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• On the basis of raw material used, industries can be agro-based and mineral-based.
• On the basis of size, industries can be cottage, small scale and large scale.
• India has made tremendous progress in the industrial field.

• Important industries are located in different parts of India.

XERCISE

A. Tick (3) the right option :
1. The nature meets our needs through plants and ____________ .
(a) minerals (b) machines (c) miracles
2. Agro-based industries get their raw materials from ____________ .
(a) mines (b) agriculture (c) none of these

3. ____________ industries are sometimes run in the family.
(a) small scale (b) cottage (c) large scale
4. India is the ____________ largest economic power in the world.
(a) fourth (b) fifth (c) sixth
B. Write TRUE or FALSE :
1. We can use all natural products in their natural form. ________

2. We have to process natural products to make the required things. ________
3. An industry uses different types of machines. ________
4. A mineral-based industry uses raw material got from an agro-based industry. ________
5. Large scale industries operate at a very large scale. ________
C. Answer the questions briefly :
1. Why do we need to process natural products?

2. What is an agro-based industry? Give two examples too.
3. What is a mineral-based industry? Give two examples too.
4. How is a cottage industry different from a small scale industry?
5. What level of industrial development has been reached in India?

Industries and You

v Look at the book in your hand. Now think in terms of the following and try to name the
industry used for that function :
• The papers were cut in shape : _______________________
• The papers were printed : _______________________

• The papers were bound in a cover : _______________________

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