Class X Assignment of Geography for the month of December 2012 Ch.

6 Manufacturing Industries
Do the following Questions in your Note book.(CH 6 : Manufacturing Industries. 1. Define the term Manufacturing? 2. Agriculture and industry go hand in hand Justify the statement by giving few important points. 3. Explain the importance of the manufacturing industries by giving few points. Or The economic strength of the country is measured by the development of the manufacturing industries- Do you agree? Justify your opinion by giving few points. 4. Illustrate briefly the contribution of the manufacturing sector towards the national economy? 5. What is Agglomeration of economies? 6. Classify the industries on different basis. 7. Explain the importance of the Textile industries towards the economic growth of the country? 8. Why were the cotton Textile industries located in Maharashtra and Gujarat in earlier days? Explain by giving few points. 9. Illustrate the problems faced by the cotton Textile industries of India? (Give at least four points) 10. Why are the jute industries grown along the Hooghly basin? 11. What are the challenges faced by the jute industries of India? 13. Name the policy that was introduced in 2005 to give a boost to the jute industries of India? What were its Objectives? 14. Why does Sugar industry show a trend to shift to the southern states? Illustrate by giving few points. 15. Mention the challenges faced by the Sugar industries of India? 16. Why is the mini steel plants more encouraged than the integrated steel plants? Explain. 17. Why do the Iron and steel industries mostly located in Chhotonagpur Plateau? 18. Mention the factors that have contributed to the development of Aluminium industries in India? 20. Explain the contribution of the IT sectors in the employment generation of India? 21. What are the different types of Environmental pollutions occur due to rapid growth of industries? Explain in brief. 22. What are the steps can be taken to control the environmental degradations?

Model Answers: 1. How does Textile industry occupy a unique position in the Indian economy?

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Ans. Textile industry occupies a unique position in the Indian economy due to following reasons: a. Textile industries play an important role by contributing 14 percentages towards industrial production. b. It is the second largest employer after the agricultural sector. About 35 million people are directly engaged in the Textile industries. c. It is contributing significantly towards the foreign trade and earning the foreign exchange of 24.6 % every year. d. Textile industries also play a unique role towards the economy of the country by contributing 4% towards the GDP. e. It is self reliant and completes the value chain. i.e raw materials to the highest value added products.

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Explain few factors that affect the location of industries? Ans. The most important factor for the location of industries is that the cost of production should be the least and in light of this factor the other factors are considereda. Availability of raw material The industries are largely located at the places where raw materials are easily available in abundance and also in cheaper rates at close proximity. b. Availability of power For the localizations of the industries power supply plays a significant role. Uninterrupted power supply is very much needed for efficient growth of the industries. c. Market An accessible easy market also affects the localization of industries. The finished products from the industries need to be transported to the market for easy trade. d. Labour Cheap and abundant labour is very much required for the growth of every industry so it is seen that Iron and steel industries came up in Chhotanagpur Plateau because of the availability of cheap labour from the nearby states. e. Government Policy The regions which have favourable government policies for the industries the entrepreneur tend to open up the industries in these regions.