ICSE-X-Geography

10: Mineral Based Industries Class 10 Geography

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    Section : A
  • Qstn #1
    What do you mean by manufacturing industries?
    Ans : Those economic activities which are engaged in the processing and altering of raw materials and semi-finished products into finished products are known as manufacturing industries.
  • Qstn #2
    Why is Iron and Steel a basic industry?
    Ans : It is a basic industry because other manufacturing industries, e.g., machine tools, locomotives, railway rolling stock, shipbuilding, depend on Steel.
  • Qstn #3
    Which are other manufacturing industries, which depend on Iron and Steel industry?
    Ans : Other manufacturing industries, e.g., machine tools, railway rolling stock like locomotives, coaches and ship-building indirectly depend on it.
  • Qstn #4
    Which industries depend Iron and Steel industry directly?
    Ans : Engineering industries directly depend on it. For example: Defence equipment’s, a variety of consumer goods like bicycles, fans, furniture, tractors and other agricultural machinery are also manufactured.
  • Qstn #5
    What are mini Steel plants?
    Ans : The mini Steel plants are of small or medium size and have less production capacity as compared with the big Steel plants. It has electric furnaces and utilize scrap sponge iron as raw materials.
  • Qstn #6
    What are Integrated Steel Plants?
    Ans : Integrated Steel Plant is one where all the processes are carried out in one complex, starting from handling of raw materials, Sinter making, Coke making, Steel making, rolling and shaping.
  • Qstn #7
    Where are the recent Integrated Iron and Steel Plants of India located?
    Ans : Vishakhapatnam Steel Project, Vijayanagar Steel Plant and Salem Steel Plant.
  • Qstn #8
    What are the facilities enjoyed by ‘Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Works’?
    Ans : It is ideally located because most of the materials required are available within a radius of 50 km at Bhadravati. Instead of coal it was charcoal from the wood in Shimoga and Kadur forests.
  • Qstn #9
    Where is the Durgapur Steel Plant located?
    Ans : The Durgapur Steel Plant is located in Burdwan district of West Bengal (about 160 km. from Kolkata).
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  • #10-i
    Which river provides the water facilities for IISCO plant?
    Ans : Damodar river provides the water facilities for IISCO plant.
  • #10-ii
    From where does it export its finished goods?
    Ans : Kolkata port facilitates the export of finished goods.
  • Qstn #11
    Mention any one problem faced by the Iron and Steel Industry in India.
    Ans :
    • Declining quality raw material.
    • Inadequate supply of power and coal.
    • Low productivity of labour.