UPSC Prelims Marathon 12th August – Natural resources and mineral resources and distribution of key natural resources in India – 2024

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Question No. 1

Which of the following come under the common property resources?
1.Private land
2.Un-classed government forests
3.Rivulets
Select the correct answer from below given codes:

AOnly one

BOnly two

COnly three

DNone

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Question No. 2

Which of the following statements is/are correct about freshwater resources?
1.It accounts for only about 2.7 per cent of earth’s water resources.
2.Ninety percent of earth’s freshwater resources occur as ice sheets and glaciers.
3.Only one per cent of freshwater is available and fit for human use.
How many of the statements given above are not correct?

AOnly one

BOnly two

COnly three

DNone

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Question No. 3

Which of the following is/are abrasive minerals?
1.Silica
2.Limestone
3.Aluminum oxide
Select the correct answer from below given codes:

AOnly one

BOnly two

COnly three

DNone

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Question No. 4

Which of the following minerals is/are obtained from veins and lodes?
1.Copper
2.Coal
3.Zinc
Select the correct answer from below given codes:

AOnly one

BOnly two

COnly three

DNone

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Question No. 5

Which of the following mineral is not formed through the process of evaporation?

ABauxite

BGypsum

CPotash salt

DSodium salt

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Question No. 6

Consider the following statements:
1.Hematite is the finest iron ore with a very high content of iron up to 70 per cent.
2.The Kudremukh iron ore mines located in the Western Ghats of Karnataka are a 100 per cent export unit.
Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

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Question No. 7

Which of the following is/are manufactured by using “manganese”?
1.Steel
2.Bleaching powder
3.Insecticides
Select the correct answer from below given codes:

AOnly one

BOnly two

COnly three

DNone

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Question No. 8

The famous “Balaghat mines in Madhya Pradesh” is related to which of the following?

AGold

BManganese

CMica

DCopper

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Question No. 9

Consider the following statements:
1.Bauxite deposits are formed by the decomposition of a wide variety of rocks rich in aluminum silicates.
2.Madhya Pradesh is the largest bauxite producing state in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

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Question No. 10

Which of the following mineral is made up of a series of plates or leaves?

ABauxite

BMica

CCopper

DGold

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