Class;viii

sub; chemistry

coal and petroleum

1. Which of the following is natural resources?

a. Tea b. Cooked Food c. Air d. Toffee
2. Inexhaustible natural resources in nature are a. limited b.
Unlimited c. Scarce d. Not present Ans . 2. (b)
3. Resources which are limited in nature are Known as a.
Exhaustible b. Inexhaustible c. unnatural d. None of these Ans . 3. (a)
4. Which of the following is an exhaustible natural resource? a. Air
b. Water c. Soil d. forest Ans . 4. (d) 5. Sunlight is _________natural
resource a. Inexhaustible b. Exhaustible c. Both (a) & (b) d. None of
these Ans . 5. (a)
6. Petroleum is ________natural resource a. Inexhaustible b.
Exhaustible c. Both (a) & (b) d. None of these Ans . 6. (b)
7. Fossils are the a. Dead remains of living organism b. Coal mines c.
Kind of natural resource d. Living beings Ans . 7. (a)
8. Coal can be formed froma. Sunlight b. Steam c. Fossils d. Plants
Ans . 8. (c)
9. Coal is ________in colour a. Black b. Blue c. Orange d. Red Ans .
9. (a)
10. Coal is ________in nature a. Soft b. Hard c. Thin d. Hot Ans . 10.
(b)
11. Coal can be used as a a. Fertilizer b. Purifier c. Fuel d. Insecticide
Ans . 11. (c)
12. Other uses of fuel includes a.Produce steam to run engine
b.Produce electricity in thermal power plants c.Fuel in various industries
d.All of these Ans . 12. (d)
13. Coal mainly contains a. Hydrogen b. Oxygen c. Carbon d. Sodium
Ans . 13. (c)
14. Carbonisation is a. Slow conversion of dead vegetation Into coal b.
Deposition of soil c. falling of trees d. None of these Ans . 14. (a)

15. When heated in air produces a. Carbon monoxide b. Carbon

dioxide c. Nitrogen dioxide d. Oxygen Ans . 15. (b)
16. Coal is produced in industry to get a. Coke b. Coal tar c. Coal gas
d. All of these Ans . 16. (d)
17. Coke is used in the manufacturing of a. Lead b. Iron c. steel d.
Copper Ans . 17. (c)
18. Which is an almost pure form of carbon? a. Coke b. Coal tar c.
Coal gas d. None of these Ans . 18. (c)
19. The characteristic of coal is a. tough b. Black in colour c. Porous d.
All of these Ans . 19. (d)
20. Coal tar has an _________ smell. a.. Unpleasant b. Pleasant c.
Both (a) & (b) d. None of these Ans . 20 (a)
21. Coal tar is used in manufacture ofa. Synthetic dyes b. Drugs c.
Explosives d. All of these Ans . 21. (d)
22. Naphthalene balls are obtained from a. Carbon b. Coke c. Coal
tar d. Coal gas Ans . 22. (c)
23. Which gas is obtained during the processing of coal? a. Carbon
dioxide b. Coal gas c. Carbon monoxide d. Sulphur dioxide Ans . 23. (b)
24. Heavy motor vehicles like trucks run on a. Petrol b. Diesel c. Coal
d. Coal tar Ans . 24. (b)
25. Petrol and diesel can be obtained from a. Coal tar b. Coal c.
Petroleum d. Coal gas Ans . 25. (c)
26. Petroleum is formed from a. Domestic animals b.. Organisms in
sea c. Wild animals d. Insects Ans . 26. (b)
27. Petroleum is mixture of a. Petrol b. Diesel c. Petroleum gas d. All
of these Ans . 27. (d)
28. The layer containing petroleum oil & gas is a. Above that of
water b. Below water c. Between water and sand d. Below sand Ans . 28.
(a)
29. Refining is a. Extracting petroleum gas b. Separation of various
fractions of petroleum c. Heating of coal d. Sedimentation of fossil fuel
Ans . 29. (b)

30. LPG is used in / asa. Home b. Vehicles c. Aviation Fuel d. Road

surfacing Ans . 30. (a)