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Manufacturing Industries Class 10 Important Question Answer
Q1. Define manufacturing Industry and describe about Cotton Industries in India.
Ans – Production of goods in large quantities after processing from raw materials to more valuable products in a industry is called manufacturing Industry.
Cotton Industries in India –
In ancient India, cotton textiles were produced with hand spinning and handloom weaving techniques. After the 18th century, power -looms came into use. In the early years, the cotton textile industry was concentrated in the cotton growing belt of Maharashtra and Gujarat. Availability of raw cotton, market, transport including accessible port facilities, labour,
moist climate, etc. contributed towards its localisation. This industry has close links with agriculture and provides a living to farmers, cotton boll pluckers and workers engaged in ginning, spinning, weaving, dyeing, designing, packaging, tailoring and sewing.
Q2. What is manufacturing? Define. Most Important
Ans – Production of goods in large quantities after processing from raw materials to more valuable products is called manufacturing.
Q3. How do industries pollute the environment ? Write in brief. Most Important
Ans – Environmental pollution is becoming a serious problem for mankind. Industries have caused Air, Water, Land and Noise pollution. Sulphur dioxide and carbon monoxide gases cause air pollution. Smoke from chemical industries and burning of fossil fuels cause hazards. Bhopal Gas Tragedy is one example. Industrial waste causes water pollution. Wastes from Nuclear plants cause cancer. Industrial processes cause noise pollution.
Q4. Why Cotton Textile industry was concentrated in Maharashtra and Gujarat ?
Ans – Cotton textile industry was concentrated in Maharashtra and Gujrat due to following reasons :-
- Availability of Raw Material
- Big market for International trade
- Transport to port was cheap.
- Cheap labour in these areas
Q5. What are basic Industries ? Give examples. Most Important
Ans – Basic industries supply the products or raw materials to manufacture other goods such as iron and steel, copper , aluminum are some basic industries.
Q6. What is Agro based industries ? Give any two examples.
Ans – Industries that obtained raw material from agriculture produces is called agro based industries. Examples: Jute industry, cotton industry etc.
Q7. Name any three physical factors for the location of an industry.
Ans –
- Availability of Raw Material
- Suitable climate.
- Availability of suitable transport facilities.
Q8. Classify Industries on the basis of ownership.
Ans –
- Public Sector Industry
- Private Sector Industry
- Joint Sector Industry
- Cooperative sector Industries
Q9. Name four electronic goods producing centres of India.
Ans – Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata
Q10. Why are most of the Jute mills of India located in West Bengal ?
Ans – Jute mills of india located in west Bengal , mainly along the bank of Hugli river because of jute producing areas, less expansive water transport, supported by a good network of roadways, railways and waterways to facilitate raw material to jute mills.
Q11. What are light industries?
Ans – Industries using light type of raw material and producing light goods are called light industries. examples- electronics industry produces fans, bulb, watches. etc.
Q12. Which industry manufacture telephone, computer etc. ?
Ans – Information Technology and Electronics Industry
Q13. Which industry uses lime-stone as raw material ?
Ans – Iron and Steel Industry
Q14. Which industry uses Bauxite as a raw material?
Ans – Aluminium industry
Q15. __________ is used by Aluminium industry as a basic raw material. (Bauxite / Copper)
Ans – Bauxite
Q16. Define the Public Industry.
Ans – Industries which are owned and operated by the government is called Public Industry. example – BHEL, SAIL
Q17. Oil India Limited is a ________ sector enterprise. (Private/Public)
Ans – Public
Q18. ‘Production of valuable products after processing from Raw material’. What we call?
Ans – Manufacturing
Q19. In which state Bhilai Steel Plant is located ? Most Important
Ans – Chhattisgarh