CLASS 10 SOCIAL SCIENCE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES - Very Short Answers Type [VSATQ] #27

 

 

 

Manufacturing Industries Class 10

 

Very Short Answers Type  [VSATQ]

 

Question 1.
Classify industries on the basis of source of raw materials.
Answer:
On the basis of source of raw materials used, industries are of two types

• Agro-based: Cotton, woollen, jute, silk, textile, rubber, sugar, tea, coffee and edible oil.
• Mineral-based: Iron and steel, cement, aluminium, machine tools, petrochemicals.

 

Question 2.
Which sector of economy do manufacturing industries fall in?
Answer:
Manufacturing industries fall in the secondary sector.

 

Question 3.
Which countries are considered prosperous?
Answer:
Countries that transform their raw materials into a wide variety of furnished goods of higher value are considered prosperous.

 

Question 4.
What does India’s prosperity lie in?
Answer:
India’s prosperity lies in increasing and diversifying its manufacturing industries as quickly as possible.

 

Question 5.
What are known as agglomeration economies?
Answer:
Many industries tend to come together to make use of the advantages offered by the urban centres known as agglomeration economies.

 

Question 6.
Classify industries on the basis of the bulk and weight of raw material and finished goods.
Answer:
Based on the bulk and weight of raw material and finished goods, industries are classified into two types-

• Heavy industries such as iron and steel.
• Light industries that use light raw materials and produce light goods such as electrical industries.

 

Question 7.
Mention some industries that are based on agricultural raw materials.
Answer:
Cotton, jute, silk, woollen, textile, sugar and edible oil etc., industries are based on agricultural raw materials.

 

Question 8.
Why did our traditional industries suffer a setback during the colonial period?
Answer:
Our traditional industries suffered a setback during the colonial period because they could not compete with the mill-made cloth from England.

 

Question 9.
When and where was the first successful textile mill established?
Answer:
The first successful textile mill was established in Mumbai in 1854.

 

Question 10.
Where was the cotton textile industry concentrated in the country in the early years?
Answer:
In the early years, the cotton textile industry was concentrated in the cotton growing belt of Maharashtra and Gujarat.

 

Question 11.
Mention the factors that contributed towards the localisation of the cotton textile industry in Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Answer:
Availability of raw cotton, market, transport including accessible port facilities, labour, moist climate, etc., contributed towards the localisation in Maharashtra and Gujarat.

 

Question 12.
Name some industries that are supported by the cotton textile industry.
Answer:

• Chemicals and dyes
• Mill stores
• Packaging materials
• Engineering works

 

Question 13.
Name the countries which import cotton goods from India.
Answer:
Japan, USA, UK, Russia, France, East European countries, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka and African countries.

 

Question 14.
Mention India’s position in the world in the production of raw jute and jute goods.
Answer:
India is the largest producer of raw jute and jute goods and stands at second place as an exporter after Bangladesh.

 

Question 15.
Where are most of the jute mills located in West Bengal?
Answer:
Most of the jute mills are located in West Bengal, mainly along the banks of the Hugli river, in a narrow belt which is 98 km long and 3 km wide.

 

Question 16.
What has once again opened the opportunity for jute products?
Answer:
The growing global concern for environment-friendly, biodegradable materials, has once again opened the opportunity for jute products.

 

Question 17.
Mention India’s position in the production of sugar.
Answer:
India stands second as a world producer of sugar but occupies the first place in the production of gur and khandsari.

 

Question 18.
Why is sugar industry suited to the cooperative sector?
Answer:
Sugar industry is suited to the cooperative sector because sugar production is seasonal in nature and saves the producers from the exploitation of money lenders.

 

Question 19.
What are mineral-based industries?
Answer:
Industries that use minerals and metals as raw materials are called mineral-based industries.

 

Question 20.
Why is iron and steel industry called the basic industry?
Answer:
It is called so because all other industries like heavy, medium and light, depend on this industry for their machinery.

 

Question 21.
What is the use of steel?
Answer:
Steel is needed to manufacture a variety of engineering goods, construction material, defence, medical, telephonic, scientific equipment and a variety of consumer goods.

 

Question 22.
Why is iron and steel a heavy industry?
Answer:
Iron and steel is a heavy industry because all the raw materials as well as finished goods are heavy and bulky entailing heavy transportation costs.

 

Question 23.
Which country is the largest producer as well as the largest consumer of steel?
Answer:
China is the largest producer as well as the largest consumer of steel.

 

Question 24.
Which is the electronic capital of India?
Answer:
Bengaluru is the electronic capital of India.

 

Question 25.
Name important centres for electronic goods other than Bengaluru.
Answer:
Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Pune, Chennai, Kolkata, Lucknow and Coimbatore.

 

Question 26.
Name some software technology parks of India.
Answer:
Noida, Jaipur, Indore, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Guwahati, etc.

 

Question 27.
What is the full form of NTPC?
Answer:
NTPC-National Thermal Power Corporation.