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Q6. The process of taking out minerals from rocks buried under the earth's surface is called

        ..................

        (a) Quarrying
        (b) Drilling

        (c) Extracting

        (d) Mining

        Q7. . .................. is a rock deposit that contains enough mineral to make it economically feasible to
        extract and purify to derive a desired product material.
        (a) Coal
        (b) Mineral
        (c) Bauxite
        (d) Ore




        Q8.Give two examples of non- metallic mineral fuels from the options given below:

           1. Gold, Silver

           2. Coal, Petroleum

           3. Manganese Ore, Bauxite
           4. Iron Ore, Bauxite


        Q9. Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of minerals?


        (a) They are created by natural processes.

        (b) They have a definite chemical composition.


        (c) They are inexhaustible.

        (d) Their distribution is uneven.




        Q10. Which of the following is a ferrous mineral?


            (a) Gold

            (b) Copper
            (c) Chromites

            (d) mica



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