14000+ MCQs World Geography (Minerals and Energy Resources)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 05/05/2026
1. Which one of the following countries is the largest producer of uranium in the world?
2. Which of these types of rocks contains 70-90% of carbon content?
3. The largest producer of silver in the world is
4. Which one of the following is a prominent uranium producer?
5. Cigar lake in Canada is famous for which of the following?
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 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.
8. Crude oil is used in which of the following industries?
9. Which of the following sources of uranium has uranium content between 50 to 80 per cent?
10. Which of the following country has the biggest reserves of Mica?
11. Which of the following industries mainly uses mica as a raw material?
12. Copper and tin ores are mixed to form which type of alloys?
13. The major thorium ore in the world is
15. Rukwa lake region (Tanzania) is famous for which of the following mineral?
16. The Geological period to which major coal deposits of the world belong is
17. 'Donbas' region is famous for
18. Which of the following are ferrous minerals?
19. Which one among the following countries of the world, except United States of America, is the largest crude oil producer?
20. 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?
21. Which of these is the largest Gold mine in the world?
22. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
23. The Ruhr basin is the famous industrial region of
24. Which among the following has the world’s largest reserves of uranium?
25. 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.
26. Chuquicamata (Chile) is worldwide famous for which of the following minerals?
27. Which of the following is a copper ore?
28. Coal has historically been used for which of the following purposes?
29. More than half of the world’s production of coal comes from
30. The largest producer of aluminium in the world is
31. Which one of the following does not contain silver?
33. Which one of the following countries is credited with the establishment of ‘Uranium city’?
34. Which of the following countries is the leading producer of iodine in the world?
35. Which of the following is the highest quality copper ore?
36. Assertion (A): Some fault zones may contain petroleum. Reason (R): The petroleum may get trapped in porous sandstone, when it is blocked by nonporous shale.
37. Which of these type of mining is/are used to extract gold?
38. The largest producer of thorium in the world is
39. Which of these is the largest exporter of nickel?
40. Where is Ras Tanura Oil refinery located?
41. Which one of the following types of coal contains the highest percentage of carbon than the rest?
42. With the help of smelting, which of the following types of iron is produced?
43. 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.
44. Which of the following is the highest quality iron ore?
45. 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.
46. Which of these is the largest copper producer of the world?
48. Kalahari Manganese mine is located in
49. Nickel ore is extracted from which of the following type of rocks?
50. The largest producer of manganese in the world is