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Social Science · 2026 · 5 marks
CBSE 2026 · Region 3 · Set 2 · Q16
(a) "Most of the jute mills in India are located mainly along the banks of the Hugli river in a narrow belt." Justify the statement with suitable…
(a)
"Most of the jute mills in India are located mainly along the banks of the Hugli river in a narrow belt." Justify the statement with suitable arguments.
OR
(b)
"The chemical industry is fast growing in India." Justify the statement with suitable arguments.
Marking-scheme solution
(i) Proximity of jute producing areas to manufacturing units.
(ii) Inexpensive water transport.
(iii) Good network of railways and roadways.
(iv) Availability of raw material.
(v) Abundant water for processing raw jute.
(vi) Availability of cheap labour.
(b) "The chemical industry is fast growing in India." Justify the statement with suitable arguments.
(i) Chemical industries comprise of both large scale and small- scale manufacturing units.
(ii) Rapid growth has been recorded in organic and inorganic sectors.
(iii) Inorganic chemicals include sulphuric acid. (It is used to manufacture fertilizers, synthetic fibres, plastics, adhesive, paints, dyes stuffs).
(iv) Nitric acid, alkalise, soda ash (used to make glass, soap and detergents, paper) and caustic soda are some of the other inorganic chemical industries.
(v) It has its own largest consumers.
(vi) They are widely spread over the country.
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