14000+ MCQs World Geography (Minerals and Energy Resources)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 16/03/2026
1. The largest producer of manganese in the world is
2. Which one of the following countries is credited with the establishment of ‘Uranium city’?
3. More than 50% of the world's crude oil reserves lies in
4. Which of the following country has the biggest reserves of Mica?
5. Assertion (A): The tin mining in Bolivia is much costlier than that in Malaysia. Reason (R): The tin is mined in Malaysia from placer deposits, while it is mined from Veins and Lodes in Bolivia.
6. Which of the following statements are correct?
I. China is the leading coal producer of the world.
II. Donetsk Basin is the major coal producing region in Ukraine.
III. Saar region is the major coal producing area in Germany.
IV. The major coal mining areas of the USA lie in the Appalachian region.
7. Which country is the largest producer and consumer of gasohol?
8. The minerals are mainly categorised into
9. Which of these countries has the largest reserves of thorium?
10. Which country has the largest reserves of mineral oil?
11. The largest producer of thorium in the world is
12. Which of these minerals are used as fertilizers?
13. Uranium deposits can be found in USA in which of the following regions?
14. Consider the following statements regarding copper mining.
I. The copper mining area in United States is mainly found on the West Coast.
II. World’s largest copper mine is located in the Atacama desert.
III. USA is the largest copper producer in the world.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?
15. Which of these types of rocks contains 70-90% of carbon content?
16. Which of the following industries mainly uses mica as a raw material?
17. Which of the following is true about petroleum production?
I. 60% of the world’s petroleum deposits are found in the Middle East.
II. Petroleum reserve in Alaska is certified equivalent to Texas.
III. USA is a prominent producer and importer for petroleum.
18. What is Baku region famous for?
19. Wafangzi manganese mine is located in which of the following countries?
20. Which of the following is a copper ore?
21. Which of these types of coal has high humidity content and very low industrial uses?
22. Statement I: Petroleum is a mixture of many different hydrocarbons of different densities. Statement II: The grade of petroleum depends mainly on the relative proportion of the different hydrocarbons.
23. The major thorium ore in the world is
24. Which of the following is not a metallic mineral?
25. In West Asia, the highest petroleum producing country is
26. Which of the following is the highest quality copper ore?
27. Copper and tin ores are mixed to form which type of alloys?
28. _______________is a natural substance of organic or inorganic origin with definite chemical and physical properties.
29. Which of the following statements about magnetite ore of iron is/are correct?
I. It is known as black ore.
II. It contains 60% to 70% of pure iron.
III. It possesses magnetic properties.
30. Katanga province of Zaire is famous for
31. Superior lake region in North America is famous for
32. The largest producer of silver in the world is
33. Which of these countries is the largest bauxite producer of the world?
34. Among the following countries, which country has recorded the highest annual gold output (in tonnes) in 2019?
36. The most common type of limestone used for industrial purposes is
37. Which group of minerals represents non-ferrous metals?
38. Which one among the following countries of the world, except United States of America, is the largest crude oil producer?
40. Which of the following is true regarding iron ore?
I. There are large variations in the iron content of ore.
II. Per capita consumption of iron ore is an indicator of level of economic development.
41. More than half of the world’s production of coal comes from
42. Which of the following sources of uranium has uranium content between 50 to 80 per cent?
43. Which of the following continents account for the largest production of nickel in the world?
44. Which among the following has the world’s largest reserves of uranium?
45. Which of the following countries is the leading country in the reserve of hard coal?
46. Consider the following statements.
I. Manganese is used to produce a variety of alloys.
II. Manganese is used to increase the strength of steel.
III. Manganese metal is very brittle.
Which of the above is/are correct?
47. Chuquicamata (Chile) is worldwide famous for which of the following minerals?
48. 'Donbas' region is famous for
49. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
50. The major iron ore producing provinces of Canada are