Mine Closure Guidelines–2025

 

Multiple Choice Questions (Mine Closure Guidelines–2025)

1. The Mine Closure Plan forms an integral part of:

A. Environmental Clearance
B. Forest Clearance
✔ C. Mining Plan
D. Mining Lease

2. Mine Closure consists of:

A. Final Closure only
B. Temporary Closure only
✔ C. Progressive and Final Mine Closure
D. Abandonment only

3. Progressive Mine Closure activities are carried out:

A. Only after mine closure
✔ B. Throughout the life of the mine
C. After EC
D. After FC

4. Final Mine Closure activities generally commence:

A. Before mining starts
B. During exploration
✔ C. Towards the end of mine life
D. During land acquisition

5. Escrow Account is opened in:

A. Reserve Bank of India
✔ B. Scheduled Bank
C. State Treasury
D. District Collector Office

6. Escrow Account is maintained in consultation with:

A. DGMS
✔ B. Coal Controller Organisation (CCO)
C. IBM
D. CPCB

7. Escrow funds are meant exclusively for:

A. Coal production
B. Machinery purchase
✔ C. Mine Closure activities
D. Land acquisition

8. Base Escrow Rate for Opencast Mines is:

A. ₹10 lakh/ha
B. ₹12 lakh/ha
✔ C. ₹14 lakh/ha
D. ₹20 lakh/ha

9. Base Escrow Rate for Underground Mines is:

A. ₹1 lakh/ha
✔ B. ₹2 lakh/ha
C. ₹5 lakh/ha
D. ₹10 lakh/ha

10. Escrow rates are escalated using:

A. CPI
✔ B. WPI
C. GDP
D. Inflation Index

11. Escrow amount is deposited every:

A. Quarter
B. Month
✔ C. Financial Year
D. Five Years

12. Annual Escrow deposit should be made before:

A. 31 March
B. 30 June
✔ C. 30 September
D. 31 December

13. Interest for delayed Escrow deposit is:

A. 0.5% per month
✔ B. 1% per month
C. 5% per annum
D. 10% per annum

14. Annual Escrow deposits are compounded at:

A. 2%
B. 3%
C. 4%
✔ D. 5%

15. Maximum yearly reimbursement is:

A. 100%
B. 75%
✔ C. 50% of previous year's deposited amount
D. 25%

16. Reimbursement is based on:

A. Production
B. Coal Dispatch
✔ C. Actual Mine Closure Work
D. Profit

17. Which document is mandatory for reimbursement?

A. DGMS Certificate
✔ B. Cost Certificate by Certified Auditor
C. Pollution Certificate
D. Railway Receipt

18. Which certification is also required?

A. Collector Certificate
B. IBM Certificate
✔ C. Self-Certification of Work Done
D. Panchayat Certificate

19. For Opencast mines reimbursement also requires:

A. Drone License
✔ B. Geo-referenced Satellite Image/Drone Survey
C. EC Copy
D. Lease Deed

20. Annual reimbursement claim should be submitted by:

A. 30 June
B. 31 July
✔ C. 30 September
D. 31 December

21. CCO releases reimbursement by:

A. 30 September
B. 30 October
C. 30 November
✔ D. 31 December

22. Progressive Mine Closure status is reviewed every:

A. Year
B. Two years
✔ C. Five years
D. Ten years

23. Five-year closure activities are subjected to:

A. Internal Audit
✔ B. Third Party Monitoring
C. DGMS Inspection
D. Police Verification

24. Minimum percentage of five-year Escrow amount for Community Development is:

A. 10%
B. 15%
C. 20%
✔ D. 25%

25. Community Development activities mainly include:

A. Coal production
B. Machinery purchase
✔ C. Skill Development & Livelihood
D. Mine Survey

26. Claim under one activity should not exceed:

A. Half of Escrow
✔ B. One-third of five-year earmarked amount
C. Entire Escrow
D. 10%

27. Which is a reimbursable activity?

A. Coal transportation
✔ B. Plantation
C. Explosive purchase
D. Coal washing

28. Which is eligible for reimbursement?

A. HEMM purchase
B. Mine development
✔ C. Biological reclamation
D. Drilling

29. Which activity is reimbursable?

A. Coal extraction
B. Hiring Dumper
✔ C. Landscaping
D. Explosives

30. Which activity qualifies?

A. Crusher installation
B. CHP Construction
✔ C. Topsoil Spreading
D. Railway siding

31. Which activity qualifies?

A. Coal loading
✔ B. Rehabilitation of OB Dumps
C. Coal sampling
D. Conveyor installation

32. Which activity qualifies?

A. Production enhancement
B. Drilling
✔ C. Site Cleaning
D. Blasting

33. Which activity qualifies?

A. Mining Machinery Purchase
✔ B. Dismantling Structures
C. Mine Expansion
D. Bench Formation

34. Which is reimbursable?

A. Coal dispatch
✔ B. Boundary Wall/Fencing
C. Crusher
D. Railway

35. Which is reimbursable?

A. HEMM overhaul
✔ B. Environmental Monitoring
C. Coal Handling
D. Mine Opening

36. Which activity qualifies?

A. Coal Stocking
✔ B. Air & Water Quality Monitoring
C. Wagon Loading
D. Coal Crushing

37. Post Closure Monitoring period is:

A. One year
✔ B. Two years
C. Three years
D. Five years

38. Post Mining Closure period is:

A. One year
B. Two years
✔ C. Three years
D. Five years

39. Combined closure period shall not exceed:

A. Five years
B. Six years
✔ C. Seven years
D. Eight years

40. Final Mine Closure Plan is submitted:

A. At Mine Opening
B. During Exploration
✔ C. Five years before intended closure
D. After abandonment

41. Mine Closure Certificate is issued by:

A. DGMS
B. IBM
✔ C. Coal Controller
D. CPCB

42. Final Mine Closure requires:

A. Internal Audit only
✔ B. Third Party Audit
C. Safety Audit only
D. Financial Audit only

43. Remaining balance after post-closure monitoring released is:

A. 50%
B. 75%
✔ C. 90%
D. 100%

44. Remaining balance retained is:

A. 2%
B. 5%
✔ C. 10%
D. 20%

45. The retained 10% fund is meant for:

A. Coal Production
✔ B. Just Transformation
C. Machinery
D. Drilling

46. Just Transformation mainly supports:

A. Mine Expansion
B. Coal Transport
✔ C. Skill Development & Employment
D. Coal Dispatch

47. Failure to deposit Escrow may result in:

A. Appreciation
B. Bonus
✔ C. Withdrawal of Mine Opening Permission
D. Production increase

48. If Mine Closure activities deviate from approved plan, penalty may be:

A. 5%
B. 10%
✔ C. Up to 20% of annual Escrow amount
D. 50%

49. The primary responsibility for Mine Closure lies with:

A. Coal Controller
B. State Government
✔ C. Mine Owner
D. District Collector

50. The purpose of Escrow Account is:

A. Increase production
B. Machinery procurement
✔ C. Ensure financial security for Mine Closure
D. Pay royalty

These questions are based on the Mining Plan & Mine Closure Guidelines for Coal and Lignite Mines, 2025 and the provisions relating to Mine Closure Plans and Escrow Account.

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