ICSE Class 10 Geography
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Manufacturing Industries in India - II : Mineral-based — Question 23
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Which is the largest mineral-based industry in India? Why is it called a key or basic industry?
The largest mineral-based industry in India is Iron and Steel industry. It is called a key or basic industry because it supplies raw materials to all other industries like automobiles, locomotives, rail tracks, ship-building, machine and tools, and manufacture of defence equipment, etc.