Ch 5 Industries Page No: 63 Exercises 1. Answer the following questions, (i) Whats meant by the term “industry? Answer The term ‘industry refers to.an economic activity that is concerned with the production of f00ds (e.g, ron and steel Industry), extraction of minerals (e.g, coal mining industry) or provision of services (eg, tourism industry). (ii) What are the main factors which influence the location of an industry? Answer Factors influencing the location off an Industry: o> Availability of raw material > Availability of land > Adequate supply of water > Adequate supply of labour > Access to power -) Amount of eapital > Access to transport “pPresence of market (tii) Which industry is often referred to as the backbone of modern industry and why?erent Antwer ron and ate el Industry Is often referred ta as the backbone of the modern Industry because almost everything Iselther made from lon or steel or has been made using tools and machineries of these metals, There are plenty of examples ike -ships, tratns, vehicles: elk are made largely of steel. Materials of our day-to-day use starting safety pin to our build which we live, are made from steel. Without the use of Iron na industry ean Fua. (iv) Why cotton textile industry rapidly expanded in Mumbal? Answer Catton textile rapidly expanded in Mumbal because itt warm, mols elimate, facitty of pore for Importing of machinery end above all the easy avaltability of skied labour, {(v) What are the slenttarilles between Information technology Industry In Bangalore and California? Answer Simnilartties between Information technology Industry In Bangalore and Calfornla: -> Presence of high quality educational Institutions, and advanced selentific and technotogical centres -> Pleasant cllmate and clean environment. > Presence of good quallty, skilled workforce. =P Access tomarkets. =» Well-developed and well-connected. 2. Tick the correct snswer, (V)Siicon Valley is located fn (a) Bangalore(b) California (c) Ahmedabad > {b) Cahfornia {H) Which one of the folowing Industries Is known as sunrise industry? (a) tron and steel industry (b) Contan tertile (¢) Information technology © (c) information technology (ia) Which one of the following is a natural fibre? {a} Nylon (b) ate ) Acryic > (pj sute 3. Distingyish Between the following (i) Agro-based and mineral-based industry eral, ser and 1 productsas Uses shiners] ores a5 rawr mati raw materiats Source of employment for people Source of employment for propte in rural at ln real areas wall as urban areas Example: Dairy industry, cotton: Example: tron and steed industry, heavy machinery tertile industry industry(ii) Pubbie-tector and joint-tectoe industry Joint-tector industry Owned and operated by the goverment Jolnthy owned and operated by the government nd individuals or 2 group of individuals Example: Hindustan Aeronautics Crornple: tary Udtvog Uerdted Limited, Stee! Authority of india Umited 4. Give two examples of the following in the 1pace provided. i Raw materiats: find product: and (iii) Tertiary activities: a Agro-baved industries: {¥) Cottage Industeies: (Vi) Co-operatives: (iv) and. and and Answer (Raw materiats: cotton and steed (i)End product: phicl ond gafety pin (uy Tertiary acthvities: pankiog and granioort (vjAgro-based Industries: dalcy Industry and cotton textife Industry (v}Cottage Industries: pottery Industry and basket weaving industry (vi}Co operatives: Anand Mim Union Limited and Suan Dairy