Classify the following into two groups on the basis of bulk and weight of raw material and finished goods.(i) Oil (ii) Knitting needles(iii) Brassware (iv) Fuse wires(v) Watches (vi) Sewing machines(vii) Shipbuilding (viii) Paint brushes(ix) Automobiles
A factory produces aluminium saucepans with plastic handles. It obtains aluminium from a smelter and a plastic component from another factory. All the manufactured saucepans are sent to a warehouse(i)(a) Which raw material is likely to be most expensive to transport and why?(b) Which raw material is likely to be the cheapest to transport and why?(ii) Do you think the cost of transporting the finished products after packaging is likely to be cheaper or more expensive than the cost of transporting aluminium and plastic? Why?
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 (c) Electronic(b) Aluminium (d) Information technology
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.
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 minimize environmental degradation by industry.
Give one word for each of the following with regard to industry. The numbers of letter in each word are hinted in brackets.(i) Used to drive machinery (5) P.....................(ii) People who work in 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.....................
Solve the puzzle by following your search horizontally and vertically to find the hidden answer1. Textiles, sugar, vegetable oil and plantation industries deriving raw materials from agriculture are called...2. The basic raw material for sugar industry.3. This fibre is also known as the 'Golden Fibre'.4. Iron-ore, coking coal, and limestone are the chief raw materials of this industry.5. A public sector steel plant located in Chhattisgarh.6. Railway diesel engines are manufactured in Uttar Pradesh at this place.