NCERT Class 8 Science Chapter 5 | Coal And Petroleum | Multiple Choice Questions
Here are important multiple choice questions from NCERT Class 8 Science Chapter 5 Coal and Petroleum.
1. Natural resources are
a) semi natural and semi man made
b) made in the laboratories by people
c) naturally obtained from nature
d) made in homes by people
Answer: naturally obtained from nature
2. Minerals are
A) natural resources
B) artificial resources
c) semi natural
d) all of these
Answer: natural resources
3. Natural resources are classified in to
a) exhaustible and non exhaustible resources
b) eco-friendly and non-eco-friendly resources
c) plants and animals
d) none of the above
Answer: exhaustible and non-exhaustible resources
4. Exhaustible resources are those whose quantity
a) is limited but they can be made in the laboratories by humans
b) in not limited
c) is limited and can be renewed in a few months
d) is limited and cannot be renewed
Answer: is limited and cannot be renewed
5. Inexhaustible resources are those whose quantity
a) is limited but they can be made in the laboratories by humans
b) in not limited
c) is limited and can be renewed in 1 month
d) is limited
Answer: is not limited
6. The resources which are not likely to be exhausted by humans are called
a) inexhaustible resources
b) exhaustible resources
c) fuels
d) both a and c
Answer: inexhaustible resources
7. Examples of inexhaustible resources are
a) coal and petrol
b) petroleum
c) air and sunlight
d) both a and b
Answer: air and sunlight
8. Wildlife is an example of
a) inexhaustible resources
b) exhaustible resources
c) none of these
d) both a and b
Answer: exhaustible resource
9. Coal is mainly
a) carbon
b) oxygen
c) nitrogen
d) hydrogen
Answer: carbon
10. The slow process of conversion of dead vegetation into carbon is called
a) amalgamation
b) carbonisation
c) refining
d) polarisation
Answer: carbonisation
11. Which of the following is not obtained from coal?
a) coke
b) coal gas
c) CNG
d) tar
Answer: CNG
12. Name the tough, porous, black substance obtained from coal
a) coke
b) tar
c) fossil
d) None of these
Answer: coke
13. Which product obtained from coal is used in the production of steel?
a) coke
b) tar
c) coal gas
d) paraffin
Answer: coke
14. Which substance is used to repel moths and other insects?
a) paraffin
b) naphthalene
c) chloroform
d) iodine
Answer: naphthalene
15. Which substance is now commonly used instead of coal tar for metalling roads?
a) bitumen (asphalt)
b) gasoline
c) diesel
d) naphthalene
Answer: bitumen
16. Heavy motor vehicles run on
a) petrol
b) LPG
c) diesel
d) CNG
Answer: diesel
17. The world’s first oil mill was drilled in ………………………………..
a) Kuwait
b) Assam
c) Pennsylvania
d) Columbia
Answer: Pennsylvania
18. Which river basins in India have oil deposits?
a) Ganga and Brahmaputra
b) Godavari and Krishna
c) Cauvery and Narmada
d) Sindhu and Beas
Answer: Godavari and Krishna
19. What is the full form of CNG?
a) Compressed Natural Gas
b) Carbonated Natural Gas
c) Carbonised Natural Gas
d) None of these
Answer: Compressed Natural Gas
20. Of the following which is the cleanest fuel?
a) coal
b) petrol
c) diesel
d) CNG
Answer: CNG
21. What is the full form of PCRA?
a) Petrol Conservation Research Association
b) Petroleum Conservation Research Associates
c) Petroleum Conservation Research Association
d) Petrochemicals Conservation Research Association
Answer: Petroleum Conservation Research Association
