Question

Mineral-based industries are ________.
A. Industries using agricultural products for manufacturing.
B. Industries using minerals for production.
C. Industries using forest raw materials for production
D. None of these.

Answer 1

Hint:-Industry is a group of productive businesses or organizations manufacturing or selling products, services, or revenue sources. A mineral is an inorganic element or compound that occurs naturally and has an ordered internal structure and chemical property, crystal shape, and distinctive physical properties.

Complete answer:
Industries that use agricultural products as raw materials are agro-based industries. For instance, examples of agro-based industries are cotton textiles, silk textiles, and jute industries. Agro-based industries rely on farming for their raw materials and other important inputs.
Heavy industries are known as mineral-based industries, using minerals as the foundational raw material. It is a sector geared with raw materials. Iron ore, coking coal, limestone, manganese, dolomite, and fire clay are the raw materials used in the iron and steel industry.
The paper industry, silk industry, match industry, sports goods industry, and handicrafts include forest-based industries. Softwood (of coniferous trees) from the Himalayan area is obtained in India. Paper is manufactured from wood pulp. And in the forest, the wood pulp comes from trees. Therefore, it is an industry dependent on forests. Land-based industries use forest products such as timber, wood pulp, and agricultural industries to use farm products such as wheat, etc.

So, the correct answer is Option (C).

Note:- The foundation of a country's economic growth is the iron and steel industry. This industry is dependent on almost all the other industrial sectors. The Iron and Steel industry is often referred to as the Key Industry. Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) and Indian Iron and Steel Company (IISCO) are a few famous examples of mineral-based industries.