Class 8 Science Chapter 3 MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) of Coal and Petroleum. MCQs are now important part of school examinations and very effective to clear the concept of the chapter in particularly science subject. All the multiple choice questions are taken from NCERT Textbooks only and answers also confined to NCERT Books only. Practicing these questions ensure scoring good marks in exams and helps in the preparation of chapter for terminal tests.

Class 8 Science Chapter 3 MCQ Online Test

Class: 8Science
Chapter: 3Coal and Petroleum
Contents:MCQ Online Tests with Answers
Session:2025-26

Class 8 Science Chapter 3 MCQ Test with Explanation

Class 8 Science Chapter 3 MCQ with suitable answers and explanation are given below. All the questions are verified by the subject experts. If still there is any error, please inform us for modification. There are more than 75 questions in the sets of 10 questions. All the questions are confined to NCERT Textbooks for Class 8 Science only. Click on Start a New Test and get a set of 10 questions as a new test.

Q1

Paheli is writing some statements. She wants to know in which of the following statements is or are correct?

[A]. Petroleum, coal and natural gas are fossil fuels.
[B]. Forest and coal are exhaustible natural resources
[C]. Decantation can be used to separate a mixture of petroleum and water
[D]. All the above
Q2

Consider the following statements and choose the correct one:

[A]. Sunlight is an example of inexhaustible natural resources.
[B]. Kerosene is a fuel used in jet crafts.
[C]. Refinery is a place where various fractions of petroleum are separated.
[D]. All the above
Q3

Boojho appeared in class test where he wrote some statements but he confused to know the incorrect statement. Would you help him to know that?

[A]. Compressed natural gas is less polluting fuel than petrol and diesel.
[B]. Under high temperature and pressure did plants get slowly convert to coal.
[C]. Wildlife is an exhaustible natural resource.
[D]. Resources which are present in unlimited quantity in nature are called exhaustible natural resources.
Q4

Which of the following is not a constituent of petroleum?

[A]. Paraffin wax
[B]. Lubricating Oil
[C]. Petrol
[D]. Coke
Q5

Consider the given statements and choose the correct one:

[A]. Sunlight and air are inexhaustible natural resources.
[B]. Oxygen in air is an inexhaustible natural resource.
[C]. Coal is obtained from mines and petroleum is a fossil fuel.
[D]. All the above
Q6

Naphthalene balls are obtained from coal tar and are used as:

[A]. Mosquito repellent
[B]. Honeybee repellent
[C]. Moth repellent
[D]. Snake repellent
Q7

Jaspaal is writing some statements, choose the incorrect statements and help him:

[A]. Fossil fuels obtained from dead remains of living organisms.
[B]. Refining is a process by which the various constituents of petroleum are separated.
[C]. Coke is a porous black substance obtained from coal.
[D]. Coal is a substance obtained by bitumen.
Q8

Consider the following statements, choose the incorrect one:

[A]. Those natural resources which are present in unlimited quantity in nature and are not exhausted by human activities called inexhaustible natural resources.
[B]. Those natural resources which are present in limited quantity in nature and can be exhausted by human activities are called exhaustible natural resources.
[C]. Coal and petroleum and natural gas and air are also non-renewable resources of energy.
[D]. None of the above
Q9

Boojho appeared in class test where he wrote some statements but he confused to know the incorrect statement. Would you help him to know that?

[A]. Coal gas is gaseous fuel, obtained by the heating of coal in the presence of air during the process of coal to get coke.
[B]. Coal tar is thick, black liquid having an unpleasant smell.
[C]. Coke is a tough and porous black solid substance.
[D]. Coke is used in the manufacture of steel.
Q10

Consider the following statements and choose the incorrect one:

[A]. Petroleum is a dark coloured, thick crude oil found deep below the ground in certain areas.
[B]. Petroleum is a complex mixture of compounds known as hydrocarbon.
[C]. Petroleum occurs the surface of earth between two layers of rock.
[D]. Petroleum is extracted by drilling holes in the earth’s crust.
Q11

Which of the following statement is or are incorrect?

[A]. In 1859, the world’s first oil well was drilled in Pennsylvania in the USA.
[B]. The process of separating crude petroleum oil into more useful fraction is called refining.
[C]. The separation of petroleum into different fractions is done by the process of “fractions distillation”.
[D]. None of the above.
Q12

Fossil fuels are obtained from:

[A]. Remains of non-living materials
[B]. Dead remains of birds only
[C]. Dead remains of insects only
[D]. Dead remains of living organisms
Q13

Boojho appeared in class test where he wrote some statements but he confused to know the incorrect statement. Would you help him to know that?

[A]. Petrol is used as a fuel in light motor vehicles.
[B]. Diesel is used as a fuel in heavy motor vehicles.
[C]. Lubrication oil is used for lubrication in machines and engines.
[D]. Bitumen is used for medicine industry.
Q14

Consider the following statements and choose the incorrect one:

[A]. he petroleum gas which has been liquefied under pressure is called liquefied petroleum gas.
[B]. Natural gas consists mainly of methane with small quantities of ethane and propane.
[C]. When natural gas is compressed by applying pressure, it is called compressed natural gas.
[D]. Natural gas is called an uncleaned fuel because it burns with producing smoke.
Q15

Exhaustible natural resources are:

[A]. Unlimited in quantity
[B]. Not dependent on nature
[C]. Limited in quantity
[D]. Not exhausted by human activities
Q16

The various compounds present in coal tar are separated by the process of:

[A]. Simple distillation
[B]. Destructive distillation
[C]. Fractional distillation
[D]. Fractional crystallization
Q17

Which of the following is a pair of exhaustible natural resources?

[A]. Coal and soil
[B]. Air and sunlight
[C]. Water and petroleum
[D]. Wildlife and minerals
Q18

Which is the major component of LPG and CNG?

[A]. Hydrogen, Ethane
[B]. Carbon dioxide, Propane
[C]. Butane, Methane
[D]. Propane, Butane
Q19

Paheli is writing some sentences about fossil fuel as “we should use fossil fuel only when absolutely necessary” because:

[A]. It will ensure the availability of fossil fuel for a longer period of time.
[B]. It will reduce air pollution and lead to a cleaner environment.
[C]. It will reduce the risk of global warming.
[D]. All the above
Q20

Air is a natural resource and cannot be exhausted by human activities. It is known as in exhaustible natural resources. Which of the following is another inexhaustible natural resource?

[A]. Coal
[B]. Petroleum
[C]. Sunlight
[D]. Minerals
Q21

Consider the following statements, choose the incorrect one:

[A]. Those natural resources which are present in unlimited quantity in nature and are not exhausted by human activities called inexhaustible natural resources.
[B]. Those natural resources which are present in limited quantity in nature and can be exhausted by human activities are called exhaustible natural resources.
[C]. Coal and petroleum and natural gas and air are also non-renewable resources of energy.
[D]. None of the above
Q22

Various materials which are obtained from nature are called natural resources. Which of the following is not a natural resource?

[A]. Minerals
[B]. Water
[C]. Soil
[D]. Plastic
Q23

Paheli is writing some statement which is given by her teacher. Would you help him to choose the incorrect statements?

[A]. Fossils are the remains of the pre-historic plants or animals, buried under the earth millions of years ago.
[B]. Fossil fuels are exhaustible natural resources.
[C]. The slow process by which the dead plants breathe deep under the earth have become coal is called carbonization.
[D]. Coal is used to make Coca-Cola.
Q24

Consider the following statement and choose the incorrect one:

[A]. Coal gas, coal tar and coke are called products of coal.
[B]. The strong heating of coal is the absence of air is called “destructive distillation” of coal.
[C]. Coal tar is a thick, black liquid having an unpleasant smell which is obtained by heating coal in the absence of air.
[D]. Coal is used in the manufacturing of copper and aluminum.
Q25

Boojho is writing some statements, choose the incorrect statement and help him:

[A]. Petroleum is also called crude oil or mineral oil.
[B]. Some of the oil wells are not build under the sea for the extraction of petroleum.
[C]. In 1857, first oil was struck at Makum (Assam) in India.
[D]. The liquefied petroleum gas consists mainly of butane.

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