Explain any three major objectives of the ‘New Industrial Policy’ of India, which was announced in 1991.
The major objectives of this policy were to:
(i) Correct the distortions or weaknesses that have crept in
(ii) Maintain a sustained growth in productivity
(iii) Gainful employment and attain international competitiveness.
The earliest Iron and Steel Company to be established in India is:
The first modern cotton mill was established in Mumbai because:
The nucleus of the Hugli Industrial Region is:
The second largest producer of sugar is:
Why do you think that the iron and steel industry is basic to the industrial development of any country?
Name the two sectors of the cottage textile industries. How are they different?
Why is the sugar industry a seasonal industry?
What is the raw material base for the petrochemical industry? Name some of the products of this industry.
What is the major impact of Information Technology (IT) revolution in India?
How did the Swadeshi movement give a major impetus to the cotton textiles industry?
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