1Visit the community where your school stands. Make a list of the minerals used there and the job each one is doing, discuss the list in class, then write a report and show it to your teacher.
2Why are minerals called the raw material of industry?
3Describe the role minerals play in the agriculture sector.
4How is cement made from limestone, and give an example from Nepal.
5Name any five minerals used in construction, and say what slate and marble are used for.
6Name the minerals used as sources of energy and say where coal is used.
7Gypsum is a single mineral, yet it is listed under two sectors. Why?
8What are the four sectors in which the usefulness of minerals is studied? Give one example from each.