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Question

__________ gives hardness to stainless steel.

This question was previously asked in
SSC CGL 2016 (Tier 1) Previous Year Question Paper (11-Sep-2016) (Shift 2)
The correct answer is

Carbon

The correct answer is: Carbon. Carbon is added to stainless steel to provide hardness.

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