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Question
Write the natural or manmade raw material of the following items.
Mattress, glass vessel, bangle, chair, gunny bag, broom, knife, pen.
Solution
| Items | Natural raw material | Man-made raw materials |
| Mattress | Cotton, Coir | Thermoplastic(Polypropylene) |
| Glass vessel | - | Glass (Silicate or borosilicate glass) |
| Bangle | Gold, silver, platinum. | Plastic, Glass |
| Chair | Wood | Plastic |
| Gunny bag | Jute, cotton | Plastic |
| Broom | Plant fibres | Plastic fibres |
| Knife | Metals such as iron | Plastic |
| Pen | Metals | Plastic |
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