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  1. 651RPSC1999General ScienceEnglish

    The softest mineral, Talc (Soapstone) is mainly

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    Correct option: D — Magnesium Silicate

  2. 652UPPSC1993General ScienceEnglish

    The chemical name of limestone is

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    Correct option: A — Calcium Carbonate

  3. 653RPSC2007General ScienceEnglish

    Chemically ‘Plaster of Paris’ is

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    Correct option: A — Calcium Sulphate

  4. 654BPSC1997General ScienceEnglish

    The chemical formula of the Plaster of Paris is

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    Correct option: B — CaSO₄·½H₂O

  5. 655UPPSC2004General ScienceEnglish

    Doctors, Artists and Sculptors use Calcium Sulphate which is popularly known as

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    Correct option: D — Plaster of Paris

  6. 656UPSC1994General ScienceEnglish

    Monazite is an ore of

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    Correct option: B — Thorium

  7. 657Goa PSC2013General ScienceEnglish

    Mica is a

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    Correct option: A — Good conductor of heat and bad conductor of electricity

  8. 658UPPSC2010General ScienceEnglish

    In which of the following industries is mica used as a raw material?

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    Correct option: D — Electrical

  9. 659UPPSC2005General ScienceEnglish

    Which one of the following liquids is very good conductor of heat?

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    Correct option: A — Mercury

  10. 660BPSC2000General ScienceEnglish

    Which one of the following metals is liquid at room temperature?

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    Correct option: B — Mercury

General Science practice — common questions

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