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Question
Match the items given in Column I with the items of Column II.
| Column I | Column II |
| (a) Used for road surfacing | (i) Black gold |
| (b) Natural gas | (ii) Vaseline and candles |
| (c) Petroleum | (iii) Bitumen |
| (d) Paraffin wax | (iv) CNG |
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Solution
| Column I | Answers |
| (a) Used for road surfacing | (iii) Bitumen |
| (b) Natural gas | (iv) CNG |
| (c) Petroleum | (i) Black gold |
| (d) Paraffin wax | (ii) Vaseline and candles |
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