State PCS PYQPrelims 2024

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · வினா 93

Corundum and cryolite are important ores of:

  1. Aluminium
  2. Silver
  3. Tin
  4. Iron
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்

விடை: (A) Aluminium

விளக்கம்

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

  • (A) சரி

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

  • (B) தவறு

    Wrong: silver ores include argentite.

  • (C) தவறு

    Wrong: tin ore is cassiterite.

  • (D) தவறு

    Wrong: iron ores are haematite, magnetite etc.