Please refer to Chapter 5 Minerals and Rocks MCQs Class 11 Geography with answers below. These multiple-choice questions have been prepared based on the latest NCERT book for Class 11 Geography. Students should refer to MCQ Questions for Class 11 Geography with Answers to score more marks in Grade 12 Geography exams. Students should read the chapter Minerals and Rocks and then attempt the following objective questions.

MCQ Questions Class 11 Geography Chapter 5 Minerals and Rocks

Minerals and Rocks MCQ Class 11 Geography provided below covers all important topics given in this chapter. These MCQs will help you to properly prepare for exams.

Question. Granite is a type of rock:
a. Granetoid
b. Pegmatitic
c. Glassy
d. Aphantic

Question. Which of the following is not an example of metamorphic rocks?
a. Slate
b. Marble
c. Limestone
d. Schist

Question. Deposition cementation of the fragments by external agencies is known as
a. Sedimentation
b. Metamorphism
c. Lithification
d. none of these

Question. Which one is not the component of pyroxenes?
a. calcium
b. magnesium
c. iron
d. granite

Question. A non-metallic mineral in the following minerals is
a. silver
b. copper
c. zinc
d. coal

Question. Science of rocks is known as
a. Mineralogy
b. Mineral Science
c. Petrology
d. Ironology

Question. Which division lies between continental shores and deep sea basins?
a. Continental margin
b. Deep sea basin
c. none of these
d. both of these

Question. The process through which the rocks are transformed into new ones is known as?
a. Rock cycle
b. Metamorphism
c. Sedimentation
d. none of them

Question. Which one of the following are the two main constituents of granite?
a. Iron and nickel
b. Iron and silver
c. Silica and aluminium
d. Iron Oxide and potassium

Question. Which one of the following is not a sedimentary rock?
a. Tillite
b. Borax
c. Breccia
d. Marble

Question. What kind of colour does Pyroxene consist of?
a. Green
b. Black
c. Both a. and b.
d. None of the above

Question. Which of the following is not among the eight elements?
a. Oxygen and Silicon
b. Aluminium and Iron
c. Calcium and Sodium
d. Mica and Granite

Question. Which of the following is not an example of igneous rocks?
a. Granite
b. Gabbro
c. Pegmatite
d. Marble

Question. Iron is a
a. ferrous metal.
b. non–ferrous metal.
c. precious metal.
d. non-precious metal.

Question. The process through which the rocks are transformed into new ones is known as?
a. Rock cycle
b. Metamorphism
c. Sedimentation
d. none of them

Question. Which kind of rocks are formed by the active participation of animals and plant secretions?
a. Siliceous rocks
b. Sand rocks
c. Fragmental rocks
d. Glassy rocks

Question. Which one of the following are the two main constituents of granite?
a. Iron and nickel
b. Iron and silver
c. Silica and aluminium
d. Iron Oxide and potassium

Question. The rocks which are formed from solidified magma and lava are known as
a. Sedimentary
b. Igneous
c. Sand rocks
d. Metamorphic

Question. Which one is the metallic mineral?
a. silica
b. carbon
c. oxygen
d. gold

Question. Which of the following is a non-ferrous mineral?
a. Copper
b. Aluminium
c. Tin
d. All of the above.

Question. A non-metallic mineral in the following minerals is
a. silver
b. copper
c. zinc
d. coal

Question. What is formed by the deposition from concentrated solution of brines?
a. Salts
b. Peat
c. Limestone
d. Sand

Question. The earth’s lithosphere is divided into major plates:
a. 6
b. 8
c. 3
d. 2

Question. The northern continent broken from pangaea is
a. Laurasia
b. Pacific plate
c. Pangaea
d. none of them

Question. After change in minerals due to heat and pressure, the rock turns into
a. intrusive igneous rock
b. extrusive igneous rock
c. metamorphic rock
d. sedimentary rock

Question. Which one of the following is the component of sand and granite?
a. Amphibole
b. Quartz
c. Pyroxene
d. Mica