Question
Why do you think that the iron and steel industry is basic to the industrial development of any country?
Solution
The reasons:
(i) The iron and steel industry is basic to the industrial development of any country because iron and steel forms the basis of infrastructure for industrial development.
(ii) Steel is used as basic material in the manufacture of metal products, electrical machinery, transport equipment etc.
(iii) Almost all sectors of the Indian industry depend heavily on the iron and steel industry for their basic infrastructure.
