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Which petroleum product has replaced coal tar for metalling roads?

ADiesel
BBitumen
CParaffin
DKerosene
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Bitumen
1. Coal tar was once used on roads. 2. Bitumen now replaces it. 3. Bitumen is a petroleum product. _Source: syllabus Science, Chapter 5, Coal and Petroleum._
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