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LITTLE LILLYS EDUCATION SOCIETY
Class : 10 Std INDIAN INDUSTRIES SUB: GEOGRAPHY
I. FILL IN THE BLANKS:
1. Jindal Vijayanagar Steel Ltd is located in Karnataka state.
2. Bauxite is main raw material for aluminium industry.
3. The paper industry is a forest based industry.
4. The first modern paper mill was set up in 1932 at Serampur in West Bengal.
EXTRA FILL UPS:
5. The first modern iron and steel industry in India was started at Kulti in West Bengalin 1874.
6. There are 14 integrated iron and steel industries in India.
7. Mumbai is called as Cottonopolis and Manchester of India.
8. Bengaluru is known as Silicon Valley of India.
9. Iron and Steel is a metal based industry.
10. Sugarcane is an important agro based industry.
II. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:
1. What is meant by manufacturing industry? Mention their factors of location?
Ans.1. The conversion of raw materials into usable products is known as manufacturing industry.
Ex: Conversion of sugarcane into sugar, iron ore into steel, cotton into cloth, woodpulp into paper etc.
The location of industry depends upon the following factors:1. Supply of raw materials 2.Supply of power.3.
Transport and communication facilities.4.Market facilities5.Capital 6.Labour 7.Water supply 8. Ideal climate
9.Government policies.
2. List out the major industrial regions in India ?
Ans. The major industrial regions in India are-1. The Hooghly- Kolkata region. 2. The Mumbai- Pune region.
3.The Ahmedabad- Vadodara region. 4.The Madurai- Coimbatore region. 5.The Delhi- Meerut region.
6.The Vishakapatnam –Guntur region. 7. The Kollam- Thiruvananthapuram region.
3. Give an account of aluminium industry in India?
Ans.1. Aluminium is the most important nonferrous metal.2. It is the second important metal based industry in
India. 3. It was started in 1942 at Jayakaynagar in West Bengal.4. It is used in the manufacture of aeroplanes,
automobiles, railways, ships, household appliances, electrical cables and its foils are used as packing materials
for paint industry etc. 5. It is a good substitute for steel and copper.6. The location of aluminium industry
depends on the availability of bauxite, supply of hydro electricity, wide market and capital.
7. India ranks 11 th in the world for the production of aluminium products.
4. Describe the distribution of cotton textile industry in India?
Ans.1. Cotton textile industry is widely distributed over more than 76 towns and cities in India.
2. It is concentrated mainly in the cotton growing states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, TamilNadu, Karnataka
,MadhyaPradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana.
3. Maharashtra and Gujarat are the leading manufacturers of cotton textiles.
4. Mumbai is the most popular centre for cotton textile industry.5. It is known as Cottonopolis and Manchester
of India.
5. Write the importance of knowledge based industry in India?
Ans.1. The term “knowledge based industries” refers to those industries which are relatively intense in their
inputs of technology and human education.
2. They require intellectual capabilities than any physical inputs and raw materials.
3. The development of knowledge based industry has become a powerful tool of socio economic change.4.
India is witnessing young population and growing information technology.
5. Today Information Technology(IT) is a key knowledge based industry.
6. Software has become an important item of export in India.7. It is earning a large amount of foreign exchange
for the country.8. At present, it is very rapidly developing industry in the country.
EXTRA QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
6. How doesindustries play a vital role in the economic progress of the nation?
Ans.1. Industries are vital for economic progress.
2. The development of industries reduces the reliance on primary products and imported goods.
3. It helps to increase national and per capita income.4. It earns foreign exchange.5. It creates job
opportunities.6. It raises GDP (Gross Domestic Product).7. It raises standard of living of the people.8. It reduces
the pressure on agriculture.
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7. What is meant by industrial region?
Ans. Industrial regions refers to a region with the concentration of one or a variety of industries.
Ex: 1.The Mumbai-Pune region 2. The Delhi-Meerut region.
8. Which factors influence the location of Iron and Steel industries ?
Ans. The factors that influence the location of Iron and Steel industry are-
1. Supply of raw materials(Iron ore) 2. Coking coal as the main source of power.3.Hydelpower 4. Railway
transport and port facility.5.Plenty of water supply.6. Cheap labour 7. Capital
8. Local market etc.
9. List the 4 private Iron and Steel sectors in India?
Ans.1. The Tata Iron and Steel co(TISCO)at (Sakchi) Jamshedpur in Jharkhand.
2. Jindal Vijayanagar Steel Ltd(JVSL) at Torangallu, Ballari district in Karnataka.
3. Ispat Iron and Steel Ltd at Dolvi, Rathnagiri district in Maharashtra.4. Dubari Steel Plant at Gopalpur in
Odisha.
10. Name the by-products of sugar industry?
Ans.The by-products of sugar industry are-1. Molasses-Uncrystalled syrup extracted from raw sugar during
refining and used in the preparation of alcoholic drinks and manure.
2. Bagasse- Crushed items of sugarcane which can be used for the manufacture of paper and as fuel.
11. Name the raw materials that are used in the manufacturing of paper?
Ans. The raw materials used in the manufacturing of paper are-1. Soft wood like bamboo and cellulosic pulp.
2. Grasses like Sabai and Babhar.3.Straw of paddy and wheat.4. Bagasse of sugar cane.5.Cotton lints6.Rags etc.
12. Why were Software Technology Parks (STP) established in India?
Ans. To encourage the knowledge based industries or software industries, software technology parks(STP) were
established in 1995 in different parts of the country.
13. List the 10 public Iron and steel sectors in India?
Ans.1. Indian Iron and Steel co(IISCO) –Burnpur(West Bengal).
2. Vishweshwaraiah Iron and Steel Ltd(VISL)-Bhadravati- Karnataka.
3. Hindustan Steel Ltd- Bhilai –Durg(Chattisgarh).4. Hindustan Steel Ltd- Rourkela-Sundargarh(Odisha).
5. Hindustan Steel Ltd –Durgapur –West Bengal.6.Bokaro Steel Plant-Bokaro-Jharkhand7. The Salem Steel
Plant-Salem-TamilNadu.
8. The Vishakhapatnam Steel Plant(VSP)-Vishakhapatnam-Andhra Pradesh.
9. Daitari Steel Plant- Daitari- Paradwip- Odisha.10. Tata Steel Plant-Kalinganbar-Odisha.
III. Match the Following (Correct answers)
1. Bengaluru -- Silicon Valley of India
2. Mumbai – Cotton polis of India
3. Bhadravathi – VISL
4. Renukoot – Aluminium industry
