What are basic industries? Give an example.

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Basic or key industries are those which supply their products as raw materials to manufacture other goods e.g., iron and steel and copper smelting, aluminum smelting.

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Select one agro-based and one mineral-based industry in your area. (i) What are the raw materials they use? (ii) What are the other inputs in the process of manufacturing that involve transportation cost? (iii) Are these factories following environmental norms?

Give one word for each of the following with regard to industry. The number of letters in each word are hinted in brackets. (i) Used to drive machinery (5) P..........

Discuss the steps to be taken to minimise environmental degradation by industry?

How do industries pollute the environment?

How are integrated steel plants different from mini steel plants? What problems does the industry face? What recent developments have led to a rise in the production capacity?

Name the important raw materials used in the manufacturing of cement?

Name any three human factors for the location of an industry.

Name any three physical factors for the location of the industry.

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Multiple choice questions. 1. Which one of the following industries uses limestone as a raw material.

Find out where the plants are located in other states of India.

Where would it be economically viable to set up the cement manufacturing units?

Do you think the cost of transporting the finished products after packaging is likely to be cheaper or more expensive than the cost of transporting aluminium and plastic? Why?

A factory produces aluminium saucepans with plastic handles. It obtains aluminium from a smelter and a plastic component from another factory. All the manufactured saucepans are sent to a warehouse:(a)Which raw material is likely to be most expensive to transport and why?

Have you read about the Kalinganagar controversy? Collect information from different sources and discuss.

Collect information about products of steel plants in India.

Total production of finished steel in India Represent the given data with a bar diagram

Make a list of all such goods made of steel that you can think of.

Classify the following into two groups on the basis of bulk and weight of raw material and finished goods.(i) Oil (vi) Sewing Machines(ii) Knitting needles (vii) Shipbuilding

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More NCERT Questions

Solve the puzzle by following your search horizontally and vertically to find the hidden answers.

Select one agro-based and one mineral-based industry in your area. (i) What are the raw materials they use? (ii) What are the other inputs in the process of manufacturing that involve transportation cost? (iii) Are these factories following environmental norms?

Give one word for each of the following with regard to industry. The number of letters in each word are hinted in brackets. (i) Used to drive machinery (5) P..........

Discuss the steps to be taken to minimise environmental degradation by industry?

How do industries pollute the environment?

How are integrated steel plants different from mini steel plants? What problems does the industry face? What recent developments have led to a rise in the production capacity?

Name the important raw materials used in the manufacturing of cement?

Name any three human factors for the location of an industry.

Name any three physical factors for the location of the industry.

What is manufacturing? rs.

Multiple choice questions. 1. Which one of the following industries uses limestone as a raw material.

Find out where the plants are located in other states of India.

Where would it be economically viable to set up the cement manufacturing units?

Do you think the cost of transporting the finished products after packaging is likely to be cheaper or more expensive than the cost of transporting aluminium and plastic? Why?

A factory produces aluminium saucepans with plastic handles. It obtains aluminium from a smelter and a plastic component from another factory. All the manufactured saucepans are sent to a warehouse:(a)Which raw material is likely to be most expensive to transport and why?

Have you read about the Kalinganagar controversy? Collect information from different sources and discuss.

Collect information about products of steel plants in India.

Total production of finished steel in India Represent the given data with a bar diagram

Make a list of all such goods made of steel that you can think of.

Classify the following into two groups on the basis of bulk and weight of raw material and finished goods.(i) Oil (vi) Sewing Machines(ii) Knitting needles (vii) Shipbuilding

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