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Social Science (087) — CBSE Class 10 board question

Q1. [1] § ACTIVITY
Match Column-I with Column-II and choose the correct option :
  1. (a) A-(i), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(ii)
  2. (b) A-(ii), B-(i), C-(iii), D-(iv)
  3. (c) A-(iv), B-(ii), C-(i), D-(iii)
  4. (d) A-(iii), B-(iv), C-(ii), D-(i)
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Model Answer

(d) A-(iii), B-(iv), C-(ii), D-(i)

Copper is used in electric cables and utensils; Bauxite is used in aluminium production; Mica is used in electric and electronic industries; Manganese is used in manufacturing of steel and paints.

Explanation

Remember the specific uses: Copper — good conductor, so cables/utensils; Bauxite — ore of aluminium; Mica — heat/electricity resistant, used in electronics; Manganese — alloying agent for steel and also used in paints. These are standard facts from the Mineral Resources chapter (Ch. 5, Contemporary India II).

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