Question

Differentiate between Mineral based Industry and Agro based industry giving one example for each.

Answer 1

i. Agro-based industries provide employment in rural areas, but mineral-based industries provide employment both in rural and urban areas.

ii. Agro-based industries mostly produce consumer goods. e.g, sugar, jute, textile etc. Mineral-based industries produce both consumer and value-based goods, e.g., Iron and steel, engineering industry, shipbuilding machine tools etc.