(i) How is it advantageous for a mini steel plant :
(1) to use electric furnaces
(2) not to be located close to the location of the raw material ?
(ii) From where does the integrated steel plant at Bhilai get its requirement of iron and coal ?
(i) (1) Mini Steel Plants use electric furnaces as it becomes easy for these plants scatter all over the country, and coal is also conserved.
(2) These steel plants are not located close to the location of the raw material ‘ because they use cheaply available scrap iron. It is advantageous for it because they cater to the local need of the market. Cost of transport is minimized as they are located in industrial towns.
(ii) Bhilai gets its Iron from Dalli-Rajhare Mines and Coal from Kargati of M.P., Bokaro and Jharia also.
What is the difference between a public sector industry and one which is in the private sector ? Give an example of an industry in each of the two sectors.
Name the stale in India which leads cotton cultivation. Mention two climatic factors which affect the cotton cultivation adversely.
Give geographical reasons for the following:
(i) Tea hashes are pruned at regular intervals.
(ii) Tapping of rubber trees is usually done in the morning hours.
(iii) Oil cake is a useful residue.
Name the following: –
(i) A city in India where MIG aircraft are manufactured.
(ii) A centre where railway coaches are manufactured.
(iii) The foreign collaborator of the iron and steel plant at Durgapur.
(i) Mention two reasons for the importance of the cotton textile industry.
(ii) Mention one reason responsible for its poor performance.
Study the picture given below and answer the following questions :
(i) Name the crop which is being planted. Give one benefit of this method of planting this crop.
(ii) Mention the climatic conditions which favour the cultivation of the crop being planted.
Answer the following questions with reference to sugarcane :
(i) Mention two different ways in which it is propagated.
(ii) Why is a lot of labour required for its cultivation ?
(iii) Why must the sugar mills be near the sugar fields ?
Give geographical reasons for the following :
(i) Kolkata has many cotton mills though cotton is not grown in West Bengal.
(ii) Karnataka is an important centre for silk.
(iii) India produces very little cane-sugar though it is one of the largest producers of sugar-cane in the world.
