World Mineral Resources: MCQ Test (25 questions)

Question 1 of 25

The 'Kulgardi' and 'Kalgoorlie' areas of Australia are famous for the mining of which of the following minerals?

AIron ore
BSleep
CCoal
DMineral Oil

Question 2 of 25

Mexico's 'Chihuahua' mine is famous for the extraction of which mineral?

ASleep
Bsilver
CNickel
Dplatinum

Question 3 of 25

Which of the following metals is mined the most on the Bolivian plateau?

Alead
Bzinc
CTin
Dsilver

Question 4 of 25

"Nikopal" located in Ukraine is famous for the excavation of which mineral?

AManganese
BNickel
Cbauxite
Dcobalt

Question 5 of 25

Kalgoorlie in Australia is famous for what?

Agold production
Bperfect climate
Ceducation Center
Dpoultry farming

Question 6 of 25

Which of the following countries has the world's largest uranium reserves?

AAustralia
BCanada
CRussia
DU.N.A.

Question 7 of 25

Which of the following deserts has the largest gold reserves?

AArab
BThar
CMongolia
DAtacama

Question 8 of 25

Which of the following is an atomic mineral? 1. Uranium 2. Platinum 3. Thorium 4. Molybdenum

A1, 2 and 3
B1, 3 and 4
C2, 3 and 4
D1 and 3 only

Question 9 of 25

Nitrate was first obtained from which of the following places in the world?

ATibetan Plateau
BChilean Plateau
CColombia Plateau
DBrazilian Plateau

Question 10 of 25

Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

AMexico - Silver
BRussia - Bauxite
CChina - Tin
DChile - Tonba

Question 11 of 25

The important iron ore mining centre of Australia is-

AKalgoorlie
BKiruna
CPilbara
DGalleyware

Question 12 of 25

Which mineral is mined from "Sudbury" in Canada?

AIron ore
Bbauxite
Ccopper
Dzinc

Question 13 of 25

The 'Mesabi Range' is associated with-

AIron ore
Bpetroleum
CCoal
DSleep

Question 14 of 25

Which hill of USA is called the richest hill on earth?

ABoote Hill
BAlaska Mountains
CCascade Hills
DSierra Nevada Mountains

Question 15 of 25

Which of the following statements is false?

ARussia is the world's largest producer of industrial diamonds.
BSouth Africa is the world's largest producer of diamonds used in jewellery.
CJohannesburg in South Africa is famous for diamond production.
DAntwerp is an important centre for diamond cutting

Question 16 of 25

The major producing countries of bauxite are-

AZaire and Zambia
BAustralia and Guinea
CRussia and China
DUSA and Canada

Question 17 of 25

The largest producer of zinc in the world is-

AChina
BAustralia
CPeru
DU.N.A.

Question 18 of 25

The largest copper producing country in the African continent is-

ACongo
BZambia
CKenya
DTanzania

Question 19 of 25

'Johannesburg' is famous for which of the following?

AStone
BIron
Cgold mine
Dmica

Question 20 of 25

Sweden exports its high-grade iron ore because-

AThis is more than making steel at home.
BThere is a lack of technical knowledge of steel making here.
CThe government has prohibited the production of steel due to atmospheric pollution.
DThere are no coal reserves in the country for steel making.

Question 21 of 25

Which country imports iron ore in large quantities?

AIndia
BGermany
CJapan
DAustralia

Question 22 of 25

Which of the following countries is the main exporter of copper?

AGhana
BMorocco
CZambia
DChile

Question 23 of 25

Where is 'Silicon Valley' located?

Ain Scotland
Bin California
Cin the Swiss Alps
Din New England

Question 24 of 25

Which of the following countries is the largest producer of Hero?

AAustralia
BVenezuela
CRussia
DBotswana

Question 25 of 25

'Kinta Valley' in Malaysia is famous for -

Afor rubber production
Bfor tea production
Cfor tin production
Dfor coffee production