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Standard VIII
Geography
Extraction of minerals
Which mining ...
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Which mining method is used to extract minerals like oil and natural gas?
A
Quarrying
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B
Open cast
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C
Alluvial
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D
Drilling
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Solution
The correct option is
A
Drilling
A
drilling
rig is a machine that creates holes in the earth's sub-surface.
Drilling
rigs can be massive structures housing equipment
used
to
drill
water wells,
oil
wells, or
natural gas extraction
wells, etc.
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