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Which of the following is not an aspect of the definition of manufacturing?
done in large quantities
raw materials come from the farms
value is added
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Diyas made by artisans at a small scale is _____
a part of the manufacturing industries
is not a part of the manufacturing industries
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The workers employed in ____________ do not fall into secondary sector category.
breweries
textile
banking
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Manufacturing helps in modernizing agriculture.
True
False
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Export of manufactured goods expands trade and commerce, and brings in much needed
foreign exchange
foreign investment
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Countries that transform their raw materials into a wide variety of furnished goods of higher value are prosperous.
True
False
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Agriculture and industry are not _____ of each other.
exclusive
inclusive
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Which one of the following industries uses limestone as a raw material? (Textbook)
(a) Aluminium
(b) Cement
(c) Sugar
(d) Jute
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How does the development and competitiveness of manufacturing industries help the primary sector? Selcet the odd one.
increase in production
made the production process efficient
decrease in cost of production
faster delivery to the markets possible
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The share of manufacturing sector has stagnated at ____ per cent of GDP
16
17
27
18
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The trend of growth rate in manufacturing over the last decade has been around ______ per cent per annum.
7
8
9
6
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The objective of setting up NMCC is
reducing industrial pollution
to improve productivity
to maintain diplomatic relations in order to increase exports
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The key to decision of the factory location is ____.
availability of power
availability of finance
the least cost
market
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Vegetable oil falls in the following category:
Agro - Based industry
Mineral Based industry
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A small scale industry is defined with reference to the maximum investment allowed on the assets of a unit. This limit has changed over a period of time. At present the maximum investment allowed is rupees ________.
one crore
two crore
four crore
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In the early years, the cotton textile industry was concentrated in the cotton growing belt of ____ and ___
Maharashtra and Gujarat
Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu
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India exports yarn to ___
Japan
USA
China
Australia
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India has world class production in spinning, but weaving supplies low quality of fabric as it cannot use much of the high quality yarn produced in the country.
True
False
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Why did Mahatma Gandhi lay emphasis on spinning yarn and weaving khadi?
It is in line with the ideals of self help
to stop the exploitation of industrial workers
to provide large scale employment
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India has the _______ largest installed capacity of spindles in the world.
first
second
third