Read the following statements and choose the correct one(s):

Here, all these statements are correct. Hence, your answer will be option [D].

Consider the following statements and choose the correct one:

Here, all these statements are correct. Hence, your answer will be option [D].

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

About 300 million years ago the earth had dense forests in low lying wetland areas. Due to natural processes, like flooding, these forests got buried under the soil. As more soil deposited over them, they were compressed. The temperature also rose as they sank deeper and deeper. Under high pressure and high temperature, dead plants got slowly converted to coal. As coal contains mainly carbon, the slow process of conversion of dead vegetation into coal is called carbonisation.

Petroleum was formed from organisms:

Petroleum was formed by the decomposition of the remains of tiny plants and animals buried under the sea millions of years ago.

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

Here, all these statements are correct. Hence, your answer will be option [D].

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?

Resources which are present in unlimited quantity in nature are called in-exhaustible natural resources.

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

Naphthalene balls are used to repel moths and other insects (in stored clothes, etc.)

Which substance is formed by the carbonization of dead vegetation?

Coal is formed by the carbonization of dead vegetation.

Consider the following statements and choose the incorrect one:

Petroleum occurs deep under the surface of earth between two layers of impervious rocks. Petroleum is lighter than water, so it floats over water. Petroleum oil deposits are usually found mixed with water, salt and earth particles. Petroleum does not find in all place of the earth. It is found only in certain areas of the earth. Natural gas found above the petroleum oil trapped under the rocks.

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?

Bitumen is used for road surfacing. It is also used for water-proofing the roofs of building. Bitumen is used in making black paints.

Consider the following statements and choose the incorrect one:

Natural gas is called a clean fuel because it burns without producing any smoke and does not cause air pollution. In fact, natural gas is stored under high pressure as compressed natural gas. It becomes easier to store, transport and use natural gas in the form of CNG.

Paheli is writing about the advantages of liquefied petroleum gas. Which of the following statements are incorrect? Would you help him to know that?

The most common fuel used in homes is liquefied petroleum gas because it is obtained from petroleum and it is liquefied by compression before filling into the gas cylinders. Liquefied Petroleum Gas consists mainly of butane. LPG burns easily and it does not produce any poisonous gas on burning. LPG burns with a smokeless flame and hence does not cause air pollution.

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

Here, all these statements are correct. Hence, your answer will be option [D].

People are advised to save petrol while driving. Considered the sentences and choose the correct statements which are fits to saving petrol.

Here, all these statements are correct. Hence, your answer will be option [D].

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

Wildlife and minerals are exhaustible natural resources because these resources are present in a limited quantity in nature and can be exhausted by human activities.

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

Here, all these statements are correct about fossil fuel. Hence, your answer will be option [D].

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

Minerals, water and soil are the natural resources but plastic is a man-made material. So, plastic is not a natural resource.

Consider the following statement and choose the incorrect one:

Coke is prepared by heating coal in the absence of air. Coke is mainly used as a reducing agent in the extraction of metals. Such as iron, zinc etc. Coke is used in the manufacturing of Steel.

Class 8 Science Chapter 5 MCQ

Class 8 Science Chapter 5 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.

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Class 8 Science Chapter 5 MCQ Online Test for 2020-2021

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Chapter: 5	Coal and Petroleum
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Class 8 Science Chapter 5 MCQ Test with Explanation

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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

Which of the following is not a constituent of petroleum?

[A]. Paraffin wax

[B]. Lubricating Oil

[C]. Petrol

[D]. Coke

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

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Coal is formed from the remains of:

[A]. Vegetation only

[B]. Animals only

[C]. Both vegetation and animals

[D]. Neither vegetation nor animals

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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.

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Coal is processed in industries to get some useful products. Which of the following is not obtained from coal?

[A]. Coke

[B]. Coal tar

[C]. Coal gas

[D]. CNG

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Which is the major component of LPG and CNG?

[A]. Hydrogen, Ethane

[B]. Carbon dioxide, Propane

[C]. Butane, Methane

[D]. Propane, Butane

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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

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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

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In which of the following sentences is or are correct?

[A]. Fossil fuels can be made in the laboratory.

[B]. CNG is more polluting fuel than petrol.

[C]. Kerosene is not a fossil fuel.

[D]. Coal tar is a mixture of various substances.

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Class 8 Science Chapter 5 MCQ Test with Explanation

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

Which of the following is not a constituent of petroleum?

Consider the following statements, choose the incorrect one:

Coal is formed from the remains of:

Which of the following statement is or are incorrect?

Coal is processed in industries to get some useful products. Which of the following is not obtained from coal?

Which is the major component of LPG and CNG?

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?

Consider the following statements, choose the incorrect one:

In which of the following sentences is or are correct?

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