cost of finished goods

always more than cost of raw materials

need of industries

provide mass employment, surplus goods are exported and this strengthens foreign exchange, and industries also manufacture products for all sectors.

large scale industries

large-scale capital investment, lots of raw material, vast labour force, mass production of goods.

small- scale industries

lesser capital investment, labour is cheap and easily available, minimum scale of production

cottage- scale industries

0set up in the house of the manufacturer, ex. shawl making, handicrafts, scroll painting etc. promotes rural employment.

agro- based industries

raw materials are plant or agriculture based materials. EX: sugar mills, cotton textile

mineral based

raw materials are mineral based. EX: iron and steel, aluminium, steel

factors for industries to be built

availability of raw materials, labour force, capital investment, government policies, availability of water and power, and distance from market.

basic industry

Iron and steel is considered a basic industry as they supply raw material in the form of machines. primary minerals used: iron ore, limestone, coal

places in india with iron and steel industry

Jamshedpur, Visakhapatnam, rourkela, Bokaro, bhilai, Salem

items manufactured in ship industry

naval ships, cruise ships, ocean liners, tankers

largest shipbuilding industries in the world

china, south korea, japan

shipbuilding industries in india

visakhapatnam, kochi, mumbai, kolkata

first motor company

Detroit(USA), which cam to be known as motor city or Motown.

leading producers of automobiles

japan, china, USA, germany

leading automobile brands

hyundai, toyota, nissan, ford, general motors

automobile producers in india

mumbai ,pune, chennai, delhi