Question

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

What is the difference between Agro-based and Mineral-based industry?

Answer 1

Mineral-based industry	Agro-based industry
These industries use minerals as raw materials for manufacturing goods.	These industries use agricultural products as raw materials for manufacturing goods
Example: Iron and steel industry	Example: Cotton textile industry

Answer 2

1. Agro-Based Industries: This group of industries depends on the raw material produced by the agricultural sector. The products comprise mostly consumer goods. The major agro-based industries are cotton, jute and textile industries, sugar industry, tea industry, coffee industry, etc.
2. Mineral-Based Industries: These industries use minerals, both metallic and non-metallic, as raw materials and are based on ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgical processes. The major mineral-based industries include iron and steel, heavy engineering and machine tools, cement, basic and light chemicals, fertilisers, etc.