Minerals and Industries

1. Which is the largest Uranium producing country in the world? [SS.C. Ouline CHSL (T-1) 18 2020 (Shift-1)]

(a) India
(b) USA
(c) Kazakhstan
(d) Uzbekistan

Correct Answer: (c) Kazakhstan

Solution:For over 50 years, Kazakhstan has been a major producer of Uranium. Kazakhstan has 12% of the urunium deposits in the world.

2. The biggest reserve of Thorium are in [SS.C. Online C.G.L.(T-1) 30.08.2016 (Shift-1)]

(a) China
(b) The USA
(c) India
(d) France

Correct Answer: (c) India

Solution:The known reserves of Thorium in India are estimated to be between 457,000 and 508,000 tonnes. Kerala, Jharkhand, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, and Rajasthan are the leading producers

3. One of the leading producers of asbestos in the world is- [SS.C. Online C.G.L.(T-1) 2.09.2016 (Shift-1)]

(a) Australia
(b) Russia
(c) Canada
(d) Armenia

Correct Answer: (b) Russia

Solution:Russia is the world's largest producer of asbestos, with an annual production of around 700,000 million metric tons in 2021.

4. Which country has the most coal reserves? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-1) 17.01.2017(Shift-1)]

(a) Russin
(b) India
(c) China
(d) USA

Correct Answer: (d) USA

Solution:As of January 2020, the United States has the largest recoverable coal reserves, with an estimated 252 billion short tons of coal remaining, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

5. Which one of the following industries is known as 'Sunrise Industry'? [S.S.C. Online C.G.L.(T-I) 31.08.2016 (Shift-II)]

(a) Iron & Steel
(b) Cotton Textiles
(c) Information Technology
(d) Tea & Coffee

Correct Answer: (c) Information Technology

Solution:Sunrise Industry is said to be such an industry, which is expanding rapidly and is likely to expand even more rapidly in the future. Such as Information Technology Sector, Automobiles Sector, Telecom Industry etc.

6. Bridgmanite is__ . [S.S.C. Online C.G.L.(T-I) 7.09.2016 (Shift-III)]

(a) A bridge on the river Thames
(b) Name of a game
(c) Earth's most abundant mineral
(d) Name of a music

Correct Answer: (c) Earth's most abundant mineral

Solution:The most abundant mineral on Earth is bridgmanite. Scientists have known about the mineral for decades but were only able to examine it up close in the past few years.

7. Which of the following precious stone is not mass produced in Myanmar? [S.S.C. Online Stenographer 13.09.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) Ruby
(b) Sapphire
(c) Diamond
(d) Jade

Correct Answer: (c) Diamond

Solution:Myanmar has large mineral resources of gold, silver. copper, tin, tungsten, lead, zinc and nickel. Precious stones like Jade, ruby and sapphire are the largest export items of Myanmar. However, Diamond is not produced on a large scale in Myanmar.

8. Which of the following deserts is rich in gold reserves? [S.S.C. Online C.G.L. (T-1) 27.08.2016 (Shift-1)]

(a) Arabian
(b) Thar
(c) Mongolian
(d) Atacama

Correct Answer: (d) Atacama

Solution:The Atacama Desert is rich in metallic mineral resources such as copper, gold, silver and iron as well as non-metallic minerals, including essential deposits of boron, lithium, sodium nitrate and potassium salts

9. Which country is the largest producer of gold in the world? [C.P.O. S.I. 5.06.2016 (Shift-II)]

(a) Australia
(b) Canada
(c) Russia
(d) South Africa

Correct Answer: (a) Australia

Solution:China has been the largest producer of Gold in the world for many years and accounts for 11% of the world's production. It is followed by Australia (at Rank 2) and Russia (the third-largest producer). So as per the options, Australia is the correct answer.

10. 'Detroit' is famous for which of the following industries? [S.S.C. Online Stenographer 14.09.2017 (Shift-1)]

(a) Clothing
(b) Cement
(c) Steel
(d) Automobiles

Correct Answer: (d) Automobiles

Solution:Detroit is famous for the automobile industry. It is located on the banks of the Detroit River in the US state of Michigan. Here is the headquarters of the world-famous General Motors'.