Question

Which of the following is a pair of exhaustible natural resources.

• A. coal and soil
• B. air and sunlight
• C. water and petroleum
• D. wildlife and minerals

Answer 1

The correct option is D wildlife and minerals

Resources present in limited quantity that can be exhausted by human activities are called exhaustible natural resources. Wildlife and minerals are a pair of such resources. Soil, water, air and sunlight are renewable sources that can be replenished continuously. They are inexhaustible resources. They will not get exhausted. ​

​Hence, option D is correct.