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The iron ore that has the highest iron content (up to 70 %) and excellent magnetic properties isRead the answer and worked solution →In sedimentary rocks, which of these is formed as a result of long periods under great heat and pressure?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of the following is a "conventional" (traditional) source of energy As per your syllabus, ?Read the answer and worked solution →Uranium — a key nuclear fuel — is primarily obtained in India fromRead the answer and worked solution →The state that has the largest reserves of thorium in the form of monazite sands (beach sands) isRead the answer and worked solution →Digboi in Assam is historically important as India'sRead the answer and worked solution →Mumbai High is famous as an important source ofRead the answer and worked solution →Which of the following states in India is a leading producer of mica, especially in the Chhota Nagpur plateau belt?Read the answer and worked solution →India's Gondwana coalfields lie mainly in the valleys ofRead the answer and worked solution →Which of the following is NOT a non-conventional (renewable) energy source As per your syllabus, ?Read the answer and worked solution →The state that has the largest installed capacity of wind power in India (a leader in non-conventional energy) isRead the answer and worked solution →Bauxite is chiefly used to produceRead the answer and worked solution →Ferrous or notRead the answer and worked solution →Match the mineralsRead the answer and worked solution →The coal ladderRead the answer and worked solution →Mineral facts, true or falseRead the answer and worked solution →Quick mineral picksRead the answer and worked solution →Odd one out in mineralsRead the answer and worked solution →Mineral word huntRead the answer and worked solution →

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The iron ore that has the highest iron content (up to 70 %) and excellent magnetic properties is

  1. Magnetite
  2. Hematite
  3. Limonite
  4. Siderite
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Correct answer: A. Magnetite

1. Your syllabus: "Magnetite is the finest iron ore with a very high content of iron up to 70 per cent." 2. It has excellent magnetic qualities, especially valuable in the electrical industry. 3. Hematite is the most important industrially by quantity but has 50-60 % iron content only. 4. Limonite and siderite are lower-grade iron ores. _Source: syllabus Social Science (Geography), Ch 5 "Minerals and Energy Resources", §5 Iron Ore_

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In sedimentary rocks, which of these is formed as a result of long periods under great heat and pressure?

  1. Bauxite
  2. Silver
  3. Uranium
  4. Coal
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Correct answer: D. Coal

1. Your syllabus: "Coal and some forms of iron ore have been concentrated as a result of long periods under great heat and pressure" in sedimentary rocks. 2. Gypsum, potash salt and sodium salt form by evaporation in arid regions. 3. Bauxite is a residual mineral (weathering). 4. Uranium is generally found in igneous/metamorphic settings. _Source: syllabus Social Science (Geography), Ch 5 "Minerals and Energy Resources", §5.1_

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Which of the following is a "conventional" (traditional) source of energy As per your syllabus, ?

  1. Coal
  2. Wind energy
  3. Solar energy
  4. Tidal energy
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Correct answer: A. Coal

1. syllabus classifies energy sources into conventional and non-conventional. 2. Conventional: firewood, cattle dung, coal, petroleum, natural gas and electricity (hydro/thermal). 3. Non-conventional: solar, wind, tidal, geothermal, biogas, atomic (nuclear). 4. So coal is a conventional energy source. _Source: syllabus Social Science (Geography), Ch 5 "Minerals and Energy Resources", §5.3_

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