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.

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

Q 2.

Name the three physical factors that affect location of industries.

Q 3.

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

Q 4.

List four agro based industries.

Q 5.

Mention 4 raw materials needed for a cement industry.

Q 6.

What are light industries?

Q 7.

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

Q 8.

Name three major air pollutants.

Q 9.

How do industries pollute the environment?

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.

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

Q 14.

Name three human inputs that control location of industries.

Q 15.

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

Q 16.

Describe the distribution of ship-building industry in India.

Q 17.

How does industrial pollution degrade environment?

Q 18.

Name five electronic goods producing centres of India.

Q 19.

Describe briefly the distribution of railway equipments industries in India.

Q 20.

Name four important cotton textile centres of Maharashtra.

Q 21.

three human inputs that control location of industries.

Q 22.

Describe the distribution of ship-building industry in India.

Q 23.

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

Q 24.

How do industries pollute the environment?

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.