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Question-1. The percentage of methane in natural gas 15

  1. 100%
  2. 90%
  3. 95%
  4. 80%
Answer-1

Question-2. Coaltar contains about

  1. 300 substance
  2. 200 substance
  3. 400 substance
  4. 100 substance
Answer-2

Question-3. The layer containing petroleum oil & gas is

  1. Above that of water
  2. Below water
  3. Between water
  4. Below sand
Answer-3

Question-4. Dead organisms are transformed into petroleum & natural gas in

  1. Absence of air
  2. Presence of air
  3. Presence of sun light
  4. None of the options
Answer-4

Question-5. Which one of the following is a petrochemical?

  1. Ammonia
  2. Coke
  3. Acetone
  4. Paraffin wax
Answer-5

Question-6. In India petroleum deposit was first found in the state of

  1. Assam
  2. Gujarat
  3. Maharashtra
  4. West Bengal
Answer-6

Question-7. Coal is….............in colour

  1. Black
  2. Blue
  3. Orange
  4. Red
Answer-7

Question-8. Burning of fossil fuel causes

  1. Both Air pollution and Global warming
  2. Air pollution
  3. Global warming
  4. None of the options
Answer-8

Question-9. Petroleum is mainly a mixture of which one of the following class?

  1. Carbohydrates
  2. Carbogens
  3. Hydrocarbons
  4. Alcohols
Answer-9

Question-10. Naphthalene balls are obtained from

  1. Carbon
  2. Coke
  3. Coal tar
  4. Coal gas
Answer-10

Question-11. When coal burns in air then

  1. Carbon dioxide is formed
  2. Sulphur dioxide is formed
  3. Carbon monoxide is formed
  4. Hydrogen gas is formed
Answer-11

Question-12. The slow process of conversion of dead vegetation into coal is called

  1. Carbonisation
  2. fuelification
  3. Coalification
  4. None of the above
Answer-12

Question-13. Conversion of dead vegetation into coal is called

  1. carbonisation
  2. distillation
  3. coal gas
  4. natural gas
Answer-13

Question-14. Use of CNG in automobile is better than petrol because it is

  1. cheaper
  2. Less polluting
  3. Cannot be adulterated
  4. All of the above
Answer-14

Question-15. Useful substances obtained from petroleum & natural gases are called

  1. Chemicals
  2. Petroleum products
  3. Petrochemicals
  4. None of these
Answer-15

Question-16. A natural gas stored under high pressure is called

  1. CNG
  2. LPG
  3. KLG
  4. PNP
Answer-16

Question-17. Which of the following is / are fossil fuels?

  1. Coal
  2. Petroleum
  3. Natural gas
  4. All of the options
Answer-17

Question-18. Which Of The Following Is A Pair Of Exhaustible Natural Resources?

  1. Coal and soil
  2. Air and sunlight
  3. Water and petroleum
  4. Wildlife and minerals
Answer-18

Question-19. Which is an almost pure form of carbon?

  1. Coal gas
  2. Coke
  3. Coal tar
  4. None of the options
Answer-19

Question-20. Coal is produced in industry to get

  1. Coke
  2. Coal tar
  3. Coal gas
  4. All of the options
Answer-20

Question-21. Products obtained by the process of destructive distillation are

  1. coke, coal-tar, coal gas
  2. petrol, diesel, kerosene
  3. paraffin wax, bitumen
  4. compressed natural gas
Answer-21

Question-22. CNG is the abbreviated form of

  1. Combined natural gas
  2. Compressed Natural Gas
  3. Confirmed Natural gas
  4. Condemned Natural gas
Answer-22

Question-23. Fossils are the

  1. Dead remains of living organism
  2. Coal mines
  3. Kind of natural resource
  4. Living beings
Answer-23

Question-24. Black gold is actually

  1. Diamond
  2. Gold which became black on burning
  3. Gold sold in black market
  4. Petroleum
Answer-24

Question-25. Heavy motor vehicles like trucks run on

  1. Diesel
  2. Petrol
  3. Coal
  4. Coal tar
Answer-25

Question-26. The mining of oil under sea is termed as

  1. distillation
  2. carbonisation
  3. shore mining
  4. destructive distillation
Answer-26

Question-27. Petrol can be saved by

  1. Driving at a constant & moderate speed
  2. Ensuring correct type pressure
  3. Switching off the engine at traffic lights
  4. All of the options
Answer-27

Question-28. Diesel is used in

  1. Electric generators
  2. Coojing oil
  3. Paints
  4. Road surfacing
Answer-28

Question-29. To reduce fuel consumption in automobile one should

  1. Ensure proper maintenance of the vehicle
  2. Drive very fast to reach early
  3. Not check tyre pressure regularly
  4. Not switch off the engine at traffic lights
Answer-29

Question-30. Resources which are limited in nature are Known as

  1. Exhaustible
  2. Inexhaustible
  3. unnatural
  4. None of these
Answer-30

Question-31. Coal, Petroleum and natural gas are examples of

  1. Exhaustible Natural Resources
  2. Inexhaustible Natural Resources
  3. Expensive Resources
  4. None of the above
Answer-31

Question-32. Coal can be used as a

  1. Fertilizer
  2. Purifier
  3. Fuel
  4. Insecticide
Answer-32

Question-33. Hydrogen gas obtained from natural gas is used in

  1. Fertilizers
  2. Motor fuel
  3. Paints
  4. Stoves
Answer-33

Question-34. Which of the following is an exhaustible natural resource?

  1. Forest
  2. Air
  3. Water
  4. Soil
Answer-34

Question-35. Black gold is actually

  1. Gold which became black on burning
  2. Petroleum
  3. Gold sold in black market
  4. Diamond
Answer-35

Question-36. Coal is….................in nature

  1. Hard
  2. Soft
  3. Thin
  4. Hot
Answer-36

Question-37. LPG is used in / as

  1. Home
  2. Vehicles
  3. Aviation Fuel
  4. Road surfacing
Answer-37

Question-38. The earths temperature is increasing due to Global warming which is due to

  1. Increased use of fossil fuel
  2. The Sun giving out more heat
  3. The Earth slowly moving toward the sun
  4. Less duration of winter every year
Answer-38

Question-39. Sunlight is…..............natural resource

  1. Inexhaustible
  2. Exhaustible
  3. Both (
  4. None of these
Answer-39

Question-40. Resources present in unlimited quantity in nature and are not likely to be exhausted by human activities are called

  1. Inexhaustible Natural Resources
  2. Exhaustible Natural Resources
  3. Exhaustible Resources
  4. None of the above
Answer-40

Question-41. Kerosene is used in / as

  1. Jet engines
  2. Fuel
  3. Ointments
  4. Lubricants
Answer-41

Question-42. Coke is used in the manufacturing of

  1. Lead
  2. Iron
  3. steel
  4. Copper
Answer-42

Question-43. CNG is

  1. Less polluting
  2. Highly polluting
  3. Not at all polluting
  4. None of the options
Answer-43

Question-44. Full form of LPG

  1. Light Petroleum Gas
  2. Liquefied Petroleum Gas
  3. Long Pipe of Gas
  4. Long Petroleum Gas
Answer-44

Question-45. The main gas present in LPG is

  1. methane
  2. Propane
  3. Butane
  4. hexane
Answer-45

Question-46. Various Materials Which Are Obtained From Nature Are Called Natural Resources. Which Of The Following Is Not A Natural Resource?

  1. Minerals
  2. Water
  3. Soil
  4. Plastic
Answer-46

Question-47. Which of the following is obtained from coal tar ?

  1. Naphthalene balls
  2. Petrol
  3. Coke
  4. Air
Answer-47

Question-48. Minerals are

  1. natural resources.
  2. inexhaustible natural resources
  3. exhaustible natural resources
  4. all of these
Answer-48

Question-49. The fibres manufacture by petrochemicals are

  1. Nylon
  2. Polyester
  3. Acrylic
  4. All of the options
Answer-49

Question-50. Petroleum is formed from

  1. Organisms in sea
  2. Domestic animals
  3. Dwild animals
  4. Insects
Answer-50

Question-51. Which Of The Following Is Not A Constituent Of Petroleum?

  1. Paraffin wax
  2. . Lubricating Oil
  3. Petrol
  4. Coke
Answer-51

Question-52. Which of the following is manmade resource?

  1. Parks
  2. Air
  3. Water
  4. Soil
Answer-52

Question-53. Name the petroleum product used for surfacing of road

  1. Peat
  2. Lignite
  3. Anthracite
  4. Bituminous
Answer-53

Question-54. Which of them is used as solvent for dry cleaning?

  1. Petrol
  2. Diesel
  3. Kerosene
  4. Paraffin wax
Answer-54

Question-55. Naphthalene balls used to repel moth and insect is derived from

  1. Petroleum
  2. Sugar
  3. Coal tar
  4. LPG
Answer-55

Question-56. PCRA stands for

  1. Petroleum conservation research association
  2. Public conservations research association
  3. Public council of research association
  4. Partial counting of remaining amendment
Answer-56

Question-57. Natural gas can be transported through

  1. Pipes
  2. Cylinders
  3. Barriers
  4. None of the options
Answer-57

Question-58. Petrochemicals are used in the manufacture of

  1. Polythene
  2. Fibres
  3. Detergents
  4. All of the options
Answer-58

Question-59. CNG is used for

  1. Power generation
  2. Electric generators
  3. Solvent
  4. None of the options
Answer-59

Question-60. Fossil Fuels Are Obtained From

  1. Remains of non-living materials
  2. Dead remains of birds only
  3. Dead remains of insects only
  4. Dead remains of living organisms
Answer-60

Question-61. Bitumen is used in

  1. Road surfacing
  2. Electric generators
  3. Coal tar
  4. Natural Gas
Answer-61

Question-62. Petroleum is found under the

  1. sedimentary rocks
  2. water
  3. sand
  4. coke
Answer-62

Question-63. Refining is

  1. Separation of various fractions of petroleum
  2. Extracting petroleum gas
  3. Heating of coal
  4. Sedimentation of fossil fuel
Answer-63

Question-64. Carbonisation is

  1. Slow conversion of dead vegetation Into coal
  2. Deposition of soil
  3. Falling of trees
  4. None of the options
Answer-64

Question-65. Coal can be formed from

  1. Sunlight
  2. Steam
  3. Fossils
  4. Plants
Answer-65

Question-66. Coal tar is used in manufacture of

  1. Synthetic dyes
  2. Drugs
  3. Explosives
  4. All of the options
Answer-66

Question-67. Which of the following is natural resources?

  1. Tea
  2. Cooked Food
  3. Air
  4. Toffee
Answer-67

Question-68. The characteristic of coal is

  1. Tough
  2. Black in colour
  3. Porous
  4. All of the options
Answer-68

Question-69. In India, vast reserves of natural gas are found in

  1. Tripura
  2. Maharashtra
  3. Rajasthan
  4. All of the options
Answer-69

Question-70. Inexhaustible natural resources in nature are

  1. Unlimited
  2. Limited
  3. Scarce
  4. Not present
Answer-70

Question-71. The first oil well was drilled in

  1. Usa
  2. Ussr
  3. Uk
  4. India
Answer-71

Question-72. Other uses of fuel includes

  1. Produce steam to run engine
  2. Produce electricity in thermal power plants
  3. Fuel in various industries
  4. All of these
Answer-72

Question-73. Coal tar has an…..............smell

  1. Unpleasant
  2. Pleasant
  3. Both (
  4. None of these
Answer-73



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