This document contains questions and answers about minerals and their properties from the NCERT Class 10 Geography textbook. It includes 10 questions total across various topics - 4 about ferrous minerals like iron ore and manganese, 4 about non-ferrous minerals like copper and bauxite, and 2 about the properties of gold and platinum. The questions test understanding of where minerals are found in India, their uses, and characteristics. For each question there are 4 answer options, with explanations provided for the correct answer.

1. Class Subject Book Name Chapter Name Topic Name
Subtopic
Name
Number of
Question to be
created
Question Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Option 4 Answer Explanation of Answer
NCERT
Class
10th
Geograp
hy
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orary
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Chapter 5:
Minerals
and energy
resources
Mode of
occurren
ce of
minerals
Why
are
these
miner
als
found
?
Q.1
Examples of minerals
that are not corroded by
water?
Gold &
Platinum
Iron &
Silver
Copper &
Tin
None of
the above
Gold & Platinum
because they are
unaffected by
oxygen and most
acids, and are more
stable than many of
their compounds,
such as oxides or
sulphides. This is
why they are also
called as Noble
gases.
Mode of
occurrence
of minerals
Why are
these
minerals
found?
Q.2 Rocks are combination
of homogeneous
substances called?
Ores Minerals Gangue None of
the above
Minerals Rocks are
combination of
homogeneous
substances called
Minerals.
NCERT
Class
10th
Geograp
hy
Contemp
orary
India-II
Chapter 5:
Minerals
and energy
resources
Ferrous
minerals Iron ore Q.1
Cobalt is an example of
______ mineral.
Ferrous
minerals
Non-
ferrous
minerals
Energy
minerals
Non-
metallic
minerals
Ferrous
minerals
The mineral which
contains iron is
termed as Ferrous
minerals.
Ferrous
minerals
Iron ore Q.2 ________ provides a
strong base for the
development of
metallurgical industries.
Precious
minerals
Energy
minerals
Ferrous
minerals
Non –
ferrous
minerals
Ferrous
minerals
Minerals are
usually found in
form of “ores” in
which minerals are
mixed with other
elements.
Iron ore, a basic
mineral of ferrous
minerals is the
backbone of
industrial
development.
Because of very
high content of iron
up to 70 %.
NCERT
Class Geograp
hy
Contemp
orary
Chapter 5:
Minerals
and energy
Ferrous
minerals Mangane
se
Q.1
________ is the largest
producer of Manganese
in India
Jharkhand Odisha Madhya
Pradesh
West
Bengal
Odisha Odisha is the
largest producer of
manganese in

2. 10th India-II resources India. Manganese
is needed to build
iron. It is also used
to produce
bleaching powder,
insecticides, and
paints. It is used to
make metal. It is
used in the
production of
Ferro-manganese
blends. It became
one-third of the
world's total
production by
2000-01.
Ferrous
minerals
Manganes
e
Q.2 Manganese covers ____
of total production of
metallic minerals
1/2TH 2/3RD 3/4TH 1/3RD 3/4TH Manganese covers
3/4th
of total
production of
metallic minerals.
NCERT
Class
10th
Geograp
hy
Contemp
orary
India-II
Chapter 5:
Minerals
and energy
resources
Non -
ferrous
minerals
Copper Q.1
Being malleable, ductile
and a good conductor,
________ is mainly used
in electrical cables,
electronics and chemical
industries.
Manganes
e
Steel Copper None of
the above
Copper The lower the level
of resistivity, the
more electrical
conductivity a
metal has.
And since copper
wire has a low
level of resistivity,
it's a fantastic
electrical
conductor.
Non –
ferrous
minerals
Copper Q.2 The Balaghat mines in
Madhya Pradesh, Khetri
mines in Rajasthan and
Singhbhum district of
Jharkhand are leading
producers of copper.
Limestone Copper Hematite Mica Copper India is critically
deficient in the
reserve and
production of
copper. Being
malleable, ductile
and a good
conductor, copper
is mainly used in
electrical cables,
electronics and
chemical

3. industries. The
Balaghat mines in
Madhya Pradesh,
Khetri mines in
Rajasthan and
Singhbhum district
of Jharkhand are
leading producers
of copper.
NCERT
Class
10th
Geograp
hy
Contemp
orary
India-II
Chapter 5:
Minerals
and energy
resources
Non -
ferrous
minerals
Bauxite Q.1
Koraput has rich
deposits of ______.
Mica Iron Ore Bauxite Manganes
e
Bauxite Odisha is the
largest producer of
Bauxite in India.
Non –
ferrous
minerals
Bauxite Q.2 Which mineral is formed
by the decomposition of
rocks leaving a residual
mass of weathered
material?
Coal Gold Bauxite Zinc Bauxite The mineral
Bauxite is
generated by
decomposition of
rocks that leaves a
residual mass of
weathered material.
It is chemically an
oxide of aluminium
and is an important
ore which is
formed by both
physical and
chemical
weathering.