Geography Quiz for SSC CHSL, SSC CPO, SSC CGL 2016 and Railways

Dear Readers, Today we are providing you a geography Quiz on for SSC CGL 2016, SSC CGL, SSC CPO, SSC  CHSL (Minerals and Metals)

1.German silver is an alloy of 

(a) Copper, iron and tin 

(b) Copper, aluminium and nickel 

(c) Iron, aluminium and nickel 

(d) Copper, zinc and nickel

2.Which one of the following types of coal contains a higher percentage of carbon than the rest. 

(a) Anthracite

(b) Bituminous coal 

(c) Lignite

(d) Peat 

3.Match List-1 with List-11 and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists. 

List-I List-II

(a) Lignite 1. Copper  

(b) Bauxite 2. Iron 

(c) Magnetite 3. Aluminium 

(d) Pyrite 4. Coal 

Codes: 

A B C D  

(a) 2 3 1 4

(b) 4 1 3 2

(c) 4 3 1 2 

(d) 4 3 2 1 

4.Which one is the easiest and cheapest method of mining? 

(a) Open-cast mining

(b) Alluvial mining 

(c) Underground mining

(d) All of these 

5.Name the major ore of Uranium. 

(a) Cinnabar

(b) Pitchblend 

(c) Argentite

(d) Bauxite 

6.Match the following: 

Minerals Ore 

(a) Lead 1. Cinnabar 

(b) Tungsten 2. Galena 

(c) Mercury 3. Pentlaudite 

(d) Nickel 4. Wolframite 

Codes: 

A B C D  

(a) 2 4 1 3

(b) 2 1 4 3

(c) 4 2 3 1 

(d) 3 2 4 1 

7.The Sullivan mines of British Columbia (Canada), are famous for which mineral resource? 

(a) Lead

(b) Zinc 

(c) Aluminium

(d) Tin 

8.Name the most important source of Thorium.

(a) Monzile

(b) Pitchblande

(c) Argentite

(d) All of these 

9.Arrange the following countries according to the coal reserves: 

(a) U.S.A, China, Germany, India 

(b) India, U.S.A., China, Germany 

(c) U.S.A., former USSR, China, Germany, India

(d) Former USSR, China, Germany, U.S.A.

10. Name the Uranium producing centre of Japan:  

(a) Tobo

(b) Tokyo

(c) Yakohama

(d) Osaka 

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