Student Questions

Black gold is the name given to which natural resource? A) Gold B) Coal C) Petroleum D) Natural gas

Which of the following natural resources provides raw materials for plastic paint, fertilizers and cosmetics? A) Coal B) Limestone C) Petroleum D) Peat

Which of the following rock is like a sponge? A) Sand stone B) Slate C) conglomerate D) Pumice

question_answer The rock used for building materials like tiles and bricks is made from A) Limestone B) Shale C) Sand stone D) Granite

Which of the following is a sedimentary rock? A) Slate B) Marble C) Granite D) Sand stone

Read the given statements Statement I: Clay is the smallest particle of soil. Statement II: Sand is the smallest particle of soil. Which of the following is correct about the above statements? A) I is true B) II is true C) Both I and II are true D) Both I and II are false

The most beautiful monument of the world the Taj Mahal is made up of A) Marble, a sedimentary rock B) Sand stone an igneous rock C) Granite an igneous rock D) Marble a metamorphic rock

Petroleum is formed deep inside the earth in millions of years by A) Bacteria and fungi B) Dead plants and animals C) Rock and minerals D) None of these

In the given options places and type of soil are being matched, identify the wrongly matched A) Beach →Sandy soil B) Garden → Loamy soil C) Swamp →Clay soil D) School field →Loamy soil

Water, minerals, coal and petroleum are A) Artificial resources B) Future resources C) Natural resources underground D) Natural resources on earth surface

Fill in the blank: 25+17=____

Which of the following agents is responsible for the continuous heating and cooling of rock and that finally leads to the soil formation? A) Air and water B) Plants and trees C) Sunlight and rain D) Plants and animals

Which of the following is an aeroplane fuel? A) Nuclear energy B) Solar energy C) Natural gas D) Petrol

What is the value of x in the given diagram?

Monty fully filled a glass bottle with water, put a stopper on it and placed it upright in the freezer overnight. When he looked at it in the morning, the stopper was out of the bottle and a column of ice had emerged through the opening of the bottle. Which one of the following is the best explanation for what Monty had observed?

Select the correct statement out of the following. A) Sandy soil needs regular addition of fertilizers as it holds a large amount of water. B) Loamy soil has good qualities of both sandy and clayey soil and thus is most suitable for pottery. C) Clayey soil develops cracks in hot weather causing harm to the roots of plants, thus is not suited for agriculture. D) The water holding capacity is highest in clayey soil and lowest in loamy soil.

Select the option that groups rocks of two different kinds as shown in the box. Sandstone : Pumice A) Granite : Obsidian B) Shale : Limestone C) Slate : Marble D) Conglomerate : Obsidian

Fossil fuels formed over a long period of time when heat and pressure were applied to A) Nitrogen mixed in the water B) Organisms buried in the ground C) Carbon filtered through limestone D) Bacteria on top of the mud.

Which of the following statements is incorrect? A) Precious metals like gold and platinum are used for making jewellery. B) Dentists use powdered pumice for polishing our teeth. C) Black gold is another name of granite. D) Shale is used to make tiles and bricks.

Nidhi pushed the plunger of syringe completely and dipped its needle in water.Then she slowly pulled the plunger while its needle was still immersed in water. Select the correct option regarding this.