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Minerals and Energy Resources
Which is the next major source of energy after coal in India? Explain its importance.
The next major source of energy after coal in India is petroleum.
The importance of Petroleum:
(i)It provides fuel for heat and lighting, lubricants for machinery and raw materials for a number of manufacturing industries.
(ii)Petroleum refineries act as a “nodal industry” for synthetic textile, fertiliser and numerous chemical industries.
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Describe the distribution of coal in India.
Why do you think that solar energy has a bright future in India?
Fill the name of the correct mineral in the crossword below:
Across:
1. A ferrous mineral (9)
2. Raw material for cement industry (9)
3. Finest iron-ore with magnetic properties (9)
4. Highest quality hard coal (10)
5. Aluminium is obtained from this ore (7)
6. Khetri mines are famous for this mineral (6)
7. Formed due to evaporation (6)
Down:
1. Found in placer deposit (4)
2. Iron-ore mined in Bailadila (8)
3. Indispensable for electrical industry (4)
4. Geological Age of coal found in north east India (8)
5. Formed in veins and lodes (3)
Why is mica used in toothpaste?
Which one of the following is the hardest mineral?
An accumulation of any mineral mixed with other element is described as
Major metallic minerals like tin, copper, zinc and lead etc. obtained from
Which one of the following is an example of energy mineral?
Which one of the following is an example of non-metallic mineral?
Which one of the following is smaller occurrence of minerals in igneous and metamorphic rocks?
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