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.

Name the three physical factors that affect location of industries.

Q 3.

Mention 4 raw materials needed for a cement industry.

Q 4.

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

Q 5.

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

Q 6.

How do industries pollute the environment?

Q 7.

What are light industries?

Q 8.

Name two most important sugar producing states of India.

Q 9.

Name three major air pollutants.

Q 10.

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

Q 11.

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

Q 12.

Name three human inputs that control location of industries.

Q 13.

How does industrial pollution degrade environment?

Q 14.

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

Q 15.

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

Q 16.

Describe briefly the distribution of railway equipments industries in India.

Q 17.

Name five electronic goods producing centres of India.

Q 18.

Describe the distribution of ship-building industry in India.

Q 19.

Name four important cotton textile centres of Maharashtra.

Q 20.

three human inputs that control location of industries.

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.