Geography: MCQs from 171-180

171. Which of the following heavy chemicals are produced from common salt ______?

(a) Caustic soda

(b) Caustic soda and soda ash

(c) Chlorine only

(d) Chlorine, caustic soda, and soda ash

172. Which one of the following is NOT an example of exhaustible resources of the Earth available to man ______?

(a) Petroleum

(b) Coal

(c) Natural gas

(d) Water

173. Which one of the following is NOT an example of exhaustible resources of the Earth available to man ______?

(a) Solar energy

(b) Fossil fuels

(c) Air

(d) Forest and wildlife

174. Which of the following four (04) agricultural resources by the way of crops cultivated by man does not belong to the group comprising the remaining three ______?

(a) Coffee

(b) Vegetables

(c) Fruits

(d) Sugarcane

175. Which is the least populated continent of the world ______?

(a) Antarctica

(b) North America

(c) Australia

(d) None of the above

176. All of the following are renewable abiotic resources in nature except ______?

(a) Manganese

(b) Cobalt

(c) Iron ore

(d) Copper and nickel

177. Which of the following is a non-metallic mineral ______?

(a) Uranium

(b) Gypsum

(c) Cobalt

(d) Thorium

178. All of the following are non-metallic minerals, except ______?

(a) Sulphur

(b) Asbestos

(c) Platinum

(d) Graphite

179. The base of all of the following fuels is organic materials, except ______?

(a) Petroleum

(b) Coal

(c) Natural gas

(d) Uranium

180. Which of the following exhaustible and non-renewable fuels are inorganic in nature ______?

(a) Lignite and peat

(b) Anthracite and bituminous coal

(c) Uranium and thorium

(d) Petroleum and natural gas