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Why is the iron and steel industry called a basic industry? - Geography

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Why is the iron and steel industry called a basic industry?

Why iron and steel industry is called the key industry?

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Iron and steel industry is called a basic/key industry because all other kinds of industries such as light, medium and heavy industries depend upon it for their machinery. Steel is required to manufacture several engineering goods, construction materials, defence goods, telephonic parts and a variety of other consumer goods, making it the backbone of industrial development.

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पाठ 18: Industries - EXERCISES [पृष्ठ ४६२]

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डी. आर. खुल्लर Geography [English] Class 12 ISC
पाठ 18 Industries
EXERCISES | Q I. 16. | पृष्ठ ४६२

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

The Iron and Steel industry constitutes the backbone of the modern industrial economy’. Give two reasons to justify the statement.


Name the following: An iron ore mine of Karnataka.


Give a reason for each of the following:

Mini steel plants cause less pollution than integrated steel plants.


Where are Integrated Coaches manufactured.


Where does the Bhilai Iron and Steel Industry gets it supply of:
(a) Iron ore        
(b) Coal
(c) Limestone  
(d) Manganese


Describe any three facilities at the Bhilai Steel Plant.


What are the facilities enjoyed by the Rourkela Steel Plant?


State the importance of Electronic in the field of:

Space technology.


What role do mini steel plants play in India’s economy?


How is it advantageous for a mini steel plant to use electric furnaces.


How is it advantageous for a mini steel plant:

not to be located close to the location of the raw material?


What does IISCO stand for and where is it located?


With reference to the Iron and Steel industry in India, give logical explanations for the following:

Most of the ‘Iron and Steel’ plants are ‘public sector undertakings’.


With reference to Tata Iron and Steel Company, answer the following;

When and where was it set up?


With reference to Visveswaraya Iron and Steel Ltd., answer the following:

From where does it get iron ore and power supply?


Mention the facilities required by the ship-building industry.


Name one important centre the production of the following:

Electronic goods 


Name one important centre the production of the following:

Petro chemicals


With reference to Rourkela steel plant answer the following:

Where is it located?


With reference to Rourkela steel plant answer the following:

From where does it get its iron ore requirement?


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