Test: Industry - 2 - Class 4 MCQ

• The agro-based industry includes indutries related to textiles, sugar, paper and vegetable oil.
• These industries use agricultural products as their raw materials.

Large-scale industries have been divided into four groups.

The economic development and growth of a country are influenced by four factors: human resources, physical capital, natural resources and technology.

Four major ship building centres in India are located at Vishakhapatnam, Kolkata, Kochi and Mumbai.

Coconut fiber, commonly known as coir, is obtained from the fibrous husk of the coconut.

In India, iron and steel industries are located in Chhattisgarh, Northern Odisha, Jharkhand (Jamshedpur) and western West Bengal (Durgapur).

Cottage industry in India provides employment to around 35 percent of people.

West Bengal, Assam and Bihar are the major jute growing states in the country, which accounts for about 98 percent of the country's jute area and production.

Mysore and North Bangalore, contribute to most of Indian's silk production.

Tamil Nadu has steel metal industries.