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Limestone is the basic raw material for which industry?
ACement
BTextile
CPaper
DSugar
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Cement
1. Limestone is a calcium carbonate rock.
2. It is also used in blast furnaces.
3. Its main industry is cement.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 Geography, Contemporary India II, Chapter 5, Minerals and Energy Resources._
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