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Which of the following is the ore of zinc?

  1. Bauxite

  2. Magnetite

  3. Malachite

  4. Calamine


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

$\displaystyle Calamine$ $\displaystyle ZnCO _3$ is the mineral of zinc.
Hence, option (D) is correct answer.
 
$\displaystyle Magnetite$ $\displaystyle Fe _3O _4$ is iron mineral.

$\displaystyle Malachite $ $\displaystyle Cu _2CO _3(OH) _2$ is mineral of copper.

$\displaystyle Bauxite$ $\displaystyle Al _2O _3 \cdot 2H _2O$ is ore of aluminum.

Many minerals can be mined from the deep sea, such as:

  1. gold, nickel and cobalt

  2. copper, manganese and zinc

  3. both $A$ and $B$

  4. none of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Deep Sea mining is relatively unconventional method of extracting Rare Earth Elements (REE). It is an effective way to obtain a large amounts of rare earth metals. Minerals mined are- $Ag,Au,Cu,Mn,Co$ and $Zn$, etc.

Which one of the following is a mineral?

  1. Gypsum

  2. Magnesium

  3. Manganese

  4. Bauxite


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Solution:- (D) Bauxite

Bauxite is the principal ore of aluminum. Aluminum in bauxite is hosted by aluminum hydroxide minerals including gibbsite, boehmite, and diaspore.

Among the below given minerals, Potassium Chloride is extracted from
a) Sylvite
b) Carnallite
c) Potash

  1. Only a

  2. Only a and b

  3. Only b and c

  4. All a,b and c


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Potassium Chloride can be extracted from-

$a.$ Sylvite (Potassium Chloride in natural mineral form)
$b.$ Carnallite $(KCl\cdot MgCl _2\cdot 6H _2O)$
$c.$ Potash (rich in potassium chloride)

Maintaining health is possible, if _______ is maintained. 

  1. Height

  2. Weight

  3. Diet

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  • An important way to maintain your personal health is to have a healthy diet. A healthy diet includes a variety of plant-based and animal-based foods that provide nutrients to your body. 
  • Such nutrients give you energy and keep your body running. Nutrients help build and strengthen bones, muscles, and tendons and also regulate body processes (i.e., blood pressure). 
  • Physical exercise enhances or maintains physical fitness and sleep is an essential component to maintaining health. In children, sleep is also vital for growth and development. 
So, the correct answer is 'Diet'.

The food we consume is considered to be a part of our 

  1. Diet

  2. Life

  3. Both A and B

  4. Nutrients


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In nutrition, diet is the sum of food consumed by a person or other organism. Dietary habits are the habitual decisions an individual or culture makes when choosing what foods to eat. The word diet often implies the use of specific intake of nutrition for health or weight management reasons.

Difference between Burgundy's mixture and Bordeaux mixture is the presence of  in the former

  1. CuSO4

  2. Na2CO3

  3. Both (a) and (b)

  4. Water


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Bordeaux mixture consists of copper sulphate, lime and water and Burgundy's mixture is copper sulphate, sodium carbonate, and water.

Most abundant mineral of animal body is

  1. Iron

  2. Sodium

  3. Potassium

  4. Calcium


Correct Option: D

One of the following minerals is responsible to regulate your heart beat

  1. Sulphur

  2. Sodium

  3. Potassium

  4. Iron


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is not a vitamin deficiency disease

  1. Addison's disease

  2. Goitre

  3. Keratomalacia

  4. Xerophthalmia


Correct Option: B