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(a) Which city is known as the electronic capital of India ? Name any two major centres of electronic products.(b) Most of the petrochemical units are in Maharashtra or Gujarat. Give two reasons to explain why.(c) With reference to Visveswaraya Iron and Steel Ltd., answer the following :(i) Name the state in which it is located. (ii) From where does it get iron ore and power supply ?(d) Give one important centre of production of each of the following : (i) Integral Coach Factory (ICF) (ii) Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd. (BHEL) (iii) The Hindustan Machine Tools (HMT) |
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Answer» (a) Bangalore is called electronic capital of India. Two other electronic products centres are Hyderabad and Pune. (b) (i) Most of the petrochemical units are in Maharashtra or Gujrat because these states have the maximum refineries and oil fields which can supply its basic requirement of Neptha or Ethylene and Benzene.. (ii) Transportation of product is easier to other countries through ports and being in central position in India, it can be transported in North as well as South. (c) (i) Visveswaraya Iron and Steel Ltd. is located in Karnataka. (ii) It get: Iron ore: Kemmangundi mines Power supply: Earlier it used charcoal from western ghats but now use hydro electricity from the Jog hydroelectric and Shravati power project. (d) (i) Integral coach factory (ICF)—Perambur near Chennai. (ii) Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL)—Ranipur (Haridwar) (iii) The Hindustan Machine Tools (HMT)—Bangalore. |
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