Austine Vas, Hemant M. Pednekar, Vidhya Malar solutions for Geography Our Earth [English] Class 10 ICSE chapter 14 - Industries in India Part II - Mineral-Based Industries [null edition]

Chota Nagpur plateau region is known for ______ industries.

______ is the first steel plant to be set up in India.

______ steel plant is the largest steel plant in India.

Tata iron and steel gets the major part of its iron ore supply from ______ district of Jharkhand.

______ is known as the ‘Electronic capital of India’.

______ plant was established in collaboration with USSR.

______ plant was established in collaboration with a German firm.

Mini steel plants use ______ for smelting iron ore.

Satellite launching station is present in ______.

______ is used for hardening steel.

Assertion (A): The iron and steel industry is known as the ‘Basic Industry’ or ‘Key Industry’.

Reason (R): There is not much income from it.

Assertion (A): Sponge iron is called Direct Reduced Iron.

Reason (R): Sponge iron is made by directly reducing iron ore into iron using carbon, and its surface has a number of holes.

Assertion (A): Petrochemical products have become an inseparable part of our daily life.

Reason (R): They are available everywhere.

Assertion (A): Bengaluru is called the ‘Silicon Valley of India’.

Reason (R): Many big IT companies, such as TCS, Infosys, Oracle, and Wipro, are located in Bengaluru.

Answer the following question with reference to Tata Iron and Steel Company-

When was it set up?

Answer the following questions with reference to Tata Iron and Steel Company -

Where is it located?

Name the integrated steel plant with an advantage of coastal location.

What do the following abbreviations stand for -

ISRO

What do the following abbreviations stand for -

TISCО

What do the following abbreviations stand for -

BSP

What do the following abbreviations stand for -

BEL

Which organization is the apex body of India’s space science programme?

Name the two cities which are the centres of the Indian Software technology.

What is ‘pig-iron’?

What are integrated steel plants?

What is sponge iron?

Answer the following question with reference to Tata Iron and Steel Company -

Where does it procure its iron ore and coal from?

Answer the following question with reference to Tata Iron and Steel Company -

Where does it procure its manganese and dolomite from?

What are the two unique features of Visakhapatnam steel plant?

What are petrochemicals?

Give two examples of petrochemical products.

Where is the petrochemical plant of the Bongaigaon Petrochemicals Ltd. located?

What is the main product of the petrochemical plant of the Bongaigaon Petrochemicals Ltd. unit?

Where is the petrochemical plant of Reliance Petrochemicals located?

What is the main product of petrochemical plant of Reliance Petrochemicals unit?

What are the main products manufactured by Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL), Bengaluru?

What are the main products manufactured by Electronic Corporation of India Ltd. (ECIL), Hyderabad?

Mention any two advantages of Mini Steel Plants.

What are the three main stages of producing steel from Iron ore?

Where does Bhilai Steel Plant get its Iron ore from?

Where does Bhilai Steel Plant get its coal from?

Where does Bhilai Steel Plant get its limestone from?

Where does Bhilai Steel Plant get its Manganese from?

Where does Bhilai Steel Plant get its water from?

Where does Bhilai Steel Plant get its power from?

Where does Rourkela Steel Plant get its Iron ore?

Where does Rourkela Steel Plant get its coal?

Where does Rourkela Steel Plant get its limestone?

Where does Rourkela Steel Plant get its Manganese?

Where does Rourkela Steel Plant get its water?

Where does Rourkela Steel Plant get its power?

What are the three major problems faced by the Iron and steel industry?

What are the three main advantages of petrochemical products over natural products?

Where is the petrochemical plant of Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd. (IPCL) located?

What are the two main products of petrochemical plant of Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd. (IPCL) unit?

Where is the petrochemical plant of Petrofils Co-operatives Ltd. (PCL) located?

What are the two main product of petrochemical plant of Petrofils Co-operatives Ltd. (PCL) unit?

Where is the Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd. plant located?

What are the two main products of Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd. plant unit?

Where is the petrochemical plant of National Organic Chemicals Industries Ltd. located?

What are the two main products of petrochemical plant of National Organic Chemicals Industries Ltd. unit?

Give reasons for the following.

Iron and steel industry is called the ‘Basic’ or ‘Key’ industry.

Give reasons for the following.

Most of the Steel plants under government undertaking are situated in Chotanagpur plateau region.

Give reasons for the following.

Manganese is used as one of the important raw materials in producing steel.

Give reasons for the following.

Petrochemical plants are generally located near oil refineries.

Give a reason for the following:

Bengaluru is known as the Electronic Capital of India.

Give reasons for the following.

Bengaluru is called the ‘Silicon valley of Indi'.

Which of the following is a basic/key industry?

How are the industries important for India? (Two points)

State the difference between Agro based industry and Forest based industry. Give one example for each type of industry.

What has made Mumbai an important centre for cotton textile production? (Write any two points)

Why are the petrochemical product in great demand?

Mention two problems faced by the Sugar industry of India.

Where is TATA STEEL located?

Why is the Silk industry losing the market in recent times?

Which of the following is NOT a centre for the iron and steel industry?

Based on the ownership, what type of industry is Vishakhapatnam Steel Plant?

What is meant by cooperative sector industry?

Explain the following term:

Sericulture

Explain the following term:

Integrated steel plant.

Give one reason to explain the following:

Mini-steel plants help in conservation of coal.

Give one reason to explain the following:

Location of sugar industry is shifting to the southern part of India.

Give one reason to explain the following:

The electronic industry is growing at a fast rate.

State two conditions that favour the location of cotton textile industry in Ahmedabad.

State any one advantage of locating Iron and Steel industry at Rourkela.