State PCS PYQPrelims 2024

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · પ્રશ્ન 24

Which of the following is an iron ore?

  1. Cinnabar
  2. Bauxite
  3. Limonite
  4. Pyrite
જવાબ બતાવો અને સમજૂતી

જવાબ: (C) Limonite

સમજૂતી

Iron ores: haematite, magnetite, limonite, siderite.

  • (A) ખોટો

    Wrong: ore of mercury (HgS).

  • (B) ખોટો

    Wrong: ore of aluminium.

  • (C) સાચો

    Correct: limonite is a hydrated iron oxide ore.

  • (D) ખોટો

    Wrong: iron sulphide, mainly used for sulphur, not iron extraction.