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- 1. Multiple-choice10 seconds1 pt
Which one of the following factors plays the most important role in the location of an industry in a particular region? [Delhi 2012]
(a) Raw material
(b) Market
(c) Least production cost
(d) Transport
- 2. Multiple-choice10 seconds1 pt
Which of the following industries is not a heavy industriy.
(a) Cotton textile
(b) Cement
(c) Iron and Steel
(d) Ship building
- 3. Multiple-choice10 seconds1 pt
Which one of the following industries manufactures telephones, computer, etc.?
(a) Cement
(b) Iron and Steel
(c) Electronic
(d) Chemical
- 4. Multiple-choice10 seconds1 pt
Which one of the following public sector plants is located in Odisha?
(a) Bokaro Steel Plant
(b) Bhilai Steel Plant
(c) Durgapur Steel Plant
(d) Rourkela Steel Plant
- 5. Multiple-choice10 seconds1 pt
Which one of the following agencies, markets steel for the public sector plants?
(a) HAIL
(b) SAIL
(c) TATA Steel
(d) MNCC
- 6. Multiple-choice10 seconds1 pt
TISCO is
(a) Joint Sector Industry
(b) Private Sector Industry
(c) Co-operative Sector Industry
(d) Public Sector Industry
- 7. Multiple-choice10 seconds1 pt
Which one of the following industries uses bauxite as a raw material?
(a) Aluminium
(b) Cement
(c) Jute
(d) Steel
- 8. Multiple-choice10 seconds1 pt
Which one of the following industries manufactures telephones, computers, etc.?
(a) Steel
(b) Electronic
(c) Aluminium
(d) Information Technology
- 9. Multiple-choice20 seconds1 pt
Which of the following statements regarding manufacturing is not true?
a) Manufacturing helps in modernising agriculture.
(b) Development of manufacturing industries is a preconditi(on for eradication of unemployment and poverty.
(c) Export of manufactured goods expands trade and commerce and brings in much needed foreign exchange.
(d) Manufacturing puts the country into a debt trap.
- 10. Multiple-choice10 seconds1 pt
Which one of the following does not influence industrial location?
(a) Raw material
(b) Capital and power
(c) Market and labour
(d) Underground railway line
- 11. Multiple-choice10 seconds1 pt
The first cotton mill of India was set up in
(a) Ahmedabad
(b) Kolkata
(c) Mumbai
(d) Coimbatore
- 12. Multiple-choice10 seconds1 pt
. Which of the following is not a private sector industry?
(a) Dabur Industries
(b) Bajaj Auto Ltd.
(c) SAIL
(d) TISCO
- 13. Multiple-choice10 seconds1 pt
Which two states are more famous for their cotton textile industry?
(a) Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab
(b) Maharashtra and Gujarat
(c) Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
(d) Assam and West Bengal
- 14. Multiple-choice10 seconds1 pt
Most of the integrated steel plants in India are located in
(a) Malwa Plateau
(b) Bundelkhand Plateau
(c) Meghalaya Plateau
(d) Chotanagpur Plateau
- 15. Multiple-choice10 seconds1 pt
Which of the following factors are not necessary to set up an iron and steel plant?
(a) Proximity to iron-ore mines
(b) Availability of coking coal
(c) Good resources of limestone and manganese
(d) Nearness to a water body to discharge wastes
- 16. Multiple-choice10 seconds1 pt
The sugar industry is well suited to the ___________.
cooperative sector
Joint Sector
Private sector
Public sector
- 17. Multiple-choice10 seconds1 pt
__________ is the world’s most important natural fibre.
(a) cotton
(b) jute
(c) silk
(d) woolen
- 18. Multiple-choice10 seconds1 pt
The requirement of large number of people or workers.
(a) self sufficient
(b) Labour – intensive
(c) Transport
- 19. Multiple-choice10 seconds1 pt
Which Industry Produce goods for consumption such as sugar, paper, cloth etc.
(a) Basic Industries
(b) Capital Goods Industries
(c) Intermediate Goods Industries
(d) Consumer Goods Industries
- 20. Multiple-choice10 seconds1 pt
The processing of raw material into more valuable products falls under the category of
(a) Secondary activities
(b) Tertiary activities
(c) Primary activities
(d) None of the above
