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ch - 10 Industries in India II: Mineral Based Industries — Geography STD 10 — Question

ICSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10Geographych - 10 Industries in India II: Mineral Based Industries1 Mark
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With the help of an example each, explain, how ‘agro based’ industries are different from ‘mineral based’ industries?
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Agro-based industries utilise agricultural products as raw material, e.g., sugar industry, jute industry.
Mineral based industries obtain their raw materials from mines and quarries like coals, iron-ore, bauxite, etc., Steel plants.

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