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Bokaro and Durgapur steel plants sit near coalfields. Bhadravati, Bhilai and Rourkela sit near what?Read the answer and worked solution →Aluminium smelters are often built next to power stations. Why?Read the answer and worked solution →Cotton textile mills sit in big cities like Mumbai and Surat rather than in cotton fields. Why?Read the answer and worked solution →Bhilai and Rourkela steel plants were set up in tribal areas. What was the reason?Read the answer and worked solution →The Tata steel plant gets water from which two rivers?Read the answer and worked solution →The Visvesvaraiya Iron and Steel Works at Bhadravati has no coal nearby. What power does it use?Read the answer and worked solution →Rourkela, Bhilai and Durgapur were set up during which Five Year Plan?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year was the Steel Authority of India Limited created to manage the public sector plants?Read the answer and worked solution →Rourkela steel plant in Odisha was built in 1959 with which country's collaboration?Read the answer and worked solution →Bhilai steel plant in Chhattisgarh was built with help from which country?Read the answer and worked solution →Durgapur steel plant started production in 1962 with collaboration from which country?Read the answer and worked solution →Bokaro steel plant was set up in 1964 on a transport-cost principle by pairing it with which plant?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is India's first port-based steel plant, operating since 1992?Read the answer and worked solution →Ancient India was famous for a very fine cotton cloth. What was it called?Read the answer and worked solution →The first modern cotton mill in India was set up in 1854 in which city?Read the answer and worked solution →After Partition, India kept 409 mills but only what share of its cotton growing area?Read the answer and worked solution →Which State has the largest number of cotton mills, most of them spinning yarn?Read the answer and worked solution →Why must sugarcane be crushed within 24 hours of harvest?Read the answer and worked solution →Which State produces more than one-third of India's sugar?Read the answer and worked solution →Modern sugar industry in India dates to 1903, when a mill started in which State?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the steel plantsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the cotton centresRead the answer and worked solution →Run the collaboratorsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the agro industriesRead the answer and worked solution →Near ore or near coalRead the answer and worked solution →What decides locationRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Industry bingoRead the answer and worked solution →A trucker says most of India's freight moves by road. What share of freight traffic do roads carry?Read the answer and worked solution →Sher Shah Suri built a royal road from the Indus to Bengal. What did the British rename it?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Bokaro and Durgapur steel plants sit near coalfields. Bhadravati, Bhilai and Rourkela sit near what?

  1. Iron ore sources
  2. Sea port towns
  3. Big city markets
  4. Hydel dam sites
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Correct answer: A. Iron ore sources

1. Iron ore and coal are both weight-losing. 2. Some plants sit near coal, others near ore. 3. Bhadravati, Bhilai and Rourkela are near iron ore. _Source: syllabus Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 8, Manufacturing Industries._

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Aluminium smelters are often built next to power stations. Why?

  1. They sell to power firms
  2. They are power intensive
  3. They need sea water
  4. They use light raw material
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Correct answer: B. They are power intensive

1. Aluminium and synthetic nitrogen industries need huge power. 2. So they locate near power sources. 3. Power is a key locational factor. _Source: syllabus Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 8, Manufacturing Industries._

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Cotton textile mills sit in big cities like Mumbai and Surat rather than in cotton fields. Why?

  1. Cities grow cotton
  2. Mills need sea breeze
  3. Cotton does not lose weight
  4. Cotton rots in villages
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Correct answer: C. Cotton does not lose weight

1. Cotton is a pure, non-weight-losing raw material. 2. So market, power and labour decide location. 3. Large urban centres host the mills. _Source: syllabus Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 8, Manufacturing Industries._

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