Geography

Manufacturing Industries

Question:

Describe briefly the distribution of silk textile industry in India.

Answer:

Distribution of Silk Textile Industry in India
1. Mulberry, tasar, chanderi and munga silk are major silk varieties that are produced in India.
2. There are 90 big and small silk mills, producing silk goods in the country.
3. More than 90% of the country's silk production comes from Karnataka, West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir.
4. Main silk producing centers are. (I) Bungler, Kolar, Mysore and Belgaum in Karnataka.
(ii) Murshabad and Bankure in West Bengal.
(iii) Anantnag, Baramula and Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir.

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Manufacturing Industries

Q 1.

List four agro based industries.

Q 2.

Mention 4 raw materials needed for a cement industry.

Q 3.

Name the three physical factors that affect location of industries.

Q 4.

What are light industries?

Q 5.

Name two iron and steel producing plants each of Karnataka and West Bengal.

Q 6.

Name any three physical factors that affect location of the industry.

Q 7.

How do industries pollute the environment?

Q 8.

What is the annual production of cement in the country at present?

Q 9.

Name three major air pollutants.

Q 10.

Name two most important sugar producing states of India.

Q 11.

Why are most of the jute mills of India located in West Bengal?

Q 12.

How does industrial pollution degrade environment?

Q 13.

Discuss the steps to be taken to minimize environmental degradation by industry?

Q 14.

Describe briefly the distribution of railway equipments industries in India.

Q 15.

Name three human inputs that control location of industries.

Q 16.

Name four important cotton textile centres of Maharashtra.

Q 17.

three human inputs that control location of industries.

Q 18.

Why is the iron and steel industry located in Peninsular India only?

Q 19.

Name five electronic goods producing centres of India.

Q 20.

Describe the distribution of ship-building industry in India.

Q 21.

How does industrial pollution degrade environment?

Q 22.

Describe the distribution of ship-building industry in India.

Q 23.

How do industries pollute the environment?

Q 24.

Name the important raw materials used in the manufacturing of cement?

Q 25.

Why are most of the jute mills of India located in West Bengal?

Q 26.

What is manufacturing?

Q 27.

Why is the iron and steel industry located in Peninsular India only?

Q 28.

Describe briefly the distribution of silk textile industry in India.