Minerals and Industries

Ques/Ans

Q1. What is a mineral?

Ans. (a) Minerals are non-living natural resources.
(b) Minerals are found in rocks or under the earth.
(c) They can be metallic or non-metallic.

Q2. Name the different forms of minerals.

Ans. Solid form- eg. Copper, iron
Liquid form- eg. Petroleum, mercury
Gaseous form- eg. Natural gas

Q3. What is a mineral ore?

Ans. Any rock that contains a large quantity of metallic mineral is called a mineral ore.

Q4. What are mines?

Ans. The place from where a mineral is taken out from the earth is called a mine.

Q5. What is an oil field? Where do we find oil fields in India?

Ans. The place where a number of oil wells are located is called an oil field. We have oil fields
at-
(a) Digboi- Assam
(b) Ankleshwar- Gujarat
(c) Bombay High- offshore Mumbai

Q6. Name four metallic and non-metallic minerals.

Ans.
Metallic Non-metallic
Gold Limestone
Platinum Mica
Copper Coal
Aluminum Marble

Q7. Name three places where oil refineries are located in India.
Ans. The oil refineries in India are located in:
 Panipat
 Mathura
 Kochi
 Chennai
 Vishakhapatnam
Q8. How can we conserve our mineral resources?
Ans.
(a) We can conserve our mineral resources by using them carefully and intelligently.
(b) We should use renewable resources of energy like wind, sun and running water.
(c) We must keep our machines, gas stoves and vehicles in good condition.
(d) We must follow the 3R’s- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

Q9. Differentiate between renewable and non-renewable sources of energy.

Ans.
Renewable sources of Non-renewable sources
energy of energy
The sources of energy Sources of energy which
which will never finish may finish some day are
are called renewable called non-renewable
sources of energy. sources of energy.
Eg. Sunlight running Eg. Petroleum
water and wind

Q10. What is an industry?

Ans. The organized human efforts to convert the raw material into processed goods in factories
is called industry.

Q11. What is a cottage industry?

Ans. Some people process goods and raw materials in their houses with the help of their family
members. This is known as a cottage industry. They make plastic goods, handloom cloth, toys,
shawls, etc.

Q12. What is a small-scale industry?

Ans. When many people are employed in a small factory, it is called a small-scale industry. They
make utensils, cycle parts, fans, soaps, etc.

Q13. What is a large-scale industry?

Ans. When a very large number of workers are employed in a factory, it is called a large-scale
industry.

Q14. What are the requirements for an industry?

Ans. The requirements for industry are-
1. Raw material
2. Power
3. Machines
4. Capital (money invested)
5. Workshop
6. Transport system
7. Workers