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Manufacturing Industries
Differentiate between small and large scale industries with examples.
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Small Scale Industries |
Large Scale Industries |
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1. Small scale industry is the cottage industry in which machines in the production process have been introduced. |
1. Large scale industries use power-driven machines in the production. |
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2. It requires a small number of labourers. |
2. Thousands of labourers are employed. |
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3. It requires small amount of capital. |
3. Large amount of capital is invested here. |
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4. Light power is required to drive the machines. |
4. Large power is supplied to run its heavy machines. |
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5. Local material is used. |
5. It uses raw materials brought from distant areas. |
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6. Eg - Clothes, paper goods, toys, earthen wires, furniture and electric goods. |
6. Eg - Modern iron and steel industries, aviation and petrochemical industries. |
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