ch - 8 Agriculture in India — Geography STD 10 — Question

The Peninsular Plateau of India is rich in mineral resources.

Name any two raw materials derived from coal.

Name the state which grows most of India’s natural rubber.

Name a pulse crop cultivated in India.
During Rabi Season

What is open dumping of wastes?

“Cotton is an important commercial crop in India but its share in the world production is less than 10%” Why?

What makes Khadi and Handloom sector of the textile still very important even in this modem large scale industrial era? Give reasons to substantiate your answer?
Or
Give two reasons to explain why cottage industries are important for India’s economy.
Or
The “Khadi and Handloom sectors of the textile industry cannot be ignored.” Give two reasons to justify this statement.
Or
Give one reason why handloom industry is important in India?

What is a Fire line?

Name the steel plants that were set up with Russian collaboration.

With reference to the Iron and Steel industry in India, give logical explanations for the following:
Most of the ‘Iron and Steel’ plants are ‘public sector undertakings’.