Description : Explain any four factors responsible for the development of iron and steel industries. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Low cost of iron ore, high grade raw materials in proximity. (ii) Cheap labour (iii) Vast growth potential in the home market. (iv) liberalisation and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) have given a boost to the industry.
Description : India is an important iron and steel producing country in the world yet, We are not able to perform to our full potential. Give any four reasons. -SST 10th
Last Answer : There are several reasons behind this: (i) Although India has modernised its steelmaking considerably, however, nearly 6% of its crude steel is still produced using the outdated open-hearth process. ... Indian steel industry. (v) India is deficient in raw materials required by the steel industry.
Description : Name the four centres of iron and Steel in the public sector which are located in a single geographical region. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Bhilai: Russia. Rourkela: Germany. Durgapur: U.K. Bokaro: Russia.
Description : 1. Which is India's oldest iron and steel plant? 2. Belladona medicine is obtained by which part of Atropa belladona? 3. To whom does UPSC submit its annual report on its work? 4. ... 19. Where is the greatest average annual precipitation? 20. Alberuni lived during the period of which king?
Last Answer : Answer : 1. TISCO at Jamshedpur 2. From leaf 3. The Union Home Minister 4. New Delhi 5. Akbar 6. Due to absence of gravity 7. 1975 8. 2009 9. Cyclonic 10. Shahjahan 11. Cycus 12. British ... 15. Copper-stone Age 16. Jute and Cotton 17. Gully 18. Dolomite 19. In Philippines 20. Mahmud Ghaznavi
Description : Chandigarh is a city which has roads generally parallel or perpendicular to each other. The ideal water supply system in such a city should be a. Dead and system b. Grid Iron system* c. Ring system d. Any of them
Last Answer : b. Grid Iron system*
Description : “India is an important iron and steel producing country in the world. Yet we are not able to perform to our full potential.” -SST 10th
Last Answer : India is an important iron and steel producing country in the world yet, we are not able to perform to our full potential largely due to: 1.High costs and limited availability of coking coal. 2.Lower productivity of labour. 3.Irregular supply of energy, and 4.Poor infrastructure.
Description : “Though India is an important iron and steel producing country in the world, yet we are not able to perform to our full potential.” -SST 10th
Last Answer : It is largely due to high costs and limited availability of coking coal. There is low productivity of labour. Moreover, there is irregularity of supply of energy and of course, the poor infrastructure.
Description : Why is the iron and steel industry called a heavy industry? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Iron and steel industry is called a heavy industry because all the raw material as well as finished goods are heavy and bulky entailing heavy transportation costs. Iron ore, coking coal and limestone ... ratio of 4:2:1 approximately. Some quantity of manganese is also required to harden the steel.
Description : Why does the Chotanagpur plateau have the maximum concentration of iron and steel industries? -SST 10th
Last Answer : It is because of the relative advantages this region has for the development of this industry. . Low cost of iron ore is available, since it is mined in this region. . Its high grade raw ... hard and skilled labour is easily available. . There is a vast growth potential in the home market.
Description : Why the 'Chhotanagpur Plateau Region' has the maximum concentration of iron and steel industries ? Analyse the reasons. -SST 10th
Last Answer : The Chhotanagpur Plateau Region has a maximum concentration of iron and steel industries: 1. High-grade raw materials are available from the nearby region. 2. Being populated, cheap labour is easily available. 3. The industry has a vast growth potential foe the Indian market itself.
Description : Why has 'Chota Nagpur Region' maximum concentration of iron and steel industries ? Explain any three reasons. -SST 10th
Last Answer : 1. The Chota Nagpur Region has the maximum concentration of iron and steel industries because of the significant advantages this region offers for the development of this industry 2. The availability ... growth potential in the home market of the state helps in the smooth facilitation of trade.
Description : Why is India not able to perform to her full potential in iron and steel production ? Explain any three reasons. -SST 10th
Last Answer : India is not able to perform to her full potential in iron and steel production because: 1. Coking coal which is essential for its production is expensive and limited in availability. 2. The power ... power cuts are common. 3. Labour force is not as productive as it is in developed countries.
Description : Why is iron and steel industry called the basic industry ? Explain any three reasons. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Iron and steel industry is called the basic industry because 1. All the other industries - heavy, medium and light, depend on it for their machinery. 2. It is also helpful in providing employment ... . Note: Iron and steel industry is the basis of several other primary, secondary and tertiary jobs.
Description : Explain any three problems faced by Iron and Steel Industry in India. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Three problems faced by iron and steel industry: 1. Coking coal which is essential for its production is expensive and limited in availability. 2. The power supply isn't regular as power cuts are common. 3. Labour force is not as productive as it is in developed countries.
Description : Write a note on iron and steel industry -SST 10th
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Description : Locate and label the following items on the same map with appropriate symbols. (i) Nuclear Power Plant - Kalpakkam (ii) Iron and Steel Plant - Bhilai (iii) International Airport - Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose -SST 10th
Last Answer : Map of India
Description : Locate and label the following items on the same map with appropriate symbols. (i) Uran thermal plant (ii) Rourkela Iron Steel plant (iii) Kandla sea port -SST 10th
Last Answer : Political map of India
Description : Why does the north eastern part of the Peninsular Plateau region have the maximum concentration of iron and steel industries? -SST 10th
Last Answer : The north-eastern part of the Peninsular plateau, the Chhotanagpur plateau region, has the maximum concentration of iron and steel industries because of the following reasons : (a) The region has ... easy reach has provided the region ideal location for setting up of iron and steel industries.
Description : Why is iron and steel industry called as the basic and heavy industry ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Iron and steel industry is called basic heavy industry because its (i) large scale of operation both imput and output. (ii) It's output ie, steel is used for making machineries, construction, defence etc purposes as basic raw materials. Therefore it is called basic industry.
Description : Why are most of the Iron and steel plants of India concentrated in Chhota Nagpur plateau region ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Chhotanagpur plateau region has the maximum concentration of steel plants because of the following factors : (i) Low cost of iron ore and high grade raw materials in proximity. (ii) Cheap labour. ... (iii) Vast growth potential in the home market.
Description : India is an important iron and steel, producing country in the world, yet we are not able to perform to our full potential’ -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) High costs and limited availability of cooking coal. (ii) Lower productivity of labour. (iii) Irregular supply of energy.
Description : On the outline map of India locate and label the following iron and steel plants : -SST 10th
Last Answer : Outline map of India
Description : Why is iron and steel industry known as a heavy industry? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Iron and steel industry is known as a heavy industry because all the raw material as well as finished goods are heavy and bulky.
Description : Which region in India has the maximum concentration of iron and steel industries? -SST 10th
Last Answer : The Chhotanagpur plateau region has the maximum concentration of iron and steel industries.
Description : Chhotanagpur plateau region has the maximum concentration of iron and steel industries. Give reasons for it. -SST 10th
Last Answer : It is because of the relative advantages this region has for the development of this industry. These include: (i) Chhotanagpur plateau region has large reserves of iron ores. Low cost of iron ore ... region (iii) Cheap labour is available (iv) Vast growth potential in the home market is possible.
Description : Why is iron and steel industry called the basic industry? Explain any three reasons. -SST 10th
Last Answer : The iron and steel industry is called the basic industry because of the following reasons: (i) All the other industries - heavy, medium and light, depend on this industry for their machinery ... in providing employment opportunities to the people. (iv) It helps in the development of agriculture.
Description : Why is the iron and steel industry called a basic and heavy industry? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Iron and steel industry is called the basic industry due to following reasons: All industries whether heavy, medium or light depend on it for the machinery. Thus, it provides base to the other ... industry. Day to day consumer goods like containers, safety pins etc. are made up of steel.
Description : Give reasons why the iron and steel industry in India is concentrated around the Chota Nagpur plateau region. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Chotanagpur area along with the region, which includes a part of West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar and Eastern Madhya Pradesh accounts for the highest concentration of minerals in India. It is also ... import of machinery and export of manufactured steel. Steel is locally consumed by Ranchi factory, etc.
Description : On the basis of character of raw material and finished product, iron and steel industry belongs to which category? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Heavy industry.
Description : “The iron and steel industry is the basic as well as heavy industry.” Support the statement with three points. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Iron and steel industry is the basic industry as: (i) All the other industries depend on it for their machinery. (ii) Steel is needed to manufacture a variety of engineering goods. ( ... material, defence, medical, telephonic, scientific equipments, etc., are the gift of iron and steel industry.
Description : India is an important iron and steel producing country in the world. Yet we are not able to perform to our full potential.” -SST 10th
Last Answer : India is an important iron and steel producing country in the world, yet we are not able to perform to our full potential largely due to: (i) High costs and limited availability of cooking coal. (ii) Lower productivity of labour. (iii) Irregular supply of energy and (iv) Poor infrastructure.
Description : Describe any five factors responsible for the concentration of iron and steel industry in and around Chhota Nagpur Plateau region. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Factors responsible for concentration of iron and steel industries in Chhota Nagpur Plateau: (i) Low cost of iron-ore. (ii) High grade raw material in proximity. (iii) Cheap labour. (iv ... potential in the home market. (v) Good transport connectivity. (vi) Availability of water resources.
Description : Why is India not able to perform to her full potential in iron and steel production? -SST 10th
Last Answer : India is an important producer of iron and steel but still it has failed to perform to its potential due to following reasons: (i) Shortage of raw material (ii) Lower productivity of labour (iii) Shortage of power (iv) Poor infrastructure (v) Lower investment in research and development.
Description : Why is Iron and Steel a basic industry? -SST 10th
Last Answer : It is a basic industry because other manufacturing industries, e.g., machine tools, locomotives, railway rolling stock, shipbuilding, depend on Steel.
Description : Which are other manufacturing industries, which depend on Iron and Steel industry? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Other manufacturing industries, e.g., machine tools, railway rolling stock like locomotives, coaches and ship-building indirectly depend on it.
Description : Which industries depend Iron and Steel industry directly? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Engineering industries directly depend on it. For example, Defence equipment’s, a variety of consumer goods like bicycles, fans, furniture, tractors and other agricultural machinery are also manufactured.
Description : Where are the recent Integrated Iron and Steel Plants of India located? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Vishakhapatnam Steel Project, Vijayanagar Steel Plant and Salem Steel Plant.
Description : What are the facilities enjoyed by ‘Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Works’? -SST 10th
Last Answer : It is ideally located because most of the materials required are available within a radius of 50 km at Bhadravati. Instead of coal it was charcoal from the wood in Shimoga and Kadur forests.
Description : Mention any one problem faced by the Iron and Steel Industry in India. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Declining raw prate rial.
Description : Name the section into which an Iron and Steel plant can be divided. -SST 10th
Last Answer : An Iron and Steel plant can be divided into the four sections: (i) Raw materials processing area. (ii) Blast furnaces. (iii) Steel melting furnaces. (iv) Rolling mills.
Description : What are the resources necessary for the development of Iron and Steel industry? -SST 10th
Last Answer : The resources necessary for the development of Iron and Steel industry are iron-ore; fuel—coal, thermal power; ferro alloys—tungsten, cobalt, manganese; scrap—waste material; flux— limestone, dolomite or gypsum.
Description : Briefly write about ‘Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Works’? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Works is a new name of Mysore Iron and Steel Works. It was started in the year 1923 at Bhadravati. It was formerly a private sector concern. Since 1962, ... by the Central Government and State Government of Karnataka and has been renamed Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Ltd.
Description : What is the ‘speciality’ of Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant? -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) It produces special Steel and alloy. (ii) Mahatma Gandhi HEP station and Sharavati HEP station supply electricity to this plant on a large scale.
Description : Why are the Iron and Steel Industries concentrated in the Damodar valley region. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Easy availability of raw materials. (ii) Provides abundant hydro-electricity. (iii) It provides cheap labour from nearby states of Bihar, Orissa, West Bengal.
Description : State two geographical factors which were taken into consideration for the setting Up of the Durgapur Iron and Steel Plant. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Raw material availability and excellent transport facilities. (ii) Declining raw material.
Description : With reference to the Iron and Steel industry in India, give logical explanations for the following: -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) The location of this industry is governed by its close proximity to raw material because due to the bulky nature of the raw material and the large quantities in which they are needed, a ... big Steel plant as raw material and thus help in recycling and does not need huge capital investment.
Description : With reference to Visveswaraya Iron and Steel Ltd., answer the following: -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Visveswaraya Iron and Steel Ltd. is located in Mysore state. (ii) (1) It gets its iron supply from Kemmangundi mines (Chikmaglur district) (2) Power supply from: (a) Charcoal ... nearby forests of Malnad area. (b) Electricity is obtained from the Jog Hydroelectricity and Shravati Power Project.
Description : With reference to Tata Iron and Steel Company, answer the following; -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) In 1907, in Jamshedpur. (ii) Iron-ore: Singhbhumi, Mayurbhanj. Coal: Jharia’and Raniganj. Limestone.: Gangapur (Orissa). Manganese: Noamandi.
Description : Give two reasons favouring the location of Iron and Steel Plant in north-eastern Deccan. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Availability of iron ore, manganese, coal, limestone in close nearness since transportation of these bulky material would require a lot of money. (ii) Iron and Steel industry is a labour intensive industry. Jharkhand, Bihar and U. P. of India are densely populated and cheap labour available.
Description : Explain three reasons as to why there is a large concentration of iron and steel plants in the Chhota Nagpur Region. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Three reasons for large concentration of iron and steel plant in Chhota Nagpur region are: (i) Availability of raw iron ore (ii) Availability of coal for power (iii) Availability of cheap labour