SEASONS ON EARTH / FACTS ON AGRICULTURE, MINERALS AND INDUSTRIES MCQS SET 17

SEASONS ON EARTH / FACTS ON AGRICULTURE, MINERALS AND INDUSTRIES MCQS SET 17

1. Match the following:
Mineral Leading producer
A. Uranium 1. Australia
B. Bauxite 2. Mexico
C. Salt 3. Canada
D. Silver 4. U.S.A.
A B C D
(a) 1 3 4 2
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 3 1 4 2
(d) 4 2 1 3
Ans: (c)

2. Which country is the largest oil producer in the world :
(a) Kuwait
(b) U.S.A.
(c) Russia
(d) None of these
Ans: (b)
3. Where was the world's first oil-well drilled in the nineteenth century ?
(a) Baku in Russia.
(b) Titusfills in Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
(c) Digboi in Assam, India
(d) Dhahran in Saudi Arabia
Ans: (b)

4. The world's highest hydel power project 'Rongtong' is located in :
(a) Rangoon
(b) Kathmandu
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Beijing
Ans: (d)

5. Which of the following countries is the world's largest producer of coal?
(a) Russia
(b) China
(c) India
(d) U.S.A.
Ans: (b)

6. Which country ranks top in the mining of gold?
(a) Canada
(b) U.S.A.
(c) China
(d) South Africa
Ans: (d)

7. The leading producer of "bort" variety of diamond in the world is :
(a) South Africa
(b) Zaire
(c) Ghana
(d) Angola
Ans: (b)
8. Which one of the African countries is richer than others in gold and diamond?
(a) Zambia
(b) Zaire
(c) Botswana
(d) Angola
Ans: (b)
9. Match the following:
A. South Africa 1. Crude oil
B. Saudi Arabia 2. Copper
C. Chile 3. Diamond
D. Zaire 4. Gold
5. Aluminium
A B C D
(a) 4 1 2 3
(b) 4 1 3 2
(c) 4 2 5 3
(d) 4 5 2 1
Ans: (a)
10. The leading producer of sulphur is :
(a) Canada
(b) Spain
(c) U.S.A.
(d) Italy
Ans: (b)