Question

Distinguish between:

Agro-based and mineral-based
industry

Answer 1

Agro based industries:- the industries which are based on agricultural products are called agro based industries.
ex:- sugar industry,textile industry.
mineral based industries:- the industries that use minerals and metals as raw materials are called mineral based industries.
ex:- iron and steel industry,aluminium smelting industry.

Answer 2

Agro-based industries are the ones which use agricultural products as its raw material. for example, jute mills, cotton mills, rice mills.
Mineral based industries are the ones which use minerals as its raw material.
for example, steel industry.