Arrange the following terms in order of increasing abstractness. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

1.Alloy

2.Metal

3.Steel

4.Mineral

A3, 2, 4, 1

B3, 1, 2, 4 ✓ Correct

C3, 1, 4, 2

D4, 2, 1, 3

Correct answer: (B) 3, 1, 2, 4

Explanation

In increasing abstractness the order is Steel, Alloy, Metal, Mineral.

Steel is the most concrete, a specific alloy with fixed composition.

Alloy is a wider class of which steel is one kind.

Metal is broader still, covering alloys and pure metals alike.

Mineral is the most abstract and general term of the four.

Rising from the most concrete to the most general gives steel up to mineral.

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