Question

Classify industries on the basis of source of raw material. How are they different from each other ?

Answer 1

Industries on the basis of source of raw materials and their differences are;

1) Agro based industries- Those industries which draw raw material from agriculture is called agro based industries example: cotton textile, sugar mill.

2) Mineral based industries- Industries which get raw material from minerals called mineral based industries. example: cement, steel, iron industries

3) pastoral based industries- These industries depends up on animals for their raw materials. example: shoes, dairy industries.

4) Forest based industries- paper, wood industries are forest based industries.