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1. 1.

   Choose the correct option.

   1. Durgapur is known for its ______________ industry.
      1. sugar
      2. iron and steel
      3. automobile
      4. cotton
   2. Before the arrival of the British, India was known for its ______________.
      1. steel products
      2. cotton textile
      3. ship building
      4. sugar products
   3. ______________ is an example of a mineral based industry.
      1. Tea
      2. Coffee
      3. Iron and steel
      4. Sugar
   4. Bengaluru is famous for the industry of ______________.
      1. IT
      2. automobiles
      3. meat packing
      4. cotton textile
   5. Large-scale industries require ______________.
      1. huge capital investment
      2. less labour
      3. small machinery
      4. none of these
2. 2.

   Fill in the blanks.

   1. Industries set up by workers in their own homes are called _________________.
   2. ____________ industries were set up close to coal fields.
   3. TISCO is situated in _______________.
   4. The first cotton mill was set up in ____________ in 1854.
   5. Silicon Valley is a part of the _______________ in the Rocky Mountains of North America.
3. 3.

   Write (T) for true and (F) for false.

   1. Iron and steel industry is a basic or key industry.
   2. Tata Steel is a new steel plant in India.
   3. Peru is a leading fishing nation.
   4. Detroit is known as the 'IT hub of the world'.
   5. Visakhapatnam has a large shipyard.
4. 4.

   Differentiate between Large-scale and Small-scale industry.

5. 5.

   Differentiate between Agro-based and Mineral-based industry.

6. 6.

   Define manufacturing.