Question

i. State two conditions necessary for the setting up of a heavy engineering industry.
ii. Name ship building yard on the east coast and a centre for making electric locomotives.

Answer 1

i) Two conditions necessary for setting up of a heavy engineering industry are:

• The industry has to take the support of ancillary industries which could provide it with bulky raw materials and machinery.
  
• It is a sophisticated industry which requires highly skilled labour force.

ii) Kolkata