Home
Class 12
GEOGRAPHY
Name the raw materials essential for iro...

Name the raw materials essential for iron and steel industry. Why should they be located near the source of its raw materials?

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The raw materials essential for Iron and Steel Industry are iron-ore, coking coal, limestone, dolomite, manganese and fire clay. Because all these raw materials are weight losing, therefore, the Iron and Steel industry should be located near the source of raw materials.
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

    FULL MARKS|Exercise ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS SOLVED (Short Answer Type Questions)|29 Videos

  • MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

    FULL MARKS|Exercise ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS SOLVED (Long Answer Type Questions)|9 Videos

  • MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

    FULL MARKS|Exercise NCERT TEXTBOOK QUESTIONS SOLVED (Answer the following questions in about 150 words)|2 Videos

  • LAND RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE

    FULL MARKS|Exercise WORKSHEET|21 Videos

  • MIGRATION TYPES , CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES

    FULL MARKS|Exercise WORKSHEET (Answer the following questions briefly)|15 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

The raw material to form nylon is:

The raw materials for light reaction are

Name the raw materials required for photosynthesis.

"Why is the large integrated steel industry located close to the source of raw material?"

The raw material for creating polyblend is

The raw material used in nylon-6 is:

The raw material used for preparing permutit is

Name the raw material used for the production of caustic soda.

FULL MARKS-MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES -ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS SOLVED (Very Short Answer Type Questions)
  1. Classify industries on the basis of product.

    Text Solution

    |

  2. Classify industries on the basis of the use of their products.

    Text Solution

    |

  3. 1. When and with whose collaboration was Rourkela Steel Plant establis...

    Text Solution

    |

  4. 1. When and with whose collaboration was Bhilai Steel Plant establishe...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. 1.Which industries are included in traditional industries?

    Text Solution

    |

  6. 1.Why are petrochemical industries and IT industry considered as moder...

    Text Solution

    |

  7. Who started the first naphtha based chemical industry?

    Text Solution

    |

  8. Name the first Naptha based chemical industries.

    Text Solution

    |

  9. What was the impact of the policy of dereservation in 1991?

    Text Solution

    |

  10. 1.Which sectors have received the highest FDI in India?

    Text Solution

    |

  11. Name the raw materials essential for iron and steel industry. Why shou...

    Text Solution

    |

  12. Iron and steel industry is only in public sector. Why?

    Text Solution

    |

  13. What does TISCO stand for?

    Text Solution

    |

  14. What does IISCO stand for?

    Text Solution

    |

  15. 1.Name the new steel plants that were set up in fourth plan period. Ho...

    Text Solution

    |

  16. Which city is referred to as the petrochemical industry?

    Text Solution

    |

  17. Name the important petrochemical centres of India.

    Text Solution

    |

  18. What are polymers made from?

    Text Solution

    |

  19. Name the important minor industrial regions of India.

    Text Solution

    |

  20. Name the important industrial regions of India.

    Text Solution

    |