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Per NCERT, what is one example of a NON-RENEWABLE resource that is being EXHAUSTED globally?
ARiver water
BCrude oil / petroleum reserves (limited fossil fuel stock — once used, cannot be regenerated quickly)
CSunlight
DWind
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Crude oil / petroleum reserves (limited fossil fuel stock — once used, cannot be regenerated quickly)
Per NCERT §Example 2, petroleum (fossil fuel) is the canonical non-renewable. Sun + wind + river water are renewable.
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