Question

Q.1: why is iron and steel industry regarded as the basic industry ?
Q.2:why is iron most widely used metal in the world?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Ans 1 : The iron and steel Industry is the basic industry because:

i. All the other industries - heavy, medium and light, depend on it for their machinery.

ii. Steel is needed to manufacture a variety of engineering goods, construction material, defence, medical, telephonic, scientific equipment and a variety of consumer goods.

iii. Iron and steel are heavy industries because all the raw materials, as well as finished goods are heavy and bulky. It involves heavy transportation costs.