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1. 1.

   What is meant by 'agro-industry''? Name the leading agro-industry of India.

2. 2.

   Give three reasons for the localisation of the sugar industry in the Uttar Pradesh-Bihar belt.

3. 3.

   Discuss three reasons why the sugar industry of the peninsular states is gaining more prominence in recent times.

4. 4.

   1. Name three important by-products of the sugar industry.
   2. State two uses of each of them.
5. 5.

   Give three reasons to explain why the northern states are leaving out to the peninsular states in sugar production.

6. 6.

   Name them:

   1. The most important cotton textile centre of Uttar Pradesh.
   2. The two most important cotton textile manufacturing states of India.
   3. The place where the first cotton mill was established successfully in the country.
   4. The most important state for silk manufacturing in India.
   5. An important silk weaving centre in Karnataka.
   6. An important centre for silk (especially carpets) in northern India.
   7. The by-product of the sugar industry used in the manufacturing of paper.
   8. A silk that is specifically produced in Assam.
   9. An important centre for silk in Uttar Pradesh.
   10. The rearing of silkworms on mulberry leaves.