Coal and Petroleum MCQs Class 8
Coal and Petroleum – MCQs
Class: 8 | Subject: Science
Section 5: Coal and Petroleum
Topic: Coal and Petroleum
CBSE Board Examination Preparation
Section 5: Coal and Petroleum
Topic: Coal and Petroleum
CBSE Board Examination Preparation
Instructions: These Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) are designed strictly as per the NCERT syllabus, making them ideal for CBSE Class 8 Science examination standard.
1. Coal and petroleum are called:
Answer: B. Fossil fuels
They are formed from dead plants and animals buried under the Earth for millions of years.
2. Coal was formed from ancient:
Answer: B
Dense forests buried under pressure and heat formed coal.
3. Petroleum is found between layers of:
Answer: B
Oil is trapped between porous rock layers beneath Earth’s surface.
4. The process of separating petroleum is called:
Answer: B
Different components are separated based on boiling points.
5. The main component of CNG is:
Answer: B
Compressed Natural Gas contains methane as the major fuel.
6. Coke is obtained from:
Answer: B
Coke is a nearly pure form of carbon derived from coal.
7. Coal tar is used for making:
Answer: A
Coal tar produces dyes, drugs, and naphthalene.
8. Petroleum is also called:
Answer: A
Due to its high economic value.
9. Bitumen is used for:
Answer: B
Bitumen is a petroleum product used in road construction.
10. Natural gas is stored as:
Answer: B
Compressed Natural Gas is used as clean fuel.
11. Fossil fuels are:
Answer: B
They take millions of years to form.
12. LPG stands for:
Answer: B
Used as domestic cooking fuel.
13. Petrol is used as:
Answer: A
Main automobile fuel.
14. Diesel is obtained from:
Answer: B
Fraction of crude oil.
15. Refinery separates:
Answer: B
Into LPG, petrol, kerosene etc.
16. Kerosene is used in:
Answer: A
Domestic fuel in some regions.
17. Petrochemicals make:
Answer: D
Wide industrial uses.
18. Excess fossil fuel use causes:
Answer: D
Releases greenhouse gases.
19. Conservation of fossil fuels is needed because they are:
Answer: B
They will get exhausted.
20. Best alternative energy source:
Answer: A
Renewable and non-polluting energy source.
