Read Instructions for the test.

1. Negative marks are -0.33 per wrong answer
2. Right answer is 1 mark
3. No time limit but finish in 30 mins
4. Solution can be found at below chapters:

Test series is based on following chapters.

1. Indian Geography Chapter 12: INDIAN INDUSTRIES
2. Indian Geography Chapter 11: INDIAN MINES AND MINERAL WEALTH

Q1: Coal Gasification:

It is a technique of extracting coal from deep, unrecoverable mines where manual mining is costly or impossible.

Two wells are dug: Injection well: water + oxygen + gasification agent pumped from one well. Production well: Synthetic gas comes out.

Synthetic gas is used for generating electricity, making fertilizers and hydrogen

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Q2: Tight gas sands:

They are present in the deep sedimentary sands.

The reservoirs have no natural fractures so hydraulic fracturing technique is used to extract gas.

Initially drilling is done where a fluid is injected by which the gas comes to the wells. Gas requires an expensive transport network in terms of pipes.

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Q3: Iron Ore:

The iron ore is mined and then purified by smelting using limestone and coking coal.

The pig iron obtained is then melted using oxygen furnace. Here oxygen blows through it to get melted iron.

Then other metals are added to get various steels.

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Q4: The location of steel industry depends on:

Source of raw material

located near ports due to ease of exporting to foreign markets.

Market based plants are located near consumers.

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Q5: Cement

One of the most advanced industries which is important for housing and infrastructure development.

India is 2nd largest producer of cement after china.

both

none

Map of India

Q6: Region in red represents

coal

lignite

iron ore

bauxite

Q7: Region in blue represents

coal

lignite

iron ore

bauxite

Map of India

Q8: Region in green represents

red

yellow

black

unmatured

Q9: Region in light green represents

red

black

laterite

alluvial

Q10: Region in pink stripes is represents

alluvial

red and yellow

forest

black

Q11: Region in grey represents

red

yellow

black

forest

Q12: Region around konkan coast represents which soil

red

laterite

yellow

forest

Q13: Region around Rajasthan represents

alluvial

red

black

arid

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