Mining Plan & Mine Closure Guidelines (2025)
Mining Plan & Mine Closure Guidelines (2025)
Beginner Level MCQs (Questions & Answers)
1. What is the main objective of a Mining Plan?
A. Increase mining taxes
B. Ensure scientific, safe and sustainable mining ✅
C. Reduce coal prices
D. Increase exports
Answer: B
2. Which Ministry issued these Guidelines?
A. Ministry of Steel
B. Ministry of Coal ✅
C. Ministry of Environment
D. Ministry of Power
Answer: B
3. In which year were these Guidelines issued?
A. 2020
B. 2022
C. 2024
D. 2025 ✅
Answer: D
4. A Mine Closure Plan is:
A. Optional
B. Required only for underground mines
C. An integral part of the Mining Plan ✅
D. Prepared after mine closure only
Answer: C
5. Which authority approves Mining Plans?
A. State Pollution Control Board
B. Coal Controller Organization (CCO) ✅
C. DGMS
D. CPCB
Answer: B
6. Mining operations can begin only after:
A. Appointment of Manager
B. Approval of Mining Plan ✅
C. Coal production starts
D. Sale of coal
Answer: B
7. Which of the following is NOT an objective of the Guidelines?
A. Environmental conservation
B. Worker safety
C. Sustainable mining
D. Increasing pollution ✅
Answer: D
8. What does MTPA stand for?
A. Million Tonnes Per Annum ✅
B. Maximum Tons Per Area
C. Mine Transport Plan Approval
D. Mining Technology Planning Agency
Answer: A
9. What is the purpose of a Mine Closure Plan?
A. Increase production
B. Restore the mine area after mining ✅
C. Construct new mines
D. Sell mining equipment
Answer: B
10. Which type of mining is preferred wherever feasible?
A. Manual mining
B. Blast-free mechanized mining ✅
C. Primitive mining
D. River mining
Answer: B
Mining Methods
11. Surface Miner is mainly used in:
A. Underground mining
B. Opencast mining ✅
C. River mining
D. Quarrying
Answer: B
12. Longwall mining is used in:
A. Opencast mining
B. Underground mining ✅
C. Sand mining
D. Stone quarrying
Answer: B
13. Which technology is encouraged under "Make in India"?
A. Imported machinery only
B. Indigenous equipment ✅
C. Second-hand equipment
D. Manual equipment
Answer: B
14. First Mile Connectivity mainly reduces:
A. Electricity use
B. Road transport of coal ✅
C. Mine depth
D. Mine workers
Answer: B
15. Which transport is preferred for coal evacuation?
A. Trucks
B. Bullock carts
C. Conveyors and Railways ✅
D. Boats
Answer: C
Safety & Environment
16. Safety Management Plan should be prepared before:
A. Mine closure
B. Mine opening permission ✅
C. Auction
D. Coal dispatch
Answer: B
17. Environmental management includes:
A. Air quality monitoring
B. Water quality monitoring
C. Soil conservation
D. All of the above ✅
Answer: D
18. Progressive Mine Closure activities are carried out:
A. Only after mining ends
B. Throughout the life of the mine ✅
C. Before mining starts
D. Only once
Answer: B
19. Final Mine Closure begins:
A. Before exploration
B. Towards the end of mine life ✅
C. During land acquisition
D. Before obtaining EC
Answer: B
20. Post-closure monitoring period is:
A. 6 months
B. 1 year
C. 2 years ✅
D. 5 years
Answer: C
Financial Provisions
21. Mine Closure money is kept in:
A. Savings Account
B. Escrow Account ✅
C. Current Account
D. Fixed Deposit only
Answer: B
22. Escrow amount for Opencast Mine (Base Rate):
A. ₹5 lakh/ha
B. ₹10 lakh/ha
C. ₹14 lakh/ha ✅
D. ₹20 lakh/ha
Answer: C
23. Escrow amount for Underground Mine (Base Rate):
A. ₹1 lakh/ha
B. ₹2 lakh/ha ✅
C. ₹5 lakh/ha
D. ₹10 lakh/ha
Answer: B
24. Escrow amount should generally be deposited by:
A. 31st March
B. 30th September ✅
C. 1st January
D. 31st December
Answer: B
25. Interest for delayed Escrow deposit:
A. 0.5% per month
B. 1% per month ✅
C. 5% per year
D. No interest
Answer: B
Mine Closure
26. The primary objective of mine closure is:
A. Increase production
B. Restore land for future use ✅
C. Build factories
D. Sell equipment
Answer: B
27. Just Transformation focuses on:
A. Better blasting
B. Sustainable transition for workers and communities ✅
C. Increasing coal price
D. Faster mining
Answer: B
28. Which of the following can be developed after mine closure?
A. Eco-park
B. Agriculture
C. Solar plant
D. All of the above ✅
Answer: D
29. Local communities should be:
A. Ignored
B. Consulted during mine closure planning ✅
C. Shifted permanently
D. Employed only after closure
Answer: B
30. The Coal Controller issues:
A. EC
B. FC
C. Final Mine Closure Certificate ✅
D. Mining Lease
Answer: C
General Knowledge
31. DGPS is mainly used for:
A. Coal transportation
B. Accurate boundary survey ✅
C. Air quality monitoring
D. Blasting
Answer: B
32. EC stands for:
A. Energy Certificate
B. Environment Clearance ✅
C. Engineering Certificate
D. Environmental Committee
Answer: B
33. FC stands for:
A. Fuel Control
B. Forest Clearance ✅
C. Final Closure
D. Financial Certificate
Answer: B
34. DGMS stands for:
A. Directorate General of Mines Safety ✅
B. Department of Geological Mine Survey
C. Director of Government Mining
D. Geological Management Service
Answer: A
35. CMPDIL stands for:
A. Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited ✅
B. Coal Mine Planning Department
C. Central Mining Project Development
D. Coal Planning Division
Answer: A
36. OB stands for:
A. Open Bench
B. Overburden ✅
C. Ore Body
D. Outer Boundary
Answer: B
37. PAPs means:
A. Public Action Projects
B. Project Affected Persons ✅
C. Protected Area People
D. Public Awareness Programme
Answer: B
38. Which organization conducts Mine Safety audits?
A. DGMS and Project Proponent as per Guidelines ✅
B. RBI
C. SEBI
D. NHAI
Answer: A
39. Which chapter deals with Mine Closure Plans?
A. Chapter I
B. Chapter II
C. Chapter III ✅
D. Chapter V
Answer: C
40. A Mining Plan should primarily ensure:
A. Maximum profit only
B. Scientific, safe, environmentally sustainable and efficient mining ✅
C. Minimum workforce
D. Export promotion only
Answer: B
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