Mining of Minerals Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) PDF Download

MCQ 1: Quarries are generally

1. open pits
2. surface coal mines
3. underground mines
4. explosive mines

MCQ 2: Quarries are used to extract

1. precious stones
2. building stones and rocks
3. gold
4. fossil fuels

MCQ 3: When minerals are located too deep in the ground, the method used for mining is

1. open pit mining
2. quarries
3. surface mining
4. sub-surface mining

MCQ 4: Types of surface mining include

1. open pits only
2. surface coal mines only
3. quarries only
4. all three of them

MCQ 5: To remove large, near-surface deposits of economically important minerals such as gold and copper, the type of surface mining used is

1. open pit mining
2. surface coal mining
3. quarries
4. explosive mining