Q.1. Various materials which are obtained from nature are called natural resources. Which of the following is not a natural resource
(a) minerals (b) water (c) soil (d) plastic
Q. 2. Air is a natural resource and cannot be exhausted by human activities. It is known as an inexhaustible natural resource. Which of the following are another inexhaustible natural resource
(a) coal (b) petroleum (c) sun-light (d) minerals
Q.3. Fossil fuels are obtained from: (a) remains of non-living materials.
(b) dead remains of birds only.
(c) dead remains of insects only.
(d) dead remains of living organisms.
Q.4. Which of the following is a pair of exhaustible natural resources.
(a) coal and soil (b) air and sun-light
(c) water and petroleum (d) wildlife and minerals
Q.5. Which substance is formed by the carbonization of dead vegetation
(a) coal (b) coke (c) coal gas (d) coal tar
Q.6.Coal is processed in industries to get some useful products. Which of the following is not obtained from coal
(a) coke (b) coal tar (c) coal gas (d) CNG
Q.7. Coal is formed from the remains of
(a) vegetation only (b) animals
(c) both vegetation and animals (d) neither vegetation nor animals
Q.8. Which of the following is not a constituent of petroleum
(a) paraffin wax (b) lubricating oil
(c) petrol (d) coke
Q.9: Exhaustible natural resources are:
(a) unlimited in quantity (b) not dependent on nature
(c) limited in quantity (d) not exhausted by human activities
Q.10. Which of the following is a renewable source of energy
(a) Coal (b) Petroleum (c) Water (d) Natural gas
Q.11. Petroleum was formed from organisms:
(a) living on the land (b) living on the plants
(c) living in the sea (d) living on the rocks
Q. 12. Which of the following is a non-renewable source of energy
(a) Water (b) Coal (c) Soil (d) Sun
Q.13. The word ‘coal’ is derived from the old English term
(a) col (b) coke (c) coco (d) None of these
Q.14. Plastic is a
(a) natural material (b) man-made material
(c) both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
Q.15. Fossil fuels are
(a) coal (b) petroleum (c) natural gas (d) all of these
Q.16. Petroleum is also known as
(a)coke (b) black gold (c) tar (d) None of these
Q.17. The major constituent of natural gas is/are
(a) butane (b) methane (c) hydrogen (d) ethane
Q.18. Which of the following minerals is present in coal
(a) Hydrogen (b) Oxygen (c) Sulphur (d) All of these
Q.19. The process of conversion of wood into coal is called
(a) carbonization (b) catagenesis
(c) carboniferous (d) None of these
Q.20.How much percentage of carbon is present in bituminous coal
(a) 20 – 25% (b) 25 – 35% (c) 65 – 85% (d) 98%
Q.21. The product obtained by destructive distillation of coal is
(a) coal tar (b) coke (c) coal gas (d) all of these
Q.22. The brown variety of coal is
(a) lignite (b) peat (c) anthracite (d) None of these
Q.23. The main constituent of LPG is
(a) methane (b) butane (c) ethane (d) propane
Q. 24. The mining of oil undersea is termed as
(a) distillation (b) carbonization
(c) shore mining (d) destructive distillation
Q.25. The petroleum product which is not used as fuel is
(a) petrol (b) kerosene (c) diesel (d) petroleum jelly
Q.26. Naphthalene obtained from coal tar is used as
(a) Honey bee repellant (b) Mosquito repellant(c) Snake repellant (d) Moth repellant
Q. 27. Name the petroleum product used for surfacing of road.
(a) Peat (b) Bitumen (c) Lignite (d) Anthracite
28. Petroleum is separated by using the difference in
(a) ignition temperatures (b) melting points
(c) freezing points (d) boiling points
Q.29. Which is the best type of coal
(a) Lignite (b) Anthracite (c) Bituminous (d) peat