ICSE-X-Geography
09: Industries in India: Agro Based Industries Class 10 Geography
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- Qstn #1Mention the pattern of economy which India has adopted.Ans : India has adopted a pattern of mixed economy.
- Qstn #2Mention one major problem of the small scale industry.Ans : Due to poverty and ignorance of the village people, their method and techniques of production are outdated.
- Qstn #3What is the another name to Khadi and Village industries?Ans : Khadi and Village industries are also known as cottage industries. .
- Qstn #4What are public sector industries?Ans : Industries owned and managed completely by the state or its agencies are called public sector industries.
Examples: Chittaranjan Locomotive Works.
- Qstn #5What are private sector industries?Ans : Industries which are owned by individuals are called private sector industries, e.g., Tata Iron and Steel Plant.
- Qstn #6What is meant by ‘agro-industry’?Ans : Industries that depend on agricultural products for their raw materials are called agro industries.
- Qstn #7Where was the first sugar industry set up in India?Ans : The first sugar industry was set up in 1903 at Coimbatore in South India.
- Qstn #8Mention the areas producing sugar in Southern India.Ans : Maharashtra is the most important sugar producing state of South India. The other important sugar producers of South India are Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
- Qstn #9What do you understand by the bagasse?Ans : Rejected cane after crushing is used for the manufacture of paper, cardboard and insulation board. .
- Qstn #10What are the uses of press mud?Ans : It is used for polish, carbon paper and for the extraction of wax.
- Qstn #11What are the raw materials needed by the textile industry?Ans : Cotton, jute, silk and wool are the basic raw materials of the textile industry.
- Qstn #12When and where did the first modem textile industry in India begin?Ans : The first modem textile industry in India began at Fort Gloster near Kolkata in early nineteenth century.
- Qstn #13Which is the second most important cotton-textile centre of India?Ans : Ahmedabad is the second most important cotton textile centre of India.
- Qstn #15What is the single disadvantage faced by Kolkata for cotton textile production?Ans : The only disadvantage is that the raw material has to be brought from the distant cotton growing areas of the Deccan Plateau, is the problem faced by Kolkata.