Mention two reasons to explain why the handloom sector of the cotton textile industry is important.
i. It gives employment to a large number of people.
ii. It is scattered all over the country and helps in decentralization of the industry.
Mention two factors responsible for location of the tile making industry in the Kanara Coastal Region.
Enumerate two natural factors that have led to the explain of the steel plant at Rourkela.
The biggest problem of Indian forests in the fast dwindling forest cover. Mention two reasons for this conditions.
Less than 5 % of India's railway system in narrow gauge. Mention the other gauges used in the country and one narrow gauge route still in use.