Morning Star solutions for टोटल जियोग्राफी [अंग्रेजी] कक्षा १० आईसीएसई chapter 18 - Manufacturing Industries (Agro-Based) [Latest edition]

Iron and steel industry and petroleum industry are the ______ industries.

Assertion (A): Jute mills are concentrated in the Hooghly region.

Reason (R): Industries in India developed near the sources of raw material.

Assertion (A): Industrial units are located at places where water is easily available.

Reason (R): All industries depend heavily on the availability of fresh water.

______ are the industries which provide public utility based services.

Railways, Banking, Post and Telegraph industries are ______ industries.

Which of the following is used for producing steam that is a source of power for sugar industry?

Assertion (A): A large number of industries are located in and around metropolitan cities.

Reason (R): The availability as well as mobility of labour is an essential factor for industrial development.

______ are used for the distillation of liquor and to produce some chemicals and synthetic rubber.

Assertion (A): Extreme type of climate is not favourable for the location of industries.

Reason (R): It affects the availability of raw materials.

Name the important by-product of the sugar industry that is forcing the government to ban sugar export.

Which of the following is a by-product of sugar industry used for malting cardboard, paper and insulation boards?

Assertion (A): There is excessive pressure on sugar factories during harvest time.

Reason (R): About the entire crop of sugarcane is harvested at the same time.

Name the by-product of sugar industry used for malting wax, carbon paper and shoe polish.

Sugarcane is not a plantation crop. What does this mean for the sugar industry?

Assertion (A): Mumbai and Ahmedabad have emerged as important cotton manufacturing centres.

Reason (R): They fulfil all requirements of the industry.

Which of the following cities account for nearly half of India’s cotton mill cloth manufactured?

Complete the analogy with reference to the silk industry.

Karnataka : Mysore : : Uttar Pradesh : ______.

Assertion (A): India is one of the largest producers of silk in the world.

Reason (R): It has a long tradition of manufacturing and producing silk textiles.

Assertion (A): India contributes to about 18 per cent to the world silk production. What is however, more noteworthy is the fact that India's requirement of raw silk is much higher than its current production at present.

Reason (R): While sericulturists want imports of raw silk to be restricted to have better market for their produce, exporters want imports of cheaper raw silk so as to be able to export more silk products at competitive rates.

India has monopoly over golden yellow muga silk. Which state does it come from?

Give the difference between the following:

Micro Enterprise and Medium Enterprise.

Give the difference between the following:

Heavy Industries and Light Industries.

Give the difference between the following:

Basic and Secondary industries.

Differentiate between mineral based industry and agro-based industry giving one example for each.

Classify industries on the basis of the nature of products. Give one example of each.

Why should these industries be located close to the sugarcane growing areas?

Give a geographical reason for the following:

Mumbai is known as the ‘Cottonopolis of India’.

Give a geographical reason for the following:

The silk industry has a small market.

Mention two advantages of setting up a small scale industry.

Give two points of difference between a public sector and a private sector industry.

Name two by-products of the sugar industry. Give one use of each.

Why is the sugar industry highly dispersed in India?

Give a geographical reason for the following:

Scanty rain leads to lower sugar output.

Give a geographical reason for the following:

India’s troubled sugar crop would lead to increase in global price.

Give a geographical reason for the following:

Sericulture flourished in Karnataka.

Give three important reasons which have made Maharashtra the leading producer of sugar in India.

Mention any two features of the cotton textile industry in India.

Why have Mumbai and Ahmedabad emerged as the important cotton manufacturing centres?

State any three problems faced by the cotton industry in India.

What is sericulture?

State one of the main problems of the silk industry.

State any two geographical features favourable for setting an industry.

Mysore is known for its soft, lustrous and durable silk. Murali is a silk weaver in Mysore. He does not want his children to follow his footsteps. What could be the reason for it?

Give a geographical reason for the following:

Sugarcane is a weight losing commodity.

Give a geographical reason for the following:

Uttar Pradesh has been relegated to second place in terms of sugar production.

Give a geographical reason for the following:

Export of sugar is being banned.

Name the state having the largest production of non-mulberry silk.

Name the type of silk available in this state:

Assam

Name the type of silk available in this state:

Bihar

1. 1. Is the government going to continue the ban on exports? Give reasons to support your answer.
   2. How would ‘patchy rains’ impact the crop?
2. What purpose does the ban on sugar export serve?
3. In the subsequent year (2024) there was heavy rainfall and flooding. What would be the impact of this on sugar production in 2025-26? Do you think the ban would be lifted? Why?
4. What would be the impact of this ban on the global market? Give reasons.

1. Which are the most important factors which have led Mr. Rahat to invest in the industry?
2. Where would you advise him to set up his unit?
3. List any three problems of this industry. How would you advise Mr. Rahat to tackle them?
4. Is there an alternate industry that can be set up in this belt? What is it? Compare the profitability of both.

Ramesh lived in a town far away from the city. He inherited a fortune from his uncle and started an agro-based manufacturing unit in his town. His manufacturing plant had all the modern equipment and produced quality products. Still his unit ran into losses. What could be the reasons for it?

Your cousin who lives in Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh wants to start a sugar mill. He wants you to advice him on the feasibility of starting a sugar mill in the area, based on the location, availability of resources, transport and market for selling the manufactured products. What would you suggest to your cousin?