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Which one of the following industries uses limestone as a raw material.


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Aluminium

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Cement

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Sugar

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Jute

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Solution

The correct option is B

Cement


Answer: The correct answer is option (B) – Cement.

Raw Materials – Cement

  • Cement industry requires heavy and bulky raw materials like gypsum, alumina, silica, limestone.
  • Apart from rail transportation, coal and electric power are required.

Cement Industry in India

  • In 1904, the first cement plant in India was set up in Chennai.
  • Cement industry started expanding after independence.
  • The cement industry started making rapid progress in production, technology, process and capacity due to various policy reforms and decontrol of distribution and price since 1989.
  • India produces a variety of cement. In India, there are 332 mini cement plants and 128 large cement plants.

Uses of Cement

  • Cement is absolutely essential for almost all construction activities like building commercial buildings, dams, airports, roads, bridges, factories, building houses.

Cement Industry – Trade

  • To make sure that these industries have access to gulf countries, they are strategically located in the state of Gujarat.
  • In terms of export and production, the cement industry is performing well.
  • Due to improvements made in the quality, there is good demand in the domestic market apart from availability of good markets in South Asia, Africa, Middle East, East Asia.

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