State PCS PYQPrelims 2024

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · प्रश्न 93

Corundum and cryolite are important ores of:

  1. Aluminium
  2. Silver
  3. Tin
  4. Iron
उत्तर दाखवा आणि स्पष्टीकरण

उत्तर: (A) Aluminium

स्पष्टीकरण

Both are aluminium minerals; cryolite is used as a flux in aluminium extraction.

  • (A) बरोबर

    Correct: corundum (Al₂O₃) and cryolite (Na₃AlF₆) contain aluminium.

  • (B) चूक

    Wrong: silver ores include argentite.

  • (C) चूक

    Wrong: tin ore is cassiterite.

  • (D) चूक

    Wrong: iron ores are haematite, magnetite etc.