The first successful textile mill in India was established in in present-day Mumbai.
Important Questions on Manufacturing Industry
1. Molasses is a by-product of sugar production process.
2. Bagasse obtained in the sugar mills is used as a fuel in the boilers to generate steam for the sugar factories.
3. Sugar can only be produced from sugarcane as the raw material.
Which of these statements are correct ?
Identify the industry
| Clues |
| This industry is seasonal and is ideally suited to the cooperative sector |
| The raw material used in this industry is bulky, and its sucrose content reduces in haulage. |
| % mills are in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. |
In which river basin most of the jute mills are concentrated?
India is the largest producer of raw jute and jute goods and stands at second place as an exporter after Bangladesh. Most of the mills are located in West Bengal, mainly along the banks of the Hugli river, in a narrow belt.
Which of the following factors are responsible for the concentration of jute mills along the banks of the Hugli river in West Bengal, India?
1. Proximity to tea producing areas
2. Abundant water for processing cotton
3. Inexpensive water transport and good transportation network
4. Availability of cheap labor from northern states.
After reading the Assertion and Reason given choose the correct option:
Assertion (A): Indian Handicrafts gave a stiff competition to mil-made cloth from England.
Reason (R): Traditional Indian handicrafts suffered a setback during the colonial periods.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
- A is true and R is false.
- A is false but R is true.
