09: Industries In India: Agro Based Industries Class 10 Geography : Icse-x-geography

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09: Industries in India: Agro Based Industries Class 10 Geography

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Qstn #9
With reference to the industries of India, explain:

#9-i
Joint Sector Industries
Ans : Joint sector industries are owned and managed jointly by the government and private firms who have contributed their capital but the day-to-day management is in private hands.

#9-ii
Co-operative Industries
Ans : Co-operative industries are owned and run co-operatively by a group of people who usually produce the raw material, e.g., sugar mills are owned and run by farmers producing sugarcane.

Qstn #10
What efforts are being made by the government to help village industries?
Ans : The Government has set up a number of agencies to help the village industries. Among them the small scale industries—the Khadi and Village industries, and The All India Handicrafts Board are most important. Credit facilities are made available from banks and financial institutions.

Qstn #11
How far does the sugar region extend in Northern India?
Ans : The sugar region of Northern India extends to east-west on the plains of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Both Uttar Pradesh and Bihar account for 40% of India’s sugar output. The other sugar producing states of Northern India are Haryana, West Bengal, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh.

Qstn #12
Mention two problems faced by the Sugar industry in India.
Ans :
This industry is seasonal in character.
There are great distances between the factories and fields.

#13

#13-i
Mention some problems of cotton textile industry.
Or
Mention two problems faced by the cotton textile industry.
Or
Mention three main problems faced by the cotton textile industry in India.
Ans : Some problems of cotton textile industries are inadequate supply of raw material, machinery is outdated, existence of uneconomic units and low productivity of workers.

#13-ii
What do you mean by the term sick mills?
Ans : The term sick mills means that these operate at a loss rather than at profits.

Qstn #14
With reference to the cotton textile industry:

#14-i
Which is the country’s most important manufacturing centre?
Ans : Mumbai.

#14-ii
State two geographical reasons for its importance.
Ans : • The hinterland of Mumbai has black Regur soil.
• The humid climate of Mumbai favours the production of yams of finer quality.

Qstn #15
What are the requirements of the woollen industry?
Ans :
Wool, wool waste, rags.
Plentiful supply of clean water for scouring of the wool and for dyeing and ‘falling’ purposes.

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Section : C
Long Questions

Qstn #1
Mention two ways in which the agro-based industries have affected the economy of India.
Ans :
The agro-based industries have affected the economy of India in following ways:

These industries have reached a stage of development, that it has made the country self-sufficient as far as a number of products and services are concerned, it has also opened up the opportunities for exports.
Agro based industries have also reduced the dependency on agriculture and has provided various job opportunities for the people and also encouraged the private sector which has restructured the economy of India. Now India is no more an agricultural country but it is taking place of a major industrial country.