10th Social science EM First Midterm 2024 Question paper & Answer key - Krishnagiri dt

Heavy electrical industries manufacture equipment used for power generation,
transmission and utilization. Turbines for steam and hydro power plants, boilers for thermal power plants, generators, transformers, switch gears etc. are the chief products of this industry. The most important company in the field of
heavy electrical is Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL). It has its plants at Hardwar, Bhopal,Hyderabad, Jammu, Bengaluru, Jhansi and Tiruchirappalli. This Industry covers a wide range of products including television sets,transistor sets, telephone exchanges, cellular telegram, computers and varied equipments for
post and railway, defence and meteorological department.  Bengaluru is the largest producer of electronic goods in India, hence it is called as the “Electronic Capital of India”. The other major producers of electronic goods centers are Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Kanpur, Pune, Lucknow, Jaipur and Coimbatore India is home to some of the finest software companies in the world. The software companies in India are reputed across the globe for their efficient IT and business related solutions. The Indian Software Industry has brought about a
tremendous success for the emerging economy.Exports In India, software industry began in 1970 with the entry of Tata Consultancy Services(TCS). Along with this, L & T, Infotech, i-Flex, Accenture, Cognizant, GalexE Solutions India Pvt Ltd and ITC Infotech are the major software industries in the country. At present, there are
more than 500 software companies all over India. It exports software service to nearly 95 countries in the world.                  

National Highways form the most important system of road transportation in
India. These highways are running through length and breadth of the country connecting capitals of states, major Ports, rail junctions,industrial and tourist centres. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways of India, is responsible
for the development and maintenance of National Highways in India. The longest
National highway is NH-44 which runs from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh to Kanniyakumari inTamil Nadu covering a distance of 2369 km. The shortest national highway is NH-47A, which runs from Ernakulum to Kochi port (Willington
Island) covering a distance of 6 km Indian railway system is the main artery of
the country’s inland transport. Railways cater to the needs of large scale movement of traffic, both for freight and passenger, thereby contributing to economic growth. Railways are considered as the backbone of the surface transport system
of India. It promotes national integration by bringing people together. It also promotes trade,tourism, education etc. Railways help in the commercialization of the agriculture sector by facilitating the bulky movement of perishable

 10th Social science EM First Midterm 2024  Question paper & Answer key - Krishnagiri dt 

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