Answer:
Cotton textile industry is widely distributed all over India because
(Any three)
(i) Cotton mills can be set up anywhere.
(ii) Cotton being a light raw material can be easily transported.
(iii) Cotton is widely grown.
(iv) India being a tropical country there is-wide market for cotton cloth.
(v) Availability of hydroelectricity.
Iron and Steel industries are confined to peninsular India because of
(Any three)
(i) the availability of Iron ore.
(ii) proximity to coalfields.
(iii) other raw materials like manganese. limestone, dolmite are also available.
(iv)nearness to the ports.
(v) rivers provide cheap inland water transport for iron and steel goods.
(vi) Kolkata provides huge market for iron and steel goods.
Thus most of the iron and steel plants like Jamshedpur, Durgapur, Bhilai, Bokaro, Rourkela are confined to the mineral rich north-eastern and southern part of Indian peninsula.
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