ICSE Class 10 Geography
Question 15 of 25
Mineral Based Industry — Question 17
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Question Assertion (A): Traditional raw materials are being replaced by petrochemical products.
Reason (R): The raw materials of the petrochemical industry are derived from petroleum.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false but R is true.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Explanation — Traditional raw materials are being replaced by petrochemical products because unlike traditional raw materials like cotton, jute, wood, etc. which are dependent on agriculture, raw materials of the petrochemical industry are derived from petroleum making them easily available, cost-effective, economically stable enabling cheaper mass produced products.