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MCQ on Class 8 Science Coal and Petroleum
MCQ on Class 8 Science Coal and Petroleum for the students of cbse,state and other board exams.prepare yourself for the exams.
1. Which of the following is an example of an inexhaustible natural resource?
A) Coal
B) Petroleum
C) Sunlight
D) Minerals
Answer: C) Sunlight
2. What is the process called when dead vegetation is slowly converted into coal?
A) Carbonisation
B) Destructive Distillation
C) Fossilization
D) Petrification
Answer: A) Carbonisation
3. Which fossil fuel is obtained by the decomposition of dead animals and plants due to geological changes under the earth?
A) Coal
B) Natural Gas
C) Coke
D) Petroleum
Answer: D) Petroleum
Which process involves heating coal in the absence of air?
A) Carbonisation
B) Destructive Distillation
C) Combustion
D) Fossilization
Answer: B) Destructive Distillation
6. What is the primary use of coke?
A) Cooking fuel
B) Steel manufacturing
C) Perfumes
D) Electricity generation
Answer: B) Steel manufacturing
7. Which fossil fuel is a mixture of about 200 substances and is used to produce various everyday materials?
A) Natural Gas
B) Coal Gas
C) Coke
D) Coal Tar
Answer: D) Coal Tar
8. What is the main component of coal?
A) Oxygen
B) Hydrogen
C) Carbon
D) Nitrogen
Answer: C) Carbon
9. What is the process of separating the different constituents of petroleum called?
A) Coalification
B) Carbonization
C) Petroleum Refining
D) Destructive Distillation
Answer: C) Petroleum Refining
10. Which fossil fuel is referred to as CNG (compressed natural gas) and is stored under high pressure for easy transportation?
A) Coal
B) Petroleum
C) Coal Gas
D) Natural Gas
Answer: D) Natural Gas
11. Which fossil fuel is formed by the decay of vegetation that existed millions of years ago?
A) Natural Gas
B) Coal Gas
C) Petroleum
D) Coal
Answer: D) Coal
12. What is the primary use of coal gas obtained as a by-product during the processing of coal to form coke?
A) Manufacturing chemicals
B) Steel production
C) Power generation
D) Fertilizer production
Answer: C) Power generation
