Social Sciences Geography CBSE Class 10 Manufacturing Industries
MCQsQ1(NCERT): Which one of the following industries uses limestone as a raw material.
(a) Aluminium
(b) Cement
(c) Sugar
(d) Jute
Q2(NCERT): Which one of the following agencies markets steel for the public sector plants?
(a) HAIL
(b) SAIL
(c) TATA Steel
(d) MNCC
Q3(NCERT): Which one of the following industries uses bauxite as a raw material?
(a) Aluminium
(b) Cement
(c) Jute
(d) Steel
Q4(NCERT): Which one of the following industries manufactures telephones, computer, etc.
(a) Steel
(b) Electronic
(c) Aluminium
(d) Information Technology
Q5: One of the reasons behind the expansion of fertilizer industries is:
(a) more demand for export
(b) green revolution
(c) Easy availability of electricity
(d) Government policies
Q6(CBSE): Which one of the following is not true regarding the Iron and Steel industry in India?
(a) India is the largest producer of sponge iron.
(b) Most of the public sector undertakings market their steel through the Steel Authority of India.
(c) Chhotanagpur Plateau region has the maximum concentration of iron and steel industries.
(d) As a leading iron and steel producing country, India does not need to import steel from other countries
Q7: Sugar industries are migrating to the south and the west, because of
(a) cooler climate in these states
(b) success of cooperative movement in these states
(c) higher sucrose content in the sugar canes cultivated there
(d) All of these
Q8(CBSE): Textile industry is an example of:
(a) Agro based industry
(b) Co-operative sector industry
(c) Mineral based industry
(d) Marine based industry
Q9: Agglomeration economies are found in the
(a) urban areas
(b) rural areas
(c) MNCs
(d) Foreign Trades
Q10(CBSE): Which one of the following factors has once again opened the opportunity for jute product?
(a) Increasing concern for the use of biodegradable materials
(b) Increasing productivity
(c) Enhancing the yield per hectare
(d) Improving quality
Q11(CBSE): Where was the first Cement Plant set up in India ?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Kolkata
(c) Chennai
(d) Delhi
Q12(CBSE): Which one of the following steel plants is located in Chhattisgarh?
(a) Bokaro
(b) Durgapur
(c) Bhilai
(d) Rourkela
Q13: Which one of the following cities is known as electronic capital of India?
(a) Srinagar
(b) Noida
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Pune
Q14: Which of the following is a consumer industry and is also found in the cooperative store?
(a) Paper mills
(b) Petrochemicals
(c) Machine Tools
(d) Sugar
Q15:Regular supply of electricity and an assured source of raw material at minimum cost are the two prime factors for the location of which one of the following industries:
(a) Iron and Steel
(b) Automobile
(c) Aluminium smelting
(d) Electronics
Answers:
1: (b) Cement
2: (b) SAIL (Steel Authority of India Limited)
3: (a) Aluminium
4: (b) Electronic
5: (b) green revolution
6: (d) As a leading iron and steel producing country, India does not need to import steel from other countries
7: (d) All of these
8: (a) Agro based industry
9: (a) urban areas
10: (a) Increasing concern for the use of biodegradable materials
11: (c) Chennai
12: (c) Bhilai
13: (c) Bengaluru
14: (d) Sugar
15: (c) Aluminium smelting
Q1: Which industry uses limestone as raw material?Answer: Cement
Q2: Enterprises like BHEL, SAIL etc. are categorised as which type of industrial sector?
Answer: Pubic sector enterprises
Q3: What is agglomeration economy?
Answer: Cities provide markets and other facilities like banking, insurance, transport, labour, consultants etc. to various sectors of business and industries. Many industries come together and make use of services offered by these urban institutions. This is known as agglomeration economy.
Q4: What is the full form of NTPC?
Answer: National Thermal Power Corporation
Q5: Give an example of agro-based industry?
Answer: Sugar industry, Textile industry.
Q6: Give an example of industrial sector run as co-operatives?
Answer: Sugar industry (in Maharashtra), coir industry
Q7: What is the share of manufacturing sector contributed in India's GDP?
Answer: 17%
Q8: Name three physical factors that affect the location of industries.
Answer: Physical factors that affect the location of industries are:
i. Availability of raw materials
ii. Availability of power resources
iii. Suitable climate
iv. Availability of water
Q9: Name three human factors that affect the location of industries.
Answer: Human factors that affect the location of industries are:
i. Availability of labour
ii. Availability of market
iii. Government policies
Q10: What were the major objectives of National Jute Policy 2005?
Answer:
i. To increase the productivity of jute industry
ii. To improve the quality of jute
iii. To ensure good prices to the jute farmers
iv. To enhance the yield per hectare
Q11: Define manufacturing.
Answer: It is production of goods in large quantities often processing from raw materials to more valuable products.
Q12: What are joint sector industries? Give an example.
Answer: Joint sector industries are owned and controlled by both government and private individuals jointly on a share basis. e.g. Oil India Ltd.
Q13: List any three problems faced by the cotton textile industries.
Answer:
a. Scarcity of good quality of cotton,
b. Obsolete machinery,
c. Erratic powers supply,
d. Low productivity of labour and
e. Stiff competitions with synthetic fibre industry
Q14: State any two reasons for the low productivity of iron and steel in India.
Answer:
a. High cost and limited availability of coking coal
b. Poor infrastructure
c. Irregular supply of energy
Q15: Name three states where aluminium plants are located?
Answer: Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and West Bengal
Q16: Name the different varieties of fertilizers produced in India.
Answer: Nitrogenous fertilizers, Phosphatic fertilizers and Complex fertilizers
Q2: Enterprises like BHEL, SAIL etc. are categorised as which type of industrial sector?
Answer: Pubic sector enterprises
Q3: What is agglomeration economy?
Answer: Cities provide markets and other facilities like banking, insurance, transport, labour, consultants etc. to various sectors of business and industries. Many industries come together and make use of services offered by these urban institutions. This is known as agglomeration economy.
Q4: What is the full form of NTPC?
Answer: National Thermal Power Corporation
Q5: Give an example of agro-based industry?
Answer: Sugar industry, Textile industry.
Q6: Give an example of industrial sector run as co-operatives?
Answer: Sugar industry (in Maharashtra), coir industry
Q7: What is the share of manufacturing sector contributed in India's GDP?
Answer: 17%
Q8: Name three physical factors that affect the location of industries.
Answer: Physical factors that affect the location of industries are:
i. Availability of raw materials
ii. Availability of power resources
iii. Suitable climate
iv. Availability of water
Q9: Name three human factors that affect the location of industries.
Answer: Human factors that affect the location of industries are:
i. Availability of labour
ii. Availability of market
iii. Government policies
Q10: What were the major objectives of National Jute Policy 2005?
Answer:
i. To increase the productivity of jute industry
ii. To improve the quality of jute
iii. To ensure good prices to the jute farmers
iv. To enhance the yield per hectare
Q11: Define manufacturing.
Answer: It is production of goods in large quantities often processing from raw materials to more valuable products.
Q12: What are joint sector industries? Give an example.
Answer: Joint sector industries are owned and controlled by both government and private individuals jointly on a share basis. e.g. Oil India Ltd.
Q13: List any three problems faced by the cotton textile industries.
Answer:
a. Scarcity of good quality of cotton,
b. Obsolete machinery,
c. Erratic powers supply,
d. Low productivity of labour and
e. Stiff competitions with synthetic fibre industry
Q14: State any two reasons for the low productivity of iron and steel in India.
Answer:
a. High cost and limited availability of coking coal
b. Poor infrastructure
c. Irregular supply of energy
Q15: Name three states where aluminium plants are located?
Answer: Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and West Bengal
Q16: Name the different varieties of fertilizers produced in India.
Answer: Nitrogenous fertilizers, Phosphatic fertilizers and Complex fertilizers
