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Class 10 Geography : Contemporary India II Chapter 6. Manufacturing Industries Summary, Explanation, Question Answers (NCERT Solutions)

Manufacturing Industries (6. Manufacturing Industries) CBSE class 10 Geography : Contemporary India II Chapter 6. Manufacturing Industries summary with detailed explanation of the lesson Manufacturing Industries along with meanings of difficult words. Given here is the complete explanation of the lesson, along with summary, explanation and questions and answers of each topic of lesson 6. Manufacturing Industries.

Geography : Contemporary India II (Chapter 6. Manufacturing Industries) Solution
 Exercises

2. Answer the following briefly in not more than 30 words.
(i) What is manufacturing?
(ii) Name any three physical factors for the location of the industry.
(iii) Name any three human factors for the location of an industry.
(iv) What are basic industries? Give an example.
(v) Name the important raw materials used in the manufacturing of cement?

Answer :


(i) Manufacturing is the process in which goods are produced after processing the various raw materials. Production of goods in large quantities after processing from raw materials to more valuable products, is called manufacturing.


(ii) Three physical factors for the location of the industry are:

● Availability of raw material.
● Suitable climate.
● Availability of water and power supply.




(iii) Three human factors for the location of an industry are

● Availability of cheap labour
● Availability of services such as consultants and financial advice
● Availability of Market




(iv) Basic industries are those which supply their raw materials to industries which manufacture other goods. An example is the iron and steel industry which supplies steel to the automobile industry.


(v) The important raw materials used in the manufacturing of cement are: limestone, silica, alumina and gypsum.


All Questions of Geography : Contemporary India II Chapter 6. Manufacturing Industries
Exercises
1. Multiple choice questions
(i) Which one of the following industries uses limestone as a raw material.

(a) Aluminium
(b) Cement
(c) Sugar
(d) Jute


(ii) Which one of the following agencies markets steel for the public sector plants?

(a) HAIL
(b) SAIL
(c) TATA Steel
(d) MNCC


(iii) Which one of the following industries uses bauxite as a raw material?

(a) Aluminium
(b) Cement
(c) Jute
(d) Steel


(iv) Which one of the following industries manufactures telephones, computer, etc?

(a) Steel
(b) Electronic
(c) Aluminium
(d) Information Technology

2. Answer the following briefly in not more than 30 words.
(i) What is manufacturing?
(ii) Name any three physical factors for the location of the industry.
(iii) Name any three human factors for the location of an industry.
(iv) What are basic industries? Give an example.
(v) Name the important raw materials used in the manufacturing of cement?
3. Write the answers of the following questions in 120 words.
(i) How are integrated steel plants different from mini steel plants? What problems does the industry face? What recent developments have led to a rise in the production capacity?
(ii) How do industries pollute the environment?
(iii) Discuss the steps to be taken to minimise environmental degradation by industry?

Activity
Give one word for each of the following with regard to industry. The number of letters in each word are hinted in brackets.
(i) Used to drive machinery (5) P...........................
(ii) People who work in a factory (6) W..........................
(iii) Where the product is sold (6) M..........................
(iv) A person who sells goods (8) R...........................
(v) Thing produced (7) P...........................
(vi) To make or produce (11) M..........................
(vii) Land, Water and Air degraded (9) P...........................

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