pipe line?
    Solution
    HVJ an abbreviation for Hazira-Vijaipur-Jagdishpur is India's first cross country gas pipeline. The project was started in 1986 after the incorporation of GAIL (India) Limited to supply gas to the fertilizer plants located in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The first phase of the project consisting of non-branched 1,750 kilometer grid was commissioned in 1997. Later on the system was expanded with additional branches to supply gas for industrial and domestic use in the states of Rajasthan, Haryana and NCT, which increased the total grid length to 3,474 km.
  • Question 17
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    How many oil refineries are there in India?
    Solution
    India has 18 public sector refineries and five refineries in the private sector/or as a joint venture, the largest refineries being RIL Jamnagar (Gujarat), RPL Jamnagar (Gugarat), MRPL Mangalore (Karnataka), CPCL Manali (Chennai, Tamil Nadu) and IOC Koyali (Gujarat).
  • Question 18
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    What is the full form of LPG?
    Solution
    Liquefied petroleum gas or liquid petroleum gas (LPG or LP gas), also referred to as simply propane or butane, are flammable mixtures of hydrocarbon gases used as fuel in heating appliances, cooking equipment, and vehicles.It is increasingly used as an aerosol propellant and a refrigerant, replacing chlorofluorocarbons in an effort to reduce damage to the ozone layer. When specifically used as a vehicle fuel it is often referred to as autogas.Varieties of LPG bought and sold include mixes that are mostly propane (C3H8), mostly butane (C4H10) and, most commonly, mixes including both propane and butane.
  • Question 19
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    Name three minerals used for producing thermal electricity
    Solution
    Energy minerals are used to produce electricity, fuel for transportation, heating for homes and offices and in the manufacture of plastics. Energy minerals include coal, oil, natural gas and uranium. Industrial minerals include salt, clays, limestone, silica sand, phosphate rock, talc and mica.
  • Question 20
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    Which of these is a non-commercial fuel?
    Solution
    Heating with wood, therefore, does not contribute to the greenhouse effect. Moreover, when wood energy displaces the use of fossil fuels, the result is a net reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. That is why , it is a non-commercial fuel.
  • Question 21
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    What was the use of water mills before the advent of conventional sources of energy?
    Solution
    Water mills were used for Grinding Grains before the advent of conventional sources of energy. Mills were commonly used for grinding grain into flour (attested by Pliny the Elder), but industrial uses as fulling and sawing marble were also applied. The Romans used both fixed and floating water wheels and introduced water power to other provinces of the Roman Empire.
  • Question 22
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    Name an important atomic power station in Maharashtra.
    Solution
    Tarapur atomic power station is an important atomic power station in Maharashtra. The Tarapur Atomic Power Station (TAPS) is located near Boiser in the Thane District of Maharashtra. Begun as India's first atomic power project, the Indian Government decided to utilize boiling water reactors (BWRs) for the plant.
  • Question 23
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    Which of these states harnesses 55% of the country`s wind energy?
    Solution
    Tamil Nadu harnesses 55% of the country`s wind energy. Tamil Nadu has become a leader in Wind Power in India. In Muppandal wind farm the total capacity is 1500 MW, the largest wind power plant in India. The total wind installed capacity in Tamil Nadu is 7633 MW.
  • Question 24
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    Name the state that stands first in India in biomass based power generation?
    Solution
    Tamil Nadu stands first in India in biomass based power generation. According to the Indian Power Ministry, electricity generated from renewable sources in India currently stands at about 13,200 MW out of a total electricity generation of 147,400 MW. Of this, the electricity generation using biomass resources stands at 650 MW against a potential of 16,000 MW.
  • Question 25
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    Which of the following industries is not an agro based industry?
    Solution
    Iron and Steel industry is not an agro based industry. Agro based industries use plant and animal based products as their raw materials. Food processing, vegetable oil, cotton textile, dairy products and leather industries are examples of agro-based industries.
  • Question 26
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    In which city the first modern textile industry began?
    Solution
    The first Indian cotton cloth mill was established in 1818 at Fort Gloaster near Kolkata, albeit this mill was a failure. The second mill which was established by KGN Daber in 1854 is called the true foundation of modern cotton industry in India. Its name was Bombay Spinning and weaving Company, Bombay.
  • Question 27
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    Name the twin centre of textiles in India.
    Solution
    Mumbai and Ahmedabad are the twin centre of textiles in India.
    Ahmedabad is the second largest cotton textile centre in India after Mumbai and the largest in Gujarat. Many cotton manufacturing units are currently running in and around Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Gujarat. Textiles are one of the major industries of these cities.
  • Question 28
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    In which of the following groups of states of India is silk produced?
    Solution
    About 80% of the silk produced in the country is mulberry silk, majority of which is produced in the three southern States of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, followed by West Bengal and Jammu & Kashmir. Mulberry sericulture is being practised since time immemorial in the North Eastern Region (NER).
  • Question 29
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    Tassar and Munga are the varieties of-
    Solution
    There are three commercially important types of non-mulberry silks namely: Eri silk; Tasar silk; and Muga silk. There are also other types of non-mulberry silk, which are mostly wild and exploited in Africa and Asia, are Anaphe silk, Fagara silk, Coan silk, Mussel silk and Spider silk.
  • Question 30
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    Which of these is a man-made synthetic fiber?
    Solution
    Terene is a man-made synthetic fiber. Synthetic fabrics are textiles made from man-made rather than natural fibers. Examples of synthetic fabrics include polyester, acrylic, nylon, rayon, acetate, spandex, lastex, terene, orlon and Kevlar. Synthetic (chemically produced) fabrics are made by joining monomers into polymers, through a process called polymerization.
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