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Alumina and later aluminium are obtained from:
ABornite
BBarytes
CBentonite
DBauxite
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Bauxite
1. Several ores contain aluminium.
2. It is from bauxite, a clay-like substance, that alumina and later aluminium are obtained.
3. Bauxite deposits form by the decomposition of rocks rich in aluminium silicates.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 Social Science, 'Contemporary India II', Ch 5 'Minerals and Energy Resources'_
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