Morning Star solutions for Total Geography [English] Class 10 ICSE chapter 19 - Mineral Based Industry [Latest edition]

______ industry forms the backbone of industrial development in any country.

______ is used for hardening of steel.

Assertion (A): Mineral based industry forms the backbone of industrial development.

Reason (R): It provides raw material for industrial and consumer goods as well as infrastructure.

Iron is galvanised by using chromium, ______ and tungsten.

The molten iron that is obtained by the process of ore reduction is known as ______.

Assertion (A): Rourkela Steel Plant produces raw material used in the manufacture of fertilizers.

Reason (R): It produces a large quantity of nitrogen as a by-product.

______ is the largest steel making company in India in the Public sector.

Which of the following are the integrated Iron and Steel plants where SAIL produces Iron?

Assertion (A): The Government of India is promoting and planning to set up more mini steel plants.

Reason (R): These plants are non-polluting.

______ is the oldest steel plant in the country.

Tata Iron and Steel Company (now Tata Steel) was established by Dorabji Tata on August 26, 1904 as a part of his father Jamshedji Tata’s group. The plant, which started production in 1912, located at ______.

Bhilai Steel plant was established in collaboration with ______ in ______.

Assertion (A): Steel plant at Visakhapatnam has to import coal from Australia.

Reason (R): India has huge deposits of high grade iron ore.

Bhilai Steel Plant is located in Durg district of ______.

The main source of power for the Bhilai Steel Plant comes from the power station at ______.

Assertion (A): PSUs are planing to increase investment in capacity building for the manufacture of petrochemicals.

Reason (R): They aim to reduce the reliance on imports and address the growing need for polymer products.

Assertion (A): Traditional raw materials are being replaced by petrochemical products.

Reason (R): The raw materials of the petrochemical industry are derived from petroleum.

The Rourkela Steel Plant is the first integrated steel plant in public sector with an installed capacity of 1 million tonnes. Parvati, its first blast furnace was lighted by Dr Rajendra Prasad, India’s First President, on 3rd February 1959. It was built in ______ with cooperation from ______.

Assertion (A): Bengaluru and Hyderabad are leading centres of software industries.

Reason (R): They have multiple SEZs and IT Parks with world class infrastructure.

The modernisation and expansion of the Rourkela Steel Plant was carried out making it SAIL’s only plant that produces silicon steel for power sector and high quality pipes for the oil and gas sector. It obtains, iron ore from ______.

The Odisha group of Mines of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has in its ambit four Iron ore mines at Bolani, Barsuan, Kalta and Taldihi. With a combined annual capacity of 20.05 Million Tonnes per annum these mines are not only fulfilling the requirements of SAIL Plants, but are also supplying raw material to external customers. Which of the following industries would use the raw material from RSP?

Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), a Navaratna PSE, is the corporate entity of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, India’s first ______ based steel plant.

Visakhapatnam steel plant obtains iron ore from ______ in Chhattisgarh.

______ are organic chemicals derived from petroleum products; LPG and coal.

Which of the following are mismatched?

Which is the largest mineral-based industry in India? Why is it called the backbone of all industries?

What are integrated steel plants?

Give one example of integrated steel plant.

State any three factors which affect the location of an integrated steel plant.

Mention three factors which have helped Jamshedpur to develop into India’s major centre of steel production.

Name two major steel plants in the public sector.

Name the steel plants that were set up with Russian collaboration.

What are mini steel plants?

Name the steel plant located in Andhra Pradesh. What two advantages this steel plant have over the other steel plants in the public sector?

Give a geographical reason for the following:

Steel products need to be galvanised.

Give a geographical reason for the following:

Besides iron, manganese is a very important raw material in the steel manufacture process.

Give a geographical reason for the following:

Mini-steel plants are located far from iron-ore deposits.

As India marches towards achieving a GDP of US\$5 trillion by 2025-26, the significance of the petrochemicals business is growing as they cater to growth across several sectors viz. agriculture, automotive, packaging, construction, manufacturing, and many more. The demand for chemicals is predicted to nearly triple and the petrochemicals industry in India may reach US$1 trillion by 2040. What are petrochemicals?

Mention two reasons why petrochemical products are replacing traditional raw materials.

Mention two reasons why petrochemical products are replacing traditional raw materials.

Name any two products made from petrochemicals.

Petrochemical industries are usually located close to the oil refineries. 

The electronic industry has made an impact on both entertainment and education.

With reference to the picture given on the right of a steel mill answer the following questions:

1. Name two industrial towns which are connected with the production of iron and steel.
2. Mini steel plants cause less pollution than integrated steel plants. Give reasons.
3. State the difficulties experienced by the iron and steel industry in India.
4. Give three reasons why the iron and steel industry is concentrated largely in the Chota Nagpur belt.

Trace the historical events that led to the establishment of TISCO. List the factors that facilitated Sir Jamshedji Tata to set up the steel plant. Enumerate the benefits that India had due to this steel plant.

If you are given a choice to become an electronics engineer or a software engineer, which one would you choose and why?