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Chapter 3 Class 10 - Metals and Non-Metals

Question 4 - Assertion Reasoning Questions (MCQ) - Chapter 3 Class 10 - Metals and Non-Metals

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Assertion (A): A mineral is called ore, when metal  is extracted from it conveniently and economically.  

Reason (R): All ores are minerals but all minerals are not ores.  

Answer

 

Minerals are naturally occurring chemical substances in the earth’s crust obtained by mining. 

A mineral is called an ore only when the metal can be extracted from it conveniently and economically. 

Thus, all ores are minerals but all minerals are not ores.  

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Thus, 

  • The Assertion is True.
  • The reason is also True.

And the Reason is NOT the correct explanation for the assertion.  

So, the correct answer is (b)  

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