Question

Look at fig. Observe the logos given below and answer the following questions.

1. Identify the industries with which they are associated.
2. Which raw material is used for these industries. Classify them accordingly.
3. From which part of India do they get these raw materials? Discuss and write.

Answer 1

1.

1. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation - It is India’s largest oil and gas exploration and Production Company.
2. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd. (RINL) - Steel production
3. Aarey - Milk Industry
4. Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) - It is one of the largest locomotive manufacturers in the world.
5. Maharashtra Agro Industries Development Corporation (Limited) MAIDC - Production of pesticides, fertilizers, animal feed, agro-engineering (introducing new kinds of farm implements, sale and repair of tractors, harvesters etc.) and processing food (like jams, jellies and sauces).
6. Khadi and Village industries Commission (KVIC) - Establishment and development of khadi and village Industries in rural areas.
7. Central Silk Board (CSB) - Silk production
8. Rashtriya Chemical and Fertilizers Ltd. (RCF) - Chemical and fertilizer production

2. 

Classification	Industries	Raw materials
Agro-based industries	Maharashtra Agro-industries Development Corporation Ltd.	Seeds, raw materials required for the production of pesticides, fertilisers
	Khadi and Village Industries Commission	Cotton, silk and wool
Animal product-based industries	Aarey	Milk
	Central Silk Board (CSB)	Silk
Minerals and metal-based industries	Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC)	Crude oil and natural gas
	Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd. (RINL)	Iron ore and coal
	Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW)	Iron and steel and aluminium
	Rashtriya Chemical and Fertilizers Ltd. (RCF)	Chemicals and different minerals

3.

1. Iron ore, coal, limestone etc.: Chhota Nagpur plateau area of Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra etc.
2. Natural Gas: Krishna-Godavari Basin, Mumbai High in the Arabian Sea.
3. Mineral Oil: Mumbai High in Arabian sea, Digboi in Assam, Ankleshwar in Gujarat.
4. Milk: Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Maharashtra, Punjab, Gujarat.
5. Cotton: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh.
6. Silk: Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir.