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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