Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

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Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

1. Which one of the following is not a fossil fuel?


A. petrol
B. coke
C. charcoal
D. coal

2. The major component of LPG is:


A. hydrogen
B. carbon monoxide
C. methane
D. butane

3. Which is the major component of CNG?


A. ethane
B. propane
C. methane
D. butane

4. One of the following is not an exhaustible source of energy. This one is:
A. natural gas
B. petroleum gas
C. coal gas
D. biogas

5. Which of the following is usually referred to as ‘black gold’?


A. coke
B. coal tar
C. petroleum
D. coal

6. Which one of the following is an inexhaustible natural resource?


A. coal
B. petroleum
C. water
D. forests

7. Which of the following is used as a reducing agent in the extraction of iron


metal?
A. coal.
B. bitumen
C. charcoal
D. coke

8. One of the following is not an exhaustible source of energy. This one is:
A. natural gas
B. petroleum gas
C. coal gas
D. biogas

9. The gas which occurs above the petroleum oil trapped under the rocks is
called:
A. Biogas
B. Petroleum gas
C. Natural gas
D. Coal gas
10. Which of the following is being used as a source of hydrogen gas needed to
manufacture fertilizers?
A. biogas
B. natural gas
C. coal gas
D. petroleum gas

Fill in the following blanks with suitable words:

11.
(a) Fossil fuels are………...and…….

(b) Coal contains mainly…………...

(c) The slow process of conversion of dead vegetation into coal is


called……………

(d) The process of separation of different constituents from petroleum is


called……………...

(e) The least polluting fuel for vehicles is…….

(f) The burning of fossil fuels causes air………….and also leads to


global…………...

Very Short Answer Type Questions

12. Name three useful products of coal.


13. Name the most common fuel used in light motor vehicles.
14. What is the full form of LPG?
15. What is the full form of CNG?
16. Name a fossil fuel other than coal and petroleum.
17. Name any two places in India where natural gas is found.
18. Name any four places in India where petroleum is found.
19. Write the full form of PCRA.
20. Name the major component of natural gas.
21.Name the fuel which is used in jet aircraft engines.
22. Name the petroleum product used to drive heavy vehicles.
23. Is it possible to extract petroleum from under the sea bed?

Short/Semi long Answer Type Questions


(3 marks)

24. What are fossil fuels? Name three fossil fuels.


25. Describe the process of formation of petroleum.
26. State (a) two uses of kerosene, and (b) two uses of paraf
27. Which material is called ‘black gold’? why?
28. What are the advantages of using LPG as fuel?
29. Explain why, fossil fuels are exhaustible natural resources.
30. What are the major products (or fractions) of petroleum re
Questions Based on High Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) (5 marks)

31. The material A is fossil fuel which is extracted from the earth. It is said to
be
formed from the buried, large land plants by a very slow process B. when A is
heated in the absence of air in a process called C, then it gives three products
D, E and F. The product D is used as a reducing agent in the extraction of
metals, the product E is used as an industrial fuel whereas the product F has
been traditionally used for metallic the roads.
(a) What could material A be?
(b) What is (i) physical state, and (ii) colour, of A?
(c) Name the processes (i) B, and (ii) C.
(d) What are (i) D, (ii) E, and (iii) F?

32. The fossil fuel P is formed under the earth by the decomposition of vegetable
matter lying under water by the action of anaerobic bacteria. The major
component of fuel P is Q. The fossil fuel P is used as a source of gas R needed
to manufacture nitrogenous fertilizers. When P is filled with metal cylinders is
used as a fuel in motor vehicles, it is called S. What are P, Q, R and S?

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