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CBSE Class 10 Social Studies Worksheet

Geography - Manufacturing Industries

1.
What occurs when hot water from factories and thermal plants is drained into rivers and ponds before cooling?
2.
Short note on jute textiles.
3.
What did airborne particulate materials?
4.
Short note on large scale industry.
5.
What is consumer industries?
6.
Name some aluminum smelting plants in the country.
7.
Which city provides banking, insurance, and port facilities for export of jute goods?
8.
Short note on the sugar industry.
9.
What did mineral based industries?
10.
Short note on basic or key Industries.
11.
Which are the major solid wastes in India?
12.
What owned and operated by government agencies BHEL, SAIL etc?
13.
Who has ISO certification for EMS (Environment Management System) 14001?
14.
What is the impact of noise pollution?
15.
Which country is the largest producer of steel?
16.
What is done by handloom, power loom and in mills?
17.
What did electronics industry include?
18.
Which city has emerged as the electronic capital of India?
19.
Which country is the world's largest consumer of steel?
20.
Short note on the co-operative sector.

CBSE Class 10 Social Studies Worksheet

Geography - Manufacturing Industries

Answers

1.
Thermal pollution of water occurs when hot water from factories and thermal plants is drained into rivers and ponds before cooling. 
2.
 If the invested capital is more than Rs. one crore, then the industry is called a large scale industry.
3.
Airborne particulate materials contain both solid and liquid particles like dust, sprays mist and smoke. 
4.
These industries are owned and operated by government agencies, e.g. SAIL, BHEL, ONGC, etc.
5.
Consumer industries that produce goods for direct use by consumers sugar, toothpaste, paper, sewing machines, fans etc. 
6.
There are 8 aluminum smelting plants in the country located in Orissa (Nalco and Balco), West Bengal, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. 
7.
People employed in the secondary activities manufacture the primary materials into finished goods. 
8.
These industries supply their products or raw materials to manufacture other goods, e.g. iron and steel, copper smelting, aluminum smelting.
9.
Mineral based industries uses iron and steel, cement, aluminum, machine tools, petrochemicals.
10.
These industries are owned and operated by individuals or a group of individuals, e.g. TISCO, Reliance, Mahindra, etc.
11.
The economic strength of a country is measured by the development of manufacturing industries. 
12.
Public sector are owned and operated by government agencies BHEL, SAIL etc.
13.
NTPC has ISO certification for EMS (Environment Management System) 14001. 
14.
Noise pollution not only results in irritation and anger, it can also cause hearing impairment, increased heart rate and blood pressure among other physiological effects. 
15.
Today, China is the largest producer of steel. 
16.
Weaving is done by handloom, power loom and in mills 
17.
Many industries tend to come together to make use of the advantages offered by the urban centers known as agglomeration economies. 
18.
Software industry has been a major foreign exchange earner in the last two or three years because of its fast growing Business Processes Outsourcing (BPO) sector. 
19.
China is the world's largest consumer of steel. 
20.
Manufacturing industries help in modernizing agriculture; which forms the backbone of our economy. Apart from this, manufacturing industries also reduce the heavy dependence of people on agricultural income. This becomes possible because of the creation of new jobs in secondary and tertiary sectors. Industrial development helps in eradication of unemployment and poverty. Export of manufactured goods expands trade and commerce and brings in much needed foreign exchange. A country with high level of manufacturing activities becomes prosperous.

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