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upsc-p1-geography-india-mineral-energy MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Arrange the following components in their stated order within the spatial chain that links a coal mine to electricity transmission: A. Power plant B. Railway siding and rake C. Coal mine D. Coal washery Which one of the following gives the correct sequence?
The stated coalfield-to-power chain begins at the mine, moves through the railway siding and rake to the coal washery, and then reaches the power plant before ash handling and transmission. Therefore, C-B-D-A in option D is correct.
Q2Consider the following statements about hydropower geography in India: 1. The Himalaya, the north-east and the Western Ghats are important hydropower regions. 2. Hydropower is renewable, but sediment, seismicity, displacement, ecological flow and flash-flood risk can still shape its impacts. Which one of the following is correct?
Both statements are correct. Relief and water flow make the Himalaya, north-east and Western Ghats important for hydropower. Renewable status does not make a project impact-free: sediment, seismicity, displacement, ecological-flow requirements and flash floods remain relevant constraints.
Q3Consider the following statements: 1. A mineral resource becomes a mineral reserve only when its economically mineable part is established under current technology, prices and regulations. 2. An inferred mineral resource is necessarily a producing mine. Which one of the following is correct?
Statement 1 is correct: reserve is the economically mineable part of a resource under prevailing technical, economic and legal conditions. Statement 2 is incorrect because an inferred occurrence does not by itself establish either an economically mineable reserve or an operating mine.
Q4Consider the following statements about India's coal geography: 1. Gondwana coal deposits are concentrated mainly in the eastern and central parts of Peninsular India. 2. Tertiary coal deposits are important in parts of the north-east and the Himalayan fringe. 3. Jharia is a major coking-coal field, while Neyveli is a classic lignite field. Which of the statements given above are correct? Choose the correct answer using the code given below.
All three statements are correct. Gondwana coal is associated mainly with eastern-central Peninsular basins, whereas younger Tertiary coal occurs in parts of the north-east and Himalayan fringe. Jharia anchors coking-coal geography, while Neyveli anchors lignite geography.
Q5Match List I with List II and select the correct answer. List I (Mineral) A. Limestone B. Mica C. Gypsum D. Dolomite List II (Principal industrial linkage) 1. Electrical insulation 2. Iron-steel flux 3. Cement 4. Soil amendment and plaster
Limestone is the dominant cement raw material; mica is used for electrical insulation; gypsum supports soil amendment and plaster; and dolomite is important as an iron-steel flux. Therefore, A-3, B-1, C-4 and D-2 correspond to option B.
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6Match List I with List II and select the correct answer. List I (Energy location) A. Mumbai High B. Bassein C. Mangala-Bhagyam-Aishwariya D. Visakhapatnam List II (Principal association) 1. Underground strategic petroleum storage 2. Western offshore oilfield 3. Barmer Basin onshore crude cluster 4. Western offshore gas field
7With reference to India's nuclear and coastal mineral geography, consider the following statements: 1. Monazite-bearing beach sands are linked with thorium. 2. Uranium supports the present reactor fleet, whereas thorium belongs mainly to a long-term fuel-cycle strategy. 3. Beach-sand minerals include ilmenite, rutile, monazite, zircon and garnet concentrated by coastal processes. Which of the statements given above are correct? Choose the correct answer using the code given below.
8With reference to the geological distribution of mineral and energy resources in India, consider the following statements: 1. Old shield rocks of the Peninsular plateau host most metallic minerals. 2. Sedimentary basins host most coal, lignite, petroleum and natural gas. 3. The young fold belts of the Himalaya are more important for hydropower potential than for large metallic-mineral belts. Which of the statements given above are correct? Choose the correct answer using the code given below.