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Read the data in the table given below and answer the questions that follow:Total production of finished steel in IndiaYearProduction (in million tonnes)2015- 2016106.602016-2017120.142017- 2018126.852018-2019101.292019-2020102.621. Compare the 2015-2016 and 2019-2020 data and give any one reason for the reduction of production of steel in 2019-2020.2. Why is production and consumption of steel considered as an index of a country’s development?

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1. (i) High costs 

(ii) Limited availability of coking coal 

(iii) Lower productivity of labour 

(iv) Irregular supply of energy 

(v) Any other relevant point

2.(i) The steel products are used as a raw material in different industries. 

(ii) It is required for export. 

(iii) It provides machinery for ensuring country’s growth. 

(iv) Any other relevant point.



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