Identify the kind of industry manufacturing products from locally available materials like bamboo, stone and clay:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Cottage industry
Bamboo, stone and clay are local raw materials used in cottage (household) manufacturing.
NCERT (2026-27): “HOUSEHOLD INDUSTRIES OR COTTAGE MANUFACTURING It is the smallest manufacturing unit. The artisans use local raw materials and simple tools to produce everyday goods in their homes with the help of their family members or parttime labour.” “Some common everyday products produced in this sector of manufacturing include foodstuffs, fabrics, mats, containers, tools, furniture, shoes, and figurines from wood lot and forest, shoes, thongs and other articles from leather; pottery and bricks from clays and stones. Goldsmiths make jewellery of gold, silver and bronze. Some artefacts and crafts are made out of bamboo, wood obtained locally from the forests.” |