Coal and petroleum MCQs with Answers

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

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

Question-2. Coaltar contains about

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

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

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

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

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

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

1. Coke
2. Acetone
3. Paraffin wax
4. Ammonia

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

1. Gujarat
2. Maharashtra
3. West Bengal
4. Assam

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

1. Blue
2. Orange
3. Red
4. Black

Question-8. Burning of fossil fuel causes

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

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

1. Carbogens
2. Hydrocarbons
3. Alcohols
4. Carbohydrates

Question-10. Naphthalene balls are obtained from

1. Coke
2. Coal tar
3. Coal gas
4. Carbon

Question-11. When coal burns in air then

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

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

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

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

1. distillation
2. coal gas
3. natural gas
4. carbonisation

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

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

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

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

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

1. LPG
2. KLG
3. PNP
4. CNG

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question-20. Coal is produced in industry to get

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

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

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

Question-22. CNG is the abbreviated form of

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

Question-23. Fossils are the

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

Question-24. Black gold is actually

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

Question-25. Heavy motor vehicles like trucks run on

1. Petrol
2. Coal
3. Coal tar
4. Diesel

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

1. carbonisation
2. shore mining
3. destructive distillation
4. distillation

Question-27. Petrol can be saved by

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

Question-28. Diesel is used in

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

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

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

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

1. Inexhaustible
2. unnatural
3. None of these
4. Exhaustible

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

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

Question-32. Coal can be used as a

1. Purifier
2. Fuel
3. Insecticide
4. Fertilizer

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

1. Motor fuel
2. Paints
3. Stoves
4. Fertilizers

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

1. Air
2. Water
3. Soil
4. Forest

Question-35. Black gold is actually

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

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

1. Soft
2. Thin
3. Hot
4. Hard

Question-37. LPG is used in / as

1. Vehicles
2. Aviation Fuel
3. Road surfacing
4. Home

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question-41. Kerosene is used in / as

1. Fuel
2. Ointments
3. Lubricants
4. Jet engines

Question-42. Coke is used in the manufacturing of

1. Iron
2. steel
3. Copper
4. Lead

Question-43. CNG is

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

Question-44. Full form of LPG

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

Question-45. The main gas present in LPG is

1. Propane
2. Butane
3. hexane
4. methane

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

1. Water
2. Soil
3. Plastic
4. Minerals

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

1. Petrol
2. Coke
3. Air
4. Naphthalene balls

Question-48. Minerals are

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

Question-49. The fibres manufacture by petrochemicals are

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

Question-50. Petroleum is formed from

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

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

1. . Lubricating Oil
2. Petrol
3. Coke
4. Paraffin wax

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

1. Air
2. Water
3. Soil
4. Parks

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

1. Lignite
2. Anthracite
3. Bituminous
4. Peat

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

1. Diesel
2. Kerosene
3. Paraffin wax
4. Petrol

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

1. Sugar
2. Coal tar
3. LPG
4. Petroleum

Question-56. PCRA stands for

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

Question-57. Natural gas can be transported through

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

Question-58. Petrochemicals are used in the manufacture of

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

Question-59. CNG is used for

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

Question-60. Fossil Fuels Are Obtained From

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

Question-61. Bitumen is used in

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

Question-62. Petroleum is found under the

1. water
2. sand
3. coke
4. sedimentary rocks

Question-63. Refining is

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

Question-64. Carbonisation is

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

Question-65. Coal can be formed from

1. Steam
2. Fossils
3. Plants
4. Sunlight

Question-66. Coal tar is used in manufacture of

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

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

1. Cooked Food
2. Air
3. Toffee
4. Tea

Question-68. The characteristic of coal is

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

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

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

Question-70. Inexhaustible natural resources in nature are

1. Limited
2. Scarce
3. Not present
4. Unlimited

Question-71. The first oil well was drilled in

1. Ussr
2. Uk
3. India
4. Usa

Question-72. Other uses of fuel includes

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

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

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