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Which of the following industry forms the base for the other industries? |
Iron and steel Cement Railways All of the above |
Iron and steel |
The iron and steel industry forms the base of all other industries and, therefore, it is called a basic industry. It is basic because it provides raw material for other industries such as machine tools used for further production. It may also be called a heavy industry because it uses large quantities of bulky raw materials and its products are also heavy. |