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Question 1.
Name the prominent minerals of India.
Answer:
Iron, manganese, bauxite and copper are the prominent minerals of India
Question 2.
Name the state that leads in the production of Iron ore in India.
Answer:
Karnataka.
Question 3.
Name two places in India where bauxite is found?
Answer:
Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh are two places where bauxite is found on a large
scale.
Question 4.
State two uses of Bauxite?
Answer:
Uses of Bauxite :
Question 5.
Why is it necessary to conserve mineral resources?
Answer:
It is necessary to conserve mineral resources due to following reasons:
Question 7.
What are the uses of Manganese?
Answer:
Uses of Manganese :
Question 8.
Why is Manganese important for making iron and steel?
Answer:
As an alloy, it decreases the brittleness of steel, and it makes steel strong, remove
impurities and makes it immune to rusting and in Iron is resistant to corrosion.
Question 9.
State the main uses of copper.
Answer:
The main uses of copper are –
Question 10.
Name the states where copper is found.
Answer:
Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Jharkhand.
Question 11.
Why is copper important for electrical machinery?
Answer:
Copper is important for electrical machinery because of its high thermal and
electrical conductivity.