ICSE Class 10 Geography Question 32 of 36

Agriculture in India — III : Cash Crops — Question 32

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Question 32

Name the by-products of sugarcane. Give one important use of each.

Answer

The by-products of sugarcane and their uses are:

  1. Molasses — It is used to produce industrial alcohol, fertilizers, rum, treacle and yeast.
  2. Bagasse — It is used as fuel for mills and mainly used for paper, fibre board and synthetic fibres.
  3. Press mud — It is used to make wax, shoe polish and carbon paper.