CLASS 8 · NCERT GEOGRAPHY · CH 6: MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
Manufacturing Industries 🏭
NCERT-aligned Class 8 Geography topic from Resources and Development. Every item is anchored to a real location on India's map — built for boards (CBSE, ICSE, state) and UPSC aspirants.
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Key locations covered (9)
- Cotton Textile Industry — Maharashtra/Gujarat
- Jute Industry — West Bengal
- Sugar Industry — Uttar Pradesh/Maharashtra
- Iron & Steel Industry — Chhattisgarh/Odisha/Jharkhand
- IT & Software Industry — Karnataka
- Automobile Industry — Maharashtra/Gujarat/Tamil Nadu
- Industrial Location Factors — Pan-India
- Major Industrial Regions of India — Pan-India
- Make in India & PLI Scheme — Pan-India
Sample questions (12 of 66)
Oldest organised industry in India?
Cotton Textile (first mill in Mumbai, 1854)
Major centres?
Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Surat, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Kanpur, Indore, Bhiwandi
Why Mumbai?
Humid climate, port, cheap labour, capital, early start
Current status?
India is 2nd largest cotton textile producer after China; major exporter of yarn & garments
Challenges?
Obsolete machinery, high power cost, competition from Bangladesh & Vietnam, GST issues
Government support?
Textile Upgradation Fund (TUFS), PM-MITRA Parks, RoSCTL scheme
Best example?
Mumbai — once ‘Cottonopolis’; now Surat is largest man-made fibre hub
Future focus?
Technical textiles, organic cotton, value-added garments, PM-MITRA mega parks
Largest jute producing & processing state?
West Bengal (~80%)
Major centres?
Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly, North 24 Parganas
Why concentrated in West Bengal?
Raw jute availability, cheap labour, river transport, port
Called?
‘Golden Fibre’ (eco-friendly)
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About this topic
This topic is part of the NCERT Class 8 Geography syllabus, specifically the textbook Resources and Development, drawn from the chapter Ch 6: Manufacturing Industries. Content is cross-referenced against the latest NCERT textbook editions + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar, Satish Chandra for history; G.C. Leong, Savindra Singh for geography; the UPSC Civil Services prelims + mains syllabus).
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