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Which natural resource is renewable but exhaustible if misused?

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OTET 2026 Social Studies Question Paper (5-Jul-2026)
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Forest

Forests are renewable because trees can regrow, but excessive deforestation and misuse can exhaust them permanently. Coal, petroleum, and minerals are non-renewable resources that cannot regenerate at all.

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