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Manufacturing Industries

Question
CBSEENGE12024276

Differentiate between small and large scale industries with examples.

Solution

Small Scale Industries

Large Scale Industries

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.

2. It requires a small number of labourers.

2. Thousands of labourers are employed.

3. It requires small amount of capital.

3. Large amount of capital is invested here.

4. Light power is required to drive the machines.

4. Large power is supplied to run its heavy

machines.

5. Local material is used. 

5. It uses raw materials brought from distant areas.

6. Eg - Clothes, paper goods, toys, earthen wires, furniture and  electric goods. 

6. Eg - Modern iron and steel industries, aviation and petrochemical industries.