Q5 of 23 Page 185

Answer the following in 100 words:

Distinguish between large- scale and small – scale industries.

Large Scale industries are those industries which require huge investment for its establishment, large tools and machinery and large number of both skilled and unskilled workers to operate those equipments. It also takes large piece of land to construct the industry. Iron and steel industries like SAIL in Salem, Tata and Iron steel in Jamshedpur are examples of large scale industries. As the name tells, Small scale industries are the industries which requires small investment, small piece of land and small work force. It is totally opposite to the large-scale industries. Hosiery and manufacturing of stationary items are some of the examples of small scale industries.


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