Unit 2 Ch 6 : Manufacturing Industries — Social Studies STD 10 — Question

It is considered as backbone of development because:

1. It not only helps in modernising agriculture but also forms the backbone of our economy.
2. Industrial development is a precondition for eradication of unemployment and poverty from our country.
3. Export of manufactured goods expands trade and commerce.
4. Countries that transform their raw materials into a wide variety of finished goods of higher value are prosperous.