MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
Class 10 Ncert Cbse
Social Science (Geography)
Contemporary India Part - II
Important Points to
Remember
=> Efficiency and competitiveness are the
two important factors for manufacturing industries to stay in international
markets.
=> The National Manufacturing
Competitiveness Council (NMCC) has been set up with these objectives.
=> Textile Industry contributes 14% to our
industrial production. It is second largest after agriculture in employment
generation and foreign exchange earnings.
=> Textile industry is the only industry
India which is self-reliant and complete in the value chain
i.e. from raw
materials to the value added products.
=> The first successful textile mill was
established in Mumbai in 1854.
=> Cotton textile is a highly localized
and a labour intensive industry.
=> India has second largest installed
capacity of textile spindles in the world after China.
=> India stands second in the production
of raw jute and jute goods.
=> The first jute mill was set up at
Rishra near Kolkata in 1859.
=> There are about 70 jute mills in India.
=> Problems faced by Jute Mills in India
:
(a) Stiff competition
in International Market from synthetic substitutes.
(b) Competition from
other jute producing countries like – Bangladesh, Brazil, Philippines, Egypt
and Thailand.
=> In 2005, National Jute Policy was
formulated with the objective of increasing productivity, improving quality,
ensuring good prices to the jute farmers and enhancing the yield per hectare.
=> India occupies the first position in
the production of gur (jiggery) and Khandsari.
=> India stands second in the production
of sugar after Cuba.
=> Iron and Steel industry is the basic
industry since; all other industries depend on it.
=> Iron and Steel industry is called the key industry a country’s index of
economic development and growth can be judged from production and consumption
of steel.
=> Manganese is required to harden the
steel.
=> India ranks 9th in crude
steel production and 1st in the production of sponge iron in the
world.
=> Our country has 32 kg per capita consumption of steel per annum.
=> Important properties of Aluminium:
(a) It is light.
(b) It is corrosion
resistant.
(c) Good conductor of
heat and electricity.
(d) Malleable and can
become strong when mixed with pother metals.
(e) It can replace
steel, copper, lead, zinc for many purposes.
=> India is the 3rd largest in
Asia and 12th in the world in chemical industry.
=> Organic chemical plants are located
near oil refineries and petrochemical plants.
=> India is the 3rd largest
producer of nitrogenous fertilizers.
=> The first cement plant was set up in
Chennai in 1804.
=> Call centers are giving largest
employment in IT industry and its 30% employees are women.
=> Software Technology Parks have been
created to provide single window service and data communication facility to
software exports.
=> There are about 18
Software Technology Parks spread all over the country.
Further study
- Ncert Cbse Geography Class 10 Manufacturing Industries | Contemporary India II - Exercise Solutions
- 10th Cbse Ncert Geography Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) | Chapter 6 Contemporary India II - Manufacturing Industries
- Class 10 Contemporary India II (Geography) solutions for Exercise In-Text questions - Manufacturing Industries | NCERT (CBSE) Social Science (Geography)
- Contemporary India II | Class 10, MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES | Ncert (Cbse) Geography Guide | Extra Hot Questions
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