Manufacturing Industries in India - II : Mineral-based

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1

This industry forms the backbone of the industrial economy

1. cotton textile
2. electronic industry
3. iron and steel industry
4. petrochemical industry

Answer

iron and steel industry

Question 2

Steel pipes have been replaced by

1. synthetic rubber
2. plastic ware
3. PVC pipes
4. synthetic fibre

Answer

PVC pipes

Question 3

This city is called Silicon Valley of India

1. Hyderabad
2. Mumbai
3. Pune
4. Bengaluru

Answer

Bengaluru

Question 4

Tata steel company

1. supports a fertilizer plant
2. produces locomotive parts
3. produces railway coaches
4. produces special steel for vehicles related to Indian space programme

Answer

produces locomotive parts

Question 5

This plant was set up in collaboration with the West German firm Krupps and Demag

1. Tata steel
2. Rourkela steel plant
3. Bhilai Iron and Steel plant
4. Visakhapatnam plant

Answer

Rourkela steel plant

Question 6

Bhilai Iron and Steel plant gets its iron ore from

1. Sundargarh and Keonjhar district
2. Noamundi mines of Singhbhum
3. Dalli-Rajhara range
4. Bailadila mines in Chhattisgarh

Answer

Dalli-Rajhara range

Question 7

Rourkela steel plant gets its supply of fresh water from

1. river Subarnarekha
2. river Brahmani
3. river Mahanadi
4. Tendula canal

Answer

river Brahmani

Question 8

This Iron and steel plant is most sophisticated and modern steel plant

1. Tata steel plant
2. Rourkela steel plant
3. Visakhapatnam steel plant
4. Bhilai steel plant

Answer

Visakhapatnam steel plant

Question 9

This steel plant is managed by Rashtriya Ispat Nigam

1. Rourkela steel plant
2. Tata steel plant
3. Bhilai steel plant
4. Visakhapatnam steel plant

Answer

Visakhapatnam steel plant

Question 10

Indian Space Research Organization (lSRO) is at

1. Pune
2. Mumbai
3. Hyderabad
4. Bengaluru

Answer

Bengaluru

Answer the following questions

Question 1

What comprises the electronic goods?

Answer

The electronic goods comprise of television sets, transistor sets, telephone exchange, cellular telecom, paging, computers and varied equipment for defence, railway and meteorological department.

Question 2

Name the leading software centers of India.

Answer

Bengaluru and Hyderabad are the leading software centers of India.

Question 3

What does NRSA stand for? Where is this center?

Answer

NRSA stands for National Remote Sensing Agency. This center is located at Hyderabad.

Question 4

What are petrochemicals?

Answer

Petrochemicals are the chemical substances obtained from petroleum or natural gas, as gasoline, kerosene, or petroleum.

Question 5

Name its main raw materials used in the petrochemical industry.

Answer

Petroleum, LPG and coal are main raw materials used in the petrochemical industry.

Question 6

Name the main products of the petrochemical industry.

Answer

The main products of the petrochemical industry are Polythene, vinyl, PVC of plastic group, nylon, dacron, tetron, terylene, acrilon of synthetic fibre group and synthetic rubber.

Question 7

How important are petrochemicals?

Answer

Petrochemicals are important because:

1. they are cost-effective
2. economically stable
3. cheaper as produced at mass scale
4. raw material is easily available and not dependent on agriculture.

Question 8

Name a few important petrochemical industries.

Answer

A few important petrochemical industries are:

1. Union Carbide India Ltd.
2. The Udex plant at Koyali Refinery (Gujarat)
3. The Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd.
4. Petrofils Cooperative Ltd. (PCL)

Question 9

Classify industries according to (a) the source of raw material (b) the size and (c) the management.

Answer

(a) Classification of industries according to the source of raw material:

1. Agro based industries
2. Mineral based
3. Animal based
4. Forestry

(b) Classification of industries according to the size:

1. Large scale
2. Medium scale
3. Small scale

(c) Classification of industries according to the management:

1. Private sector
2. Public sector
3. Joint Sector
4. Cooperative

Question 10

List some mineral-based industries.

Answer

Some mineral-based industries are:

1. Iron and steel industry
2. Petrochemical industry
3. Electronics industry

Question 11

Name a few important factors that are responsible for the location of or development of, industries in a particular area.

Answer

A few important factors that are responsible for the location of or development of, industries in a particular area are:

1. Presence of raw material
2. Power supply
3. Water supply
4. Transport
5. Nearness to market
6. Labour
7. Climate

Question 12

What is an integrated steel plant?

Answer

An integrated steel plant is one where all the three processes from melting of iron ore in the blast furnace to steel making followed by shaping of the metal by rolling is carried out under one complex.

Question 13

What are the raw materials needed for the iron and steel industry?

Answer

Iron ore, coking coal and limestone are the raw materials needed for the iron and steel industry.

Question 14

What are mini-steel plants? What are their advantages?

Answer

Mini-steel plant is one which manufactures steel using scrap iron in electric arc furnaces. Mini-steel plants are decentralized secondary units.

The advantages of mini-steel plants are:

1. They use scrap iron which is easily available in the country and is comparatively cheap.
2. They do not use heavy capital investment.
3. They do not cause pollution.
4. They produce special steel.
5. They can be set up at any convenient place as they do not need huge infrastructure.

Question 15

Name the various steel plants that are located in India. Name their collaborators.

Answer

The steel plants that are located in India are:

1. Tata Steel Company — Private sector
2. Bhillai steel plant — public sector, in collaboration with Russia.
3. Rourkela Steel Plant — in collaboration with west German firm Krupps and Demag
4. Vishakhapatnam Steel Project

Question 16

From where does Bhilai Steel Plant get its iron ore and limestone?

Answer

The Bhilai Steel Plant get its iron ore from Dalli-Rajhara range. It gets coal from Korba, Kargati fields of Chhattisgarh, Jharia and Bokaro.

Question 17

Why is iron and steel industry called a key or a basic industry?

Answer

The iron and steel industry is called a key or a basic industry because most of the important industries such as automobile, locomotives, rail tracks, ship-building, machine and tools, and manufacture of defence equipment etc. depend on iron and steel industry.

Question 18

Why are forests grown in and around steel cities?

Answer

The level of pollution around steel cities is much higher than other cities. During the manufacture of steel, air emissions from the manufacturing plants emit particulate matter, sulphur oxides, nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons and hydrogen fluoride which pollute the air. Besides these, steel plants emit significant dust levels of about 20 kilograms per metric ton of steel. Growing forests around them helps to lower the pollution as the trees act as a barrier for the dust and purify the air.

Question 19

Name two iron and steel industries, which have been set up by two different foreign collaborators. Also, name the regions from where coal and iron ore are obtained by the two steel plants named by you.

Answer

1. Bhilai Iron and Steel Plant — It was set up in Durg district of Chattisgarh in collaboration with Russia (USSR) for technical support. The Bhilai Steel Plant get its iron ore from Dalli-Rajhara range. It gets coal from Korba, Kargati fields of Chhattisgarh, Jharia and Bokaro.
2. Rourkela Steel Plant — It was set up in collaboration with the west German firm Krupps and Demag. It gets iron ore from Sundergarh and Keonjhar District. Coal is brought from Jharia, Talcher and Korba coalfields.

Question 20

With reference to the Iron and Steel plant located at Jamshedpur, answer the following questions:

1. From where does the plant get its iron ore?
2. Which river provides water to the township?
3. Name the states that provide its labour force.
4. Which seaport serves the region?

Answer

1. It gets its iron ore from Noamundi mines of Singhbhum and Mayurbhanj of Orissa.
2. River Subarnarekha provides water to the township.
3. Jharkhand and Orissa provide labour force to this steel plant.
4. The nearest seaport to Jamshedpur plant is Kolkata.

Question 21

Where is the latest integrated Iron and Steel Plant of India located?

Answer

The latest integrated Iron and Steel Plant of India is located at Vishakhapatnam.

Question 22

What two advantages do the Vishakhapatnam steel plant have over the other steel plants in the public sector?

Answer

Two advantages that the Vishakhapatnam steel plant have over the other steel plants in the public sector are:

1. It is the most modern and sophisticated Steel plant.
2. It has a unique location as a seaport. It is the first seashore-based steel plant in the country.

Question 23

Which is the largest mineral-based industry in India? Why is it called a key or basic industry?

Answer

The largest mineral-based industry in India is Iron and Steel industry. It is called a key or basic industry because it supplies raw materials to all other industries like automobiles, locomotives, rail tracks, ship-building, machine and tools, and manufacture of defence equipment, etc.

Question 24

Why is this industry concentrated in the Chhotanagpur region? Which is the oldest and privately owned plant?

Answer

The iron and steel industry is concentrated in the Chhotanagpur region because of the following reasons:

1. Chhotanagpur region is rich in iron ore, coking coal, and limestone, the primary raw materials needed for the production of iron and steel.
2. The region has a well-developed transportation infrastructure, including rail and road networks, which makes it easier to transport the raw materials and finished products.
3. Cheap labour is available in the region.

Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) is the oldest and privately owned plant in India.

Question 25

Name four large-scale industries dependent on this industry.

Answer

The four large-scale industries dependent on iron and steel industry industry are:

1. Automobiles
2. Railways
3. Ship-building
4. Machineries/Tools

Question 26

Give reason —

1. The iron and steel industry forms the backbone of Indian economy.
2. Traditional raw material have been replaced by petrochemical products.

Answer

1. The iron and steel industry forms the backbone of Indian economy as it provides raw material for all other industries like automobiles, locomotives, rail tracks, ship-building, machine and tools, and manufacture of defence equipment, etc.
2. Traditional raw material have been replaced by petrochemical products because:
   1. petrochemical are cost-effective.
   2. economically stable
   3. cheaper as produced at mass scale
   4. raw material is easily available
   5. not dependent on agricultural raw material.