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What is an industry? Give an example.
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An industry is any human activity engaged in the conversion of raw materials or finished goods into readily usable materials. Examples: Sugarcane into sugar, Cotton into cloth, Bauxite into Aluminium,…
List the 8 main industrial zones of India.
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1. Hooghly Region, 2. Mumbai-Pune Region, 3. Ahmedabad-Vadodara Region, 4. Damodar Valley Industrial Region, 5. Southern Industrial Region, 6. National Capital Region, 7. Visakhapatnam-Guntur Region, …
What are the main factors influencing the location of industries?
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Main factors: 1. Availability of raw materials, 2. Energy resources, 3. Market access, 4. Transport facilities, 5. Labour availability, 6. Port facilities, 7. Land availability at low cost, 8. Technol…
Why is Iron and Steel industry called a 'basic industry'?
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Iron and Steel industry is called a 'basic industry' because it provides raw materials to other industries like machinery, railways, ship building, power projects, irrigation projects, building constr…
Name the first steel industry established in India and when was it established.
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The first steel industry in India was Bengal Iron Company Ltd., established in 1870 at Kulti in West Bengal.
List any 5 major iron and steel plants in India with their locations.
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1. TISCO - Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, 2. IISCO - Burnpur, West Bengal, 3. VISCO - Bhadravathi, Karnataka, 4. Bhilai Steel Plant - Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, 5. Rourkela Steel Plant - Rourkela, Odisha.
Why is Mumbai called the 'Manchester of India'?
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Mumbai is called the 'Manchester of India' because it has the highest number of cotton mills in the country. Manchester is Britain's main textile industry centre, hence the comparison. Mumbai is also …
When and where was the first cotton textile industry established in India?
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The first cotton textile industry in India was established in 1854 at Mumbai and Baruch.
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