The metallurgical process in which a metal is obtained in a fused state is called

Correct answer: (d) smelting

Explanation

Smelting extracts a metal from its ore by heating with a reducing agent like coke (carbon), leaving the metal in a fused (molten) state.

Roasting heats sulphide ore in excess air, and calcination heats carbonate ore in limited air to drive off volatiles.

Froth flotation is only an ore-concentration step, not metal extraction.