Class 10 Social Science

Chapter 5 Solutions — Minerals and Energy Resources

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Step-by-step NCERT solutions for Minerals and Energy Resources (Chapter 5, CBSE Class 10 Social Science) — the full working for every question, not just the final answer. You can also read the Minerals and Energy Resources textbook chapter.

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All 11 questions in Minerals and Energy Resources are solved in the PDF. Here's what's inside, exercise by exercise:

Multiple Choice Questions

1.
Which one of the following minerals is formed by decomposition of rocks, leaving a residual mass of weathered material?
- (a) coal
- (b) bauxite
- (c) gold
- (d) zinc
2.
Koderma, in Jharkhand is the leading producer of which one of the following minerals?
- (a) bauxite
- (b) mica
- (c) iron ore
- (d) copper
3.
Minerals are deposited and accumulated in the stratas of which of the following rocks?
- (a) sedimentary rocks
- (b) metamorphic rocks
- (c) igneous rocks
- (d) none of the above
4.
Which one of the following minerals is contained in the Monazite sand?
- (a) oil
- (b) uranium
- (c) thorium
- (d) coal

Answer the following questions in about 30 words

Distinguish between the following in not more than 30 words: ferrous and non-ferrous minerals.
Distinguish between the following in not more than 30 words: conventional and non-conventional sources of energy.
What is a mineral?
How are minerals formed in igneous and metamorphic rocks?
Why do we need to conserve mineral resources?

Answer the following questions in about 120 words

Describe the distribution of coal in India.
Why do you think that solar energy has a bright future in India?

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