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ICSE Class 10 Minerals and Energy Resources — practice questions — page 2

Explore 37 free Minerals and Energy Resources questions in ICSE Class 10 Geography. Open each question or exercise to read its content, reference answers and available explanation.

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Using dung cake as fuel is discouraged because it:Read the answer and worked solution →India's mineral resources are described as fairly rich and varied but:Read the answer and worked solution →The Odisha-Jharkhand belt is a major belt of:Read the answer and worked solution →Magnetite is prized above other ores because it pairs high iron content with:Read the answer and worked solution →The first coal stage formed by decaying swamp plants is:Read the answer and worked solution →Energy sources are classified into conventional and:Read the answer and worked solution →India is described as endowed with fairly abundant resources of:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Using dung cake as fuel is discouraged because it:

  1. Burns far too fiercely
  2. Cannot be stored at all
  3. Attracts heavy taxation
  4. Consumes valuable manure
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Correct answer: D. Consumes valuable manure

1. Dung has a second use beyond the fire. 2. Burning it consumes most valuable manure. 3. That manure could have served agriculture. _Source: syllabus Geography, Ch 5 'Minerals and Energy Resources' (jess105)_

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India's mineral resources are described as fairly rich and varied but:

  1. Unevenly distributed
  2. Impossible to mine
  3. Entirely imported
  4. Free of any metals
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Correct answer: A. Unevenly distributed

1. India is fortunate in its mineral endowment. 2. The resources are fairly rich and varied. 3. However, they are unevenly distributed. _Source: syllabus Geography, Ch 5 'Minerals and Energy Resources' (jess105)_

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The Odisha-Jharkhand belt is a major belt of:

  1. Salt pans
  2. Iron ore
  3. Tea gardens
  4. Oil wells
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Correct answer: B. Iron ore

1. India's iron ore lies along recognised belts. 2. The Odisha-Jharkhand belt is one of the major ones. 3. Odisha's ores there are of high grade. _Source: syllabus Geography, Ch 5 'Minerals and Energy Resources' (jess105)_

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