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SSC CGL Geography – Minerals & Energy Resources – Tier II Level · Marathon – 14 questions, subject: Geography – India & World. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
As per the MNRE Physical Progress page (as on 30 September 2026), India's total installed renewable energy capacity was about:

Correct Answer: B [2,99,247 MW (≈ 299 GW)]

Explanation:

Total RE 2,99,246.53 MW; 1,71,051 MW is solar alone.

2.  
As on 30 September 2026 (MNRE), the state with the highest installed solar capacity was:

Correct Answer: C [Rajasthan]

Explanation:

Rajasthan 45,121.44 MW; Gujarat 36,234.55 MW.

3.  
As on 30 September 2026 (MNRE), solar power formed roughly what share of India's total renewable capacity?

Correct Answer: A [about 57%]

Explanation:

171.05 ÷ 299.25 ≈ 0.57.

4.  
Gondwana coal is about how old, according to NCERT?

Correct Answer: D [a little over 200 million years]

Explanation:

Tertiary coal ≈ 55 million years.

5.  
Statement-based
I. Tertiary coal is older than Gondwana coal.
II. Most of India's coal is Gondwana coal.

Correct Answer: A [Only II]

Explanation:

Tertiary (≈ 55 Ma) is younger than Gondwana (≈ 200 Ma).

6.  
Which statement about magnetite is correct?

Correct Answer: C [It has excellent magnetic qualities useful in the electrical industry]

Explanation:

Finest iron ore, up to 70% iron.

7.  
The Chota Nagpur plateau is called India's mineral heartland mainly because:

Correct Answer: D [old crystalline rocks with metallic minerals lie close to Gondwana coal]

Explanation:

Iron ore + coal side by side → steel.

8.  
Match the followingMatch the field with the resource:
P. Digboi Q. Jharia R. Khetri
1. coal 2. copper 3. petroleum

Correct Answer: B [P-3, Q-1, R-2]

Explanation:

Digboi oil; Jharia coal; Khetri copper.

9.  
Arrange in orderIn an anticline trap, from top to bottom the order is usually:

Correct Answer: D [gas – oil – water]

Explanation:

Lightest on top under the cap rock.

10.  
Which is the most popular coal in commercial use, according to NCERT?

Correct Answer: C [Bituminous]

Explanation:

Anthracite is best but scarce.

11.  
Which minerals NCERT lists as occurring in veins and lodes?

Correct Answer: A [tin, copper, zinc and lead]

Explanation:

Beds: coal, gypsum; ocean: salt, Mg, Br.

12.  
Large solar plant near Bhuj named by NCERT is at:

Correct Answer: B [Madhapur]

Explanation:

Solar energy used to sterilise milk cans there.

13.  
Match the followingMatch the state with its resource:
P. Odisha Q. Tamil Nadu R. Gujarat
1. Ankleshwar oil 2. Panchpatmali bauxite 3. Neyveli lignite

Correct Answer: D [P-2, Q-3, R-1]

Explanation:

Koraput bauxite; Neyveli lignite; Ankleshwar oil.

14.  
Why are minerals called non-renewable, according to NCERT?

Correct Answer: A [they take millions of years to form but are used up quickly]

Explanation:

Geological time to form, human time to use.

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