484. Angul – Jharsuguda – Sundergarh belt is famous for which of the following
minerals?
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a) Bauxite
b) Coal
c) Iron ores
d) Fire Clay
485. Ganjam coast and Puri coast are well known sites of which of the
following minerals?
a) Ruby
c) Mineral sand
b) Graphite
487. Devdhara, Sorispadar, Ambagan, some of the famous sites of China
clay are situated in the district of:
a) Malkangiri
b) Balangir
c) Rayagada
d) Nabarangpur
488. Chandaragiri hills in Koraput district are famous for which of the following
minerals?
a) Iron ores
b) Copper
c) Bauxite
d) Dolomite
489. Rare earth is found in which of the following places in Puri District?
a) Balisahi
b) Paikapur
c) Kakatapur
d) Balanda
490. Which of the following is not an item of beach and sand minerals in
Odisha?
a) Thorium
b) Zircon
c) Rutile
d) Garnet
491. Which of the following regions in Odisha leads in the Quartz and Quartzite
production?
a) Sundergarh
b) Old Koraput
c) Old Ganjam
d) Mayurbhanj
492. Which of the following mines in Odisha is one of the mechanized mines
of Asia?
a) Rampur
b) Dunguri
c) Kaliapani
d) Daitari
408. Which of the following district is estimated to be the largest producer of
limestone in Odisha?
a) Koraput
b) Jajpur
c) Sundargarh
d) Malkangiri
409. Lanjigarh in Odisha is known for:
a) Coal
b) chromite
c) bauxite
d) copper
410. Out of 57 Gondwana and 14 tertiary coalfields considered for the national
inventory of coal, Odisha has only
a) four
b) three
c) six
d) two
411. Sukinda in Odisha is known for:
a) Chromite
a b) Coal
c) Iron ore
d) All of these
412. lb Valley, a treasure of coal in Odisha is in the district of:
a) Baragarh
b) Jharsuguda
c) Malkanagiri
d) Jajpur
413. Which of the following is the most important manganese ore producing
region of the country?
a) Tumudibandh belt
c) Bonai-Keonjhar belt
b) Dandatopa belt
d) Titlagarh belt
414. Which of the following is NOT a heavy mineral?
a) Monazite
b) Zircon
c) Ilmenite
d) mica
415. Which district is the main source/reservoir of tin ore in Odisha?
a) Malkangiri
b) Sambalpur
c) Sundergarh
d) Jaipur
416. Which of the following is termed as ‘Beach Sand Minerals’?
a Graphite
b) Granite
c) Zircon
d) Vanadium
417. Which of the following is CORRECT?
a) Adash Copper ore deposit
b) Kesapur Copper deposit
c) Sargipalli Lead ore deposit Debgarh
Mayurbhanj Sudergarh
d) All the above
469. Iron Ore was first discovered by P.N. Bose in the year:
a) 1854
b) 1894
c) 1904
d) 1936
470. According to Geological Survey of India which of the following coalfields
in India has the highest reserve?
a) Talcher Coal Field
b) Raniganj Coalfield
c) Ramgarh Coalfield
d) Korba Coalfield
472. Recently the State Directorate of Geology has discovered diamond in
Dharmabandha area. In which of the following district Dharmabandha
is located?
a Kandhamal
b) Mayurbhanj
c) Nuapada
d) Koraput
475. “Bargochhal and Belghar” sites for precious and semiprecious minerals
are located in which of the following districts?
a) Rayagada
b) Kalahandi
c) Kandhamal
d) Sonepur
476. Telipali, Buramunda, Gaisilat sites in Baragarh district is famous for
which of the following minerals?
a) China Clay
b) Fire Clay
d) Graphite
c) Coal
477. MV-76, MV-114 and MV-96 in Malkangiri district are well-known sites for
which of the following minerals?
a) Asbestos
b) Bauxite
c) China Slay
d) Copper
478. Which of the following is/are well-known sites of nickel ores in Odisha?
a) Sarubali
b) Sukarngi
c) Kaliapani
d) All the above
480. Dholkata pahar in Kenduihar district is well – known for which of the
following districts of Odisha?
a) Coal
b) Bauxite
c) Fire Clay
d) Copper
482. Which of the following is/are famous iron ores sites in Odisha?
a) Suleipat
b) Thakurani
c) Daitari – Tomka
d) All the above
429. Dholkata Pahar in Keonjhar district is famous for:
a) Chromite
b) Coal
c) Bauxite
d) Copper
430. Suleipat, Ghusura, Gorumahisani, Badamgarh pahar, etc. the famous
iron ore sites in Odisha, are situated in the district of:
a) Sundergarh
b) Mayurbhanj
c) Sambalpur
d) Debagarh
432. Panchpatmali Hills in Odisha houses large deposit of which type of
minerals?
a) Dolomite
b) Bauxite
c) Sillimanite
d) Iron ore
433. Mankarnacha, Badampahar and Taldihi in Sundergarh district are well –
known for which of the following minerals?
a) Coal
b) Graphite
c) Iron ores
d) Gold
434. Bhalukasuni a well – known chromite site in Odisha is situated in which
of the following districts?
a) Jajpur
b) Mayurbhanj
c) Balasore
d) Cuttack
435. Sapphire stone is mostly found in the district of:
a) Dhenkanal
b) Nuapada
c) Subarnapur
d) Sambalpur
436. Mahapada, Haripur, Radhadeipur in Dhenkanal districts are well-known
sites for:
a) Fire clay
b) Vanadium
c) Dimension stones
d) Pyrophyllite
437. Joda, Chormalda, Katasahi, Judi mines in Keonjhar district are known for:
a) Manganese
b) Copper
c) Lead and zinc
d) Bauxite
438. Thakurani and Belkundi the two important sites in Kendujhar district are
famous for which of the following minerals?
a) Chromite
b) Iron ore
c) Copper
d) Fire clay
439. Daitari-Tomka mines in Jajpur district are known for:
a) Coal
b) Iron ore
c) Chromite
d) Graphite
462. Badampahar, Ghusura and Gorumahisani are well known sites for which
of the following minerals?
a) Iron ores
b) Chromite
c) Manganese
d) Dolomite
463. China Clay is mostly found in which of the following districts in Odisha?
a) Koraput
b) Mayurbhanj
C) Angul
d) Balangir
464. Ruby, Sapphire and Diamond are traced out in which of the following
districts in Odisha?
a) Old Koraput
b) Old Kalahandi
c) Old Balasore
d) Old Phulbani
465. Katamal, Karlakot, Amera in Nuapada district is well known for which of
the following precious and semi-precious stones?
a) Diamond
b) Ruby
c) Sapphire
d) Garnet
