INDUSTRIES
INDIAN MINERALS AND INDUSTRIES
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Question
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Which one of the following industries uses limestone as a raw material?
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Aluminium
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Cement
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Steel
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Jute
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Complete answer:The cement industry uses limestone as its raw material.
Detailed explanation-2: -Limestone is a non-metallic mineral. It is an essential raw material in the cement industry. It is also used in smelting iron ores in blast furnaces.
Detailed explanation-3: -Cement is manufactured through a closely controlled chemical combination of calcium, silicon, aluminum, iron and other ingredients. Common materials used to manufacture cement include limestone, shells, and chalk or marl combined with shale, clay, slate, blast furnace slag, silica sand, and iron ore.
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