UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Gold ore shoots found near KGF
Q1. The main productive gold-bearing beds at the Kolar Gold Fields, first worked from 1880, extend over a length of approximately how many kilometres?
- A. 6 km
- B. 25 km
- C. 60 km
- D. 120 km
Q2. Which one of the following lodes/mines of the Kolar Gold Fields was the deepest, reaching about 3,200 metres below sea level?
- A. Champion
- B. Oorgaum
- C. Nundydroog
- D. Mysore
Q3. Bharat Gold Mines Limited (BGML), the Central Public Sector Undertaking that operated the Kolar Gold Fields until its closure, functioned under which one of the following Union Ministries?
- A. Ministry of Coal
- B. Ministry of Mines
- C. Ministry of Steel
- D. Ministry of Heavy Industries
Q4. The regulation of mines and the development of minerals, including the grant of mineral concessions in India, is governed principally by which one of the following Acts?
- A. The Mines Act, 1952
- B. The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957
- C. The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
- D. The Coal Bearing Areas Act, 1957
Q5. In the context of gold exploration at KGF, the term 'ore shoot' is best described as:
- A. An elongated zone of concentrated, economically rich mineralisation within a larger lode or vein
- B. The vertical shaft used to hoist ore from the mine to the surface
- C. The waste rock and residue left after ore is processed, i.e. tailings
- D. A controlled explosive charge fired to fracture ore-bearing rock
Q6. The gold ore shoot located by GSI near the Kolar Gold Fields, at a depth of about 150 metres, had a strike length of approximately how many metres?
- A. 50 metres
- B. 200 metres
- C. 1,000 metres
- D. 5,000 metres
Q7. The gold ore shoot in the Bisanattam area of Karnataka, located through surface exploration, was reported by which one of the following agencies?
- A. Geological Survey of India (GSI)
- B. Bharat Gold Mines Limited (BGML)
- C. Hutti Gold Mines Limited (HGML)
- D. Mineral Exploration and Consultancy Limited (MECL)