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1. 1.

   Name any three places of iron and steel industries of India.

2. 2.

   Name any five places of sugar industries of India.

3. 3.

   Name and locate any three leading producers of iron and steel in the world.

4. 4.

   Fill in the blanks.

   1. _____________ industries utilise heavy machinery, consume a lot of power and employ numerous skilled labourers.
   2. Based on the ____________, industries may be classified as large-scale and small-scale industries.
   3. The Central Cottage Industries Emporium was set up in _____________.
   4. Based on the source of raw materials used, industries may be either agro-based or ____________.
   5. ____________ as a source of power dominates the location of many industries.
5. 5.

   Match the following.

   Column I	Column II
   a. Chemical industry	i. Small-scale industry
   b. Food products	ii. Agro-based
   c. Sugar mills	iii. Large-scale industry
   d. Cottage industry	iv. Mineral-based
   e. Fertilizer	v. Carpet-making

    

6. 6.

   State whether the following statements are 'true' or 'false'.

   1. In a cottage industry, goods are generally produced for the consumption and sale in the local markets.
   2. Those industries that derive their raw materials from agriculture or are plant-based are called mineral-based industries.
   3. Cotton textile is one of the oldest industries of the world.
   4. Shipbuilding industry dates back to the Harappan times (2500 BC) when the town of Lothal existed as a tidal dockyard.
   5. Sugar industry involves the development and use of systems for storing, retrieving and sending information.