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Question
With the help of an example each, explain, how ‘agro based’ industries are different from ‘mineral based’ industries?
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Solution
Agro-based industries utilise agricultural products as raw material, e.g., sugar industry, jute industry.
Mineral based industries obtain their raw materials from mines and quarries like coals, iron-ore, bauxite, etc., Steel plants.
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