Question

Assertion (A): Mineral based industry forms the backbone of industrial development.

Reason (R): It provides raw material for industrial and consumer goods as well as infrastructure.

विकल्प

• Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

• Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.

• A is true but R is false.

• A is false but R is true.

Answer 1

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation:

Mineral-based industries (iron & steel, cement, petrochemicals, etc.) are described as key or basic industries, “pillars” of industrial development, because most other industries (heavy engineering, construction, transport, consumer durables, machinery, defence equipment, etc.) depend on their products as primary inputs. This makes mineral-based industry the backbone of industrial growth.