UPSC Geography of India – Chapter 19: Energy Resources (23 MCQs)

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UPSC Geography of India – Chapter 19: Energy Resources (23 MCQs) – 23 questions, subject: Geography. 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.  

Most of India's coal reserves belong to the:

Correct Answer: D [Gondwana age]

Explanation:

Gondwana coal, about 250 million years old, forms about 98–99.6 per cent of India's coal, in the Damodar, Son, Mahanadi and Godavari valleys.

2.  

India's main reserves of coking coal are at:

Correct Answer: C [Jharia]

Explanation:

Jharia in the Damodar valley of Jharkhand holds India's main reserves of coking coal used in steel making.

3.  

Tertiary coal is found mainly in:

Correct Answer: A [Meghalaya and Assam]

Explanation:

Younger Tertiary coal, lower in carbon and higher in sulphur, occurs in Meghalaya, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland.

4.  

Neyveli in Tamil Nadu is famous for:

Correct Answer: D [lignite]

Explanation:

Neyveli in Tamil Nadu has India's main lignite mines – low-grade brown coal with high moisture.

5.  

Coal India Limited was formed in:

Correct Answer: A [1975]

Explanation:

Coal India Limited was formed in 1975, after the coal mines were nationalised in 1971–73.

6.  

Mumbai High is:

Correct Answer: C [an offshore oil field]

Explanation:

Mumbai High is an offshore oil and gas field about 160 km from Mumbai, discovered in 1974.

7.  

The Mangala oil field is located in:

Correct Answer: C [Rajasthan]

Explanation:

Barmer.

8.  

Coal-bed methane is:

Correct Answer: D [gas adsorbed in coal seams]

Explanation:

Coal-bed methane is natural gas adsorbed in coal seams; commercial production began at Raniganj in 2007.

9.  

India's first nuclear power plant was set up at:

Correct Answer: B [Tarapur]

Explanation:

1969.

10.  

Consider the following statements:

1. The first stage of India's nuclear programme uses natural uranium in heavy water reactors.
2. Fast breeder reactors form the second stage.
3. The third stage is based on coal gasification.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

Stage one uses natural uranium in heavy water reactors and stage two uses fast breeders; stage three is thorium-based, so statement 3 fails.

11.  

Assertion (A): India's nuclear programme aims ultimately at using thorium.

Reason (R): India has small uranium resources but large thorium resources in its monazite sands.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

Both are true, and India's scarce uranium and abundant monazite thorium are exactly why the programme aims at thorium.

12.  

Jaduguda in Jharkhand is known for:

Correct Answer: B [uranium mining]

Explanation:

Jaduguda in Jharkhand is India's best-known uranium mine; Tummalapalle in Andhra Pradesh is another.

13.  

Which Indian nuclear power station has been built with Russian help?

Correct Answer: D [Kudankulam]

Explanation:

Kudankulam (Tamil Nadu), India's largest.

14.  

The headquarters of the International Solar Alliance is at:

Correct Answer: B [Gurugram]

Explanation:

The International Solar Alliance, launched by India and France at Paris in 2015, has its headquarters at Gurugram, Haryana.

15.  

Puga valley in Ladakh is known for:

Correct Answer: C [geothermal energy]

Explanation:

Puga valley in Ladakh is one of India's main geothermal sites, along with Manikaran and Tattapani.

16.  

Under the Panchamrit goals, India aims to reach net-zero emissions by:

Correct Answer: B [2070]

Explanation:

At COP26 in Glasgow (2021) India announced the Panchamrit goals, including net-zero emissions by 2070.

17.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Mumbai High discovered
2. Digboi refinery begins
3. International Solar Alliance launched
4. Tarapur nuclear plant

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: C [2-4-1-3]

Explanation:

1901, 1969, 1974, 2015.

18.  

The National Green Hydrogen Mission aims at an annual production by 2030 of about:

Correct Answer: A [5 million tonnes]

Explanation:

The National Green Hydrogen Mission (2023) targets about 5 million tonnes of green hydrogen a year by 2030.

19.  

The largest industrial consumer of water in India is:

Correct Answer: D [thermal power]

Explanation:

Thermal power stations draw huge volumes of water, mainly for cooling, making them India's largest industrial water consumers.

20.  

Bhadla is one of India's largest:

Correct Answer: A [solar parks]

Explanation:

Bhadla in western Rajasthan is one of India's largest solar parks, using the Thar desert's strong sunshine.

21.  
UPSC Prelims 2016

In which of the following regions of India are shale gas resources found?

1. Cambay Basin
2. Cauvery Basin
3. Krishna-Godavari Basin

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Correct Answer: D [1, 2 and 3]

Explanation:

Cambay, Cauvery and Krishna–Godavari are all sedimentary basins identified as prospective for shale gas.

22.  
UPSC Prelims 2013

Which one among the following industries is the maximum consumer of water in India?

Correct Answer: D [Thermal power]

Explanation:

Thermal power plants need vast amounts of water for cooling and are the maximum industrial consumers in India.

23.  
UPSC Prelims 2013

Which of the following is/are the characteristic/characteristics of Indian coal?

1. High ash content
2. Low sulphur content
3. Low ash fusion temperature

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: A [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

Indian coal is high in ash and low in sulphur; its ash has a high, not low, fusion temperature.

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