Morning Star solutions for Total Geography [English] Class 10 chapter 18 - Manufacturing Industries (Agro-Based) [Latest edition]

India is one of the top ______ industrialised countries.

The products of agro-based industries mostly consist of ______.

______ industries are also known as household industries

Iron and steel industry and petroleum industry are the ______ industries.

______ are the industries which provide public utility based services.

Railways, Banking, Post and Telegraph industries are ______ industries.

______ is used for producing steam which is used as a source of power for sugar industry.

______ are used for the distillation of liquor and to produce some chemicals and synthetic rubber.

Which of the following is a by-product of sugar industry used for malting cardboard, paper and insulation· boards?

Name the by-product of sugar industry used for malting wax, carbon paper and shoe polish.

Which of the following cities account for nearly half of India's cotton mill cloth manufactured?

The rearing of silkworm for silk production is called ______.

Give the difference between the following:

Micro Enterprise and Medium Enterprise.

Give the difference between the following:

Heavy Industries and Light Industries.

Give the difference between the following:

Basic and Secondary industries.

Differentiate between mineral based industry and agro-based industry giving one example for each.

Classify industries on the basis of the nature of products. Give one example of each.

Why should these industries be located close to the sugarcane growing areas? 

Give a geographical reason for the following:

Mumbai is known as the 'Cottonopolis of India'. 

Give a geographical reason for the following:

The Silk industry has a small market.

Mention two advantages of setting up a small scale industry.

Give two points of difference between a public sector and a private sector industry.

Name two by-products of the sugar industry. Give one use of each.

Why is the sugar industry highly dispersed in India?

Give a geographical reason for the following:

India produces very little cane-sugar though it is one of the largest producers of sugarcane in the world.

Give a geographical reason for the following:

Higher output of sugar in South India.

Give a geographical reason for the following:

Sericulture flourished in Karnataka.

Give three important reasons which have made Maharashtra the leading producer of sugar in India.

Mention any two features of the cotton textile industry in India.

Why have Mumbai and Ahmedabad emerged as the important cotton manufacturing centres?

State any three problems faced by the cotton industry in India.

What is sericulture?

State one of the main problems of the silk industry.

State any two geographical features favourable for setting an industry.

Name two major silk producing centres in Karnataka and West Bengal.

Give a geographical reason for the following:

Sugarcane is a weight losing commodity.

Give a geographical reason for the following:

Uttar Pradesh has been relegated to second place in terms of sugar production.

Give a geographical reason for the following:

Ahmedabad is known as the 'Manchester of India'.

Name the state having the largest production of non-mulberry silk.

Name the type of silk available in Assam states.

Name the type of silk available in Bihar states.