Major Industries

Question 1

_______ is the necessary raw material for making ________ as well as ither _______ for all industries

Answer 1

Steel, machine, infrastructure

Question 2

_____ and ______ industry is the basic industry that ither industries depend on

Answer 2

iron, steel

Question 3

The steel industry is dependent on raw materials such as _______, ______, __________ and coal

Answer 3

iron ore, limestone, manganese and coal.

Answer 4

Since these are heavy and bulky, this industry isusually located in the vicinity of the areas where these raw materials are available.

Question 5

What are the main steel producing countries

Answer 5

producing countries in the world are China, India, Russia, Ukraine, Germany, the USA and Japan.

Question 6

Mame the main steel producing places
In india (DR BBJ)

Answer 6

In India, Bhilai, Bokaro, Durgapur,
Jamshedpur and Rourkela are the major steel producing regions.

Question 7

______ established the steel plain (tata steel) at _______

Answer 7

Jamshetji tata, jamshedpur, jharkhand

Question 8

Why did jamshetji tata establish his industry in Jharkhand

Answer 8

felt that the place was immensely suitable for establishing a steel plant because all the raw materials needed for iron and steel production-iron ore, coal, manganese and limestone-were available in the vicinity of the area.

Question 9

Name 3 facilities that are found in tata plant

Answer 9

• High grade iron ore (haematite) is available from Singhbhum district in Jharkhand and Mayurbhanj in Odisha.

Abundant supply of water is available from the rivers Subarnarekha and Kharkai.

Skilled and unskilled labour is available in the densely populated states of Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal and Odisha.

Question 10

What is cotton

Answer 10

Cotton is a natural fibre obtained from a plant. The fibre is spun into yarn, which is used to produce fabrics that are light in weight and suitable for warm climates.

Question 11

Name the top cotton producing countries in the world

(ICU)

Answer 11

China, India and the United States are the top cotton-producing countries of the world. Southern USA is an important cotton-producing belt in the US.

Question 12

Where are the important cotton textile centres in india located

Answer 12

Many important cotton-textile producing centres in India are near the cotton-growing areas of the Deccan Plateau. The Mumbai-Ahmadabad belt is an important region for the cotton industry.

Question 13

Ahmadnagar is known as the __________ of india

Answer 13

Manchester

Question 14

The ____________ is one of the primary industries in India. More than _______of the working population of India directly or indirectly depends on this industry.

Answer 14

The cotton textiles industry 40 per cent

Question 15

Write the procsess of manufacturing cotton

Answer 15

•washing of fibres
•carding and combing of fibres to form a rope-like mass of fibres known as ‘slivers’
• spinning to make cotton yarn
• weaving of the ‘grey cloth’ or undyed cloth
• bleaching of the ‘grey cloth’

Question 16

State the reasons for why ahmnabad in gujrat is a centre of the cotton industry

Answer 16

Rich black cotton soil of Gujarat and Maharashtra produces the best cotton.

This raw material grows in the vicinity of Ahmadabad.

•The humid climate of this region is suitable for the spinning of cloth as the long-staple yarn does not snap because of the moisture.

•Gujarat and Maharashtra are thickly populated and, therefore, cheap, skilled and unskilled labour is easily available.

•The flat land encourages growth of industry. The area is well connected by roads and railways, and the ports at Mumbai and Kandla handle the trade.

• Most of the private textile mills are financed by rich business families.

Question 17

Ahmnabad is called the Manchester of india

Answer 17

many public sector enterprises have been established in the region. There are more than 70 textile mills in Ahmadabad, Which is why it is called the ‘Manchester of India’.

Question 18

What is the information technology industry

Answer 18

Information technology involves
the processing, of information in a digital format using computer hardware and software and various telecommunication systems.

Question 19

What is the silicon valley

Answer 19

‘Silicon Valley’ is the nickname of an area in northern California in the Santa Clara Valley region, which is famous for its information technology (IT) industries.

Question 20

The nickname silicon valley was given by American journalist ______ in _________

Answer 20

Don hoefler, 1971

Question 21

What is the meaning of the name silicon valley

Answer 21

Silicon refers to the high concentration of semiconductor and computer-related industries in the area and ‘Valley’ refers to the the santa clara valley

Question 22

Where exactly is the Silicon Valley located

Answer 22

It is approximately 32 km long, lies between Palo Alto and San Jose.
More specifically, the Silicon Valley is located around Stanford University, which is situated on the San Francisco Peninsula in northern California.

Question 23

The silicon balley is also called a semiconductor

Answer 23

The region gets its name from the so-called silicon ‘chips’ or ‘wafers’ which are used as semiconductors.

Silicon is a naturally occurring element which is found in great abundance in the earth’s crust.

One of its properties is that it partially conducts electricity. Therefore, it is also called a semiconductor.

Question 24

Name all the important companies foumd in the silicon valley

Answer 24

The Silicon Valley is the most important high-technology centre in the USA, specializing in computer technology. Among the largest companies in this region are Intel, Apple, Hewlett-Packard, Oracle, Google, and Facebook.

Question 25

Bengaluru in Karnataka is now often referred to as ‘the ________ of India’ and ‘the _______

Answer 25

Silicon valley, cyber city

Question 26

What are the factors that have contributed to the development of the it industry in bengaluru

Answer 26

The factors that have contributed to the development of this industry in •Bengaluru are
•pleasant climate,
•good transport facilities,
•highly trained professionals, and progressive government policies.)

Question 27

What is sugar used for

Answer 27

Sugar is also used for preserving foods, in medicines, in making cosmetics and shoe polish.

Question 28

What is molasses

Answer 28

Some countries like Brazil use molasses, a thick black sweet liquid produced when sugar is refined in a sugar mill, to manufacture a clean and renewable fuel known as ethanol.

Question 29

Left over crushed sugar cane biomass can be burned and converted into ________ . _________ are made from sugar cane.

Answer 29

Electricity, plastic

Question 30

Wheres is the sugarcane industries located in india

Answer 30

sugar cane area is located in the south-central part of the country. In India, sugar cane is produced mainly in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka

Question 31

_______ is lerhaps the worlds oldest imdustry

Answer 31

Shipbuilding

Question 32

Name the largest ship builders in the sorld

Answer 32

China is the world’s largest shipbuilder, followed by Japan and South Korea.

Question 33

Where is the ship building INDUSTRY in china

Answer 33

In China, the shipbuilding industry is around Beijing, one of the world’s largest shipbuilding centres.

Question 34

How is fish benificial
For eating

Answer 34

it contains important nutrients, proteins and Vitamin D. It is the best source of Omega-3 fatty acids which is good for your body and brain.

Question 35

Name the top five fish producing countries

(II Cup)

Answer 35

The top five fish producing countries are China, Peru, India, Indonesia and the USA.

Question 36

What do we need automobiles for

Answer 36

. We need automobiles to go to school, office, place of entertainment, etc. and for emergencies.

Question 37

Name top five car producing countries

(C JUGS)

Answer 37

The top five car-producing countries in the world today are China, the USA, Japan, Germany and South Korea.

Question 38

Statethe major causes of Pollution

Answer 38

(a) toxic chemicals used by industries in
(b) consumer products such as paints, sprays, plastics, cement, electronic parts, petroleum and cleaning solvents
(c) numerous industrial chemicals used in the manufacture of various products suchas leather goods, paints, medicines and hospital wastes
(d) greenhouse gas emissions such as COz
(e) activities such as mining, cutting down forests, construction of huge buildings, dams and highways
Ways to prevent industrial pollution:

Question 39

• High grade iron ore (haematite) is available from ________ district in Jharkhand and ________ in Odisha.

Answer 39

Singbhum district mayurbhanj

Question 40

___________ is available from _____ mines in Jharkhand and _______in West Bengal.

Answer 40

High grade coking coal , jharia , raniganj

Question 41

Manganese is obtained from ________ in Odisha and limestone from the ________ region of Odisha.

Answer 41

Keonjhar , gangapur

Question 42

Besides thermal power, power is also obtained from the__________ multipurpose project of the on the river _______

Answer 42

Damodar vley corporation , damodar

Question 43

(a) toxic chemicals used by industries in
(b) consumer products such as paints, sprays, plastics, cement, electronic parts, petroleum and cleaning solvents
(c) numerous industrial chemicals used in the manufacture of various products suchas leather goods, paints, medicines and hospital wastes
(d) greenhouse gas emissions such as COz
(e) activities such as mining, cutting down forests, construction of huge buildings, dams and highways
Ways to prevent industrial pollution: