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Unit 2 Ch 5 : Minerals and Energy Resources — Social Studies STD 10 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10Social StudiesUnit 2 Ch 5 : Minerals and Energy Resources5 Marks
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Why should we conserve mineral and energy resources?
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Answer

Need to conserve mineral and energy resources:
  1. Minerals are vital for the development progress of a country.
  2. Irrational use may lead to socio-economic problems.
  3. Minerals are limited in nature.
  4. over exploitation of minerals has reduced the amount of minerals.
  5. They are non renewable.
  6. Minerals are the exhaustable resource.
  7. They cannot be reproduced or regenerated again again.
  8. Minerals are not only for the present generation but we should meet the needs for future generation also so minerals should be conserved.

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