MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. Which of the following is a term for production
of goods in large quantities after processing from raw materials to more
valuable products?
(a) Cultivation (b) Manufacturing
(c) Servicing (d) Mining
2. The economic strength of a country is measured
by the development of which of the following?
(a) Agriculture
(b) Infrastructural facilities
(c) Manufacturing industries
(d) Export trade
3. How can industrialisation assist in bringing in
foreign exchange?
(a) Modernisation of agriculture
(b) Removing dependence on agriculture by providing alternative employment
(c) Export of manufactured goods
(d) Import of manufactured goods
4. Which of the following developments usually
follows industrial activity?
(a) Agriculture (b) Urbanisation
(c) Electrification (d) Mining
5. In which of the following group of cities were
most of the manufacturing units located in the pre-independence period?
(a) Delhi, Kanpur, Moradabad
(b) Bengaluru-Hyderabad
(c) Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai
(d) Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Amritsar.
6. Many industries tend to come together to make
use of the advantages offered by the urban centres known as agglomeration
economies. Which of the following are the main advantages provided by cities to
industries?
(a) Market and Services
(b) Agricultural products and minerals
(c) Power supply
(d) Suitable climate and services
7. Which of the following is not a factor of
production?
(a) Land (b) Raw materials
(c) Capital (d) Infrastructure
8. Which of the following industries is in private
sector?
(a) Dabur (b) BHEL
(c) SAIL (d) HINDALCO
9. Oil India Limited (OIL) belongs to which of the
following types of industries?
(a) Public sector (b) Private sector
(c) Joint sector (d) Cooperative sector
10. Which of the following industries belongs to
the category of heavy industries?
(a) Watches (b) Shipbuilding
(c) Electric bulbs (d) Knitting needles
11. Which of the following techniques of cotton
textile production came into use after the 18th century?
(a) Power Looms (b) Hand spinning
(c) Handloom weaving (d) Zari embroidery
12. When and where was the first successful textile
mill established in India?
(a) In Ahmedabad in 1858
(b) In Chennai in 1954
(c) In Kolkata in 1816
(d) In Mumbai in 1854
13. Sixty percent of sugar mills are concentratedin
which of the following states?
(a) Punjab and Haryana
(b) Maharashtra and Gujarat
(c) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
(d) West Bengal and Orissa
14. On the basis of character of raw material and
finished product, iron and steel industry belongs to which category?
(a) Heavy industry
(b) Medium industry
(c) Light industry
(d) Perishable goods industry
15. Which one of the following agencies markets
steel for the public sector plants?
(a) HAIL (b) SAIL
(c) TATA steel (d) MNCC
16. Which one of the following industries uses
limestone as a raw material?
(a) Aluminium (b) Cement
(c) Sugar (d)
Jute
17. Which of the following public sector steel
plants of India is located near a port?
(a) Durgapur (b) Vijaynagar
(c) Bhadravati (d) Vishakhapatnam
18. Which of the following is the effect of
Liberalisation and Foreign Direct Investment on iron and steel industry of
India?
(a) Lower productivity of labour
(b) High costs and limited availability of coking coal
(c) Irregular supply of energy
(d) Boost to the industry
19. Which of the following is the second most
important metallurgical industry in India?
(a) Iron and Steel
(b) Petrochemicals
(c) Copper industry
(d) Aluminium smelting industry
20. Which of the following is not an inorganic
chemical?
(a) Sulphuric acid (b) Petrochemicals
(c) Nitric acid (d) Alkalies
21. Which of the following inorganic chemicals is
used for the making of glass, soaps, detergents and paper?
(a) Soda ash (b) Sulphuric acid
(c) Nitric acid (d) Alkalies
22. Which of the following industries is the
largest consumer of chemicals?
(a) Fertilisers (b) Textiles
(c) Chemicals (d) Paper
23. Which of the following led to expansion of the
fertiliser industry?
(a) Liberalisation and Foreign Direct Investment
(b) MNCs (Multinational Corporations)
(c) The Green Revolution
(d) All of the above
24. When and where was the first cement plant set
up in India?
(a) Chennai in 1904
(b) Porbander in 1924
(c) Dalmianagar in 1937
(d) Kottayam in 1967
25. Which of the following cities is one of the
centres around which automobile industry is located?
(a) Gurgaon (b) Jaipur
(c) Itanagar (d) Ahmedabad
26. Which of the following cities is the electronic
capital of India?
(a) Delhi (b) Mumbai
(c) Bengaluru (d) Hyderabad
27. Which one of the following industries
manufacture telephones, computer, etc?
(a) Steel (b) Electronics
(c) Aluminium (d) Information Technology
28. Which of the following is an electronics
industry?
(a) HMT, Bengaluru (b) TISCO, Jamshedpur
(c) BHEL, Hyderabad (d) BALCO, Korba
29. Which of the following industries has been a
major foreign exchange earner in the last few years?
(a) Electronics Industry
(b) Information Technology Industry
(c) Engineering Industry
(d) Tourism Industry
30. Which of the following is a negative effect of
industrialisation?
(a) Economic growth
(b) Pollution
(c) Foreign exchange earnings
(d) Rapid
urbanization
QUESTIONS FROM CBSE EXAMINATION PAPERS
1. The economic strength of the country is measured
by which of the following developments?
(a) The development of the manufacturing industries.
(b) The development of the literacy ratio.
(c) The development of the health status.
(d) The development of the population growth.
2. What is the correct meaning of agglomeration
economies?
(a) Many industries set up in rural centres
(b) Industries are basically agro-based.
(c) Many industries tend to come together to make use of the advantages offered
by the urban centres
(d) Industries set up produce raw material for secondary sector.
3. Which one of the following industries, due to
its seasonal nature, is ideally suited to the cooperative sector?
(a) High costs and limited availabilty of coking coal.
(b) Lower productivity of labour.
(c) Irregular supply of energy.
(d) Liberalisation and foreign investment.
4. 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.
5. Which one of the following industries, due to
its seasonal nature, is ideally suited to the cooperative sector?
(a) Sugar (b) Jute textile
(c) Automobile (d) Cotton textile
6. Which one of the following air services provides
services to Oil and Natural Gas Commission in its off-shore operations?
(a) Indian Airlines (b) Air India
(c) Pawanhans Helicopters LTD
(d) Alliance
7. 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
8. Where was the first Cement Plant set up in
India?
(a) Mumbai (b) Kolkata
(c) Chennai (d) Delhi
9. Manufacturing Industries are placed in:
(a) Primary sector (b) Secondary sector
(c) Teritiary sector (d) Service sector
10. The first successful textile mill was
established in:
(a) Delhi (b) Vishakhapattnam
(c) Chennai (d) Mumbai (Bombay)
11. Textile industry is an example of:
(a) Agro based industry
(b) Co-operative sector industry
(c) Mineral based industry
(d) Marine based industry
12. Which one of the following is
not true
regarding the National Jute Policy of 2005?
(a) Creating awareness about the use of
biodegradable materials
(b) Ensuring good prices to the jute farmers
(c) Increasing productivity
(d) Improving quality of Jute
13. 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
14. Which one of the following steel plants is
located in Chhattisgarh?
(a) Bokaro (b) Durgapur
(c) Bhilai (d) Rourkela
15. Most of the sugar industries are ideally suited
to:
(a) Private sector (b) Joint sector
(c) Cooperative sector (d) Public sector
16. Which one of the following agencies, market
steel for the public sector plants?
(a) HAIL (b) SIAL
(c) TATA STEEL (d) MNCC
17. Which of the following group of factors is a
prime group for the location of aluminium smelting plant?
(a) Capital and Market
(b) Raw material and Electricity
(c) Labour and Raw material
(d) Capital and Transport
18. Small scale and large scale industries are
classified on which basis?
(a) Capital investment
(b) Ownership
(c) Main role
(d) Source of raw materials
19. Which one of the following factors is
considered as the most prominent one in industrial location in a region?
(a) Availability of raw materials
(b) Market
(c) Cheap Labour
(d) None of these
20. Which one of the following cities is known as
electronic capital of India?
(a) Shrinagar (b) Noida
(c) Bengaluru (d) Pune
21. Which one of the following groups of states
have the largest number of cotton textile centers?
(a) Gujarat and Maharashtra
(b) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
(c) Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
(d) Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat
22. Which one of the following countries has the
largest installed capacity of spindles in the world?
(a) India (b) China
(c) USA (d) Britain
23. The National Jute Policy with an objective to
improve the production for the Indian farmers was formulated in the year:
(a) 2000 (b) 2005
(c) 2001 (d)
1999
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1.
‘Agriculture and
industry move hand in hand.’ Elucidate.
2.
Differentiate
between agro-based industries and mineral based industries. Give examples.
3. Why is iron
and steel industry termed as basic industry?
4. Why did the
traditional cotton textile industry of India receive a setback during the
colonial period?
5. What is the
ideal location for sugar mills? Why this industry is ideally suited to the
cooperative sector? Which factors are responsible for shifting of sugar mills to
southern and western states?
6.
Why does the
north-eastern part of the Peninsular Plateau region have the maximum
concentration of iron and steel industries?
7. What are the
prime factors in location of aluminium smelting industries? Where are the main
aluminium smelting plants of the country located?
8. What is the
ideal location for setting up a cement factory? In which state does cement
industry have strategically located plants? Write about the present position of
cement industry in India.
QUESTIONS FROM CBSE EXAMINATION PAPERS
1.
Describe any
three main features of chemical industry?
2.
Why is it
important for us to improve our weaving sector instead of exporting yarn in
large quantities?
3.
Explain any
three factors that influence the location of an industry.
4.
What is the
contribution of industry to national economy of India? Compare it with the
East-Asian countries. What is the desired growth and present position of
industry in GDP?
5.
Mention any two
challenges faced by the jute industry in India. State any one step taken by the
government to stimulate its demand.
6.
Mention any two
factors that have contributed to a healthy growth of the automobile industry in
India? Name two centres where this industry is located.
7.
What are the
three main reasons for shifting of the sugar mills to Maharashtra in recent
years?
8.
What is natural
gas? What is its advantages? Name one region of India where its reserves are
found.
9.
What are
software technology parks? State any
two
points of significance of Information Technology industry in India?
10.
Examine how the
industrial pollution of can freshwater resources.
11.
Suggest any
three measures to reduce the industrial pollution of freshwater resources.
12.
Mention any six
factors responsible for the location of jute mills in the Hugli basin.
13.
Why is there a
tendency for the sugar mills to shift and concentrate in the southern and
western states in India? Explain any three reasons.
14.
Distinguish
between an integrated steel plant and a mini steel plants stating three points
of distinction.
15.
Explain any
three problems faced by cotton textile industries in India.
16.
Explain any
three ways to control environmental degradation caused by industries.
17.
How are
agriculture and industries interdependent on each other? Explain any three
points.
18.
How do
industries create thermal and noise pollution? Mention their consequences.
19.
Distinguish
between agro based and mineral based industries. Also give two examples of each.
20.
Why is iron and
steel industry called as the basic and heavy industry?
21.
“Agriculture and
industry are not exclusive of each other. They move hand in hand.” Justify the
statement with any three suitable arguments.
22.
Why is cotton
textile industry the largest industry in India today? Give any three resons.
23.
How does the
industrial pollution degrade the environment? Explain with three examples.
24.
Explain any
three factors which influence industrial locations.
25.
Explain three
major challenges faced by sugar industry in India.
26.
Describe any
three types of pollution caused by industries.
27.
Explain any
three types of pollution caused by industries.
28.
Why are most of
the Iron and steel plants of India concentrated in Chota Nagpur plateau region?
Give three reasons.
29.
Why is
fertiliser industry almost wide spread throughout the country? Give three
reasons.
30.
Explain any
three factors responsible for the location of cotton textile industry in Mumbai
and Ahmedabad.
31.
Study the table
given below and answer questions that follow:
Total Finished Steel Production in India.
YEAR
PRODUCTION
(in million tons per annum)
1950-51
1.04
1960-61
2.39
1970-71
4.64
1980-81
6.82
1990-91
13.53
1997-98
23.40
2004-05
32.60
(a) What was the total finished steel production in India in 1950-51?
(b) How much and steel production increase in 2004-2005 as compared to the
production in 1950-51?
(c) Why is the per capita consumption of steel low in India?
32.
What is the
meaning of manufacturing industry? Why is it considered the backbone of economic
development? Give two reasons.
33.
Mention any
three objectives of National Jute Policy, 2005.
34.
India is an
important iron and steel, producing country in the world, yet we are not able to
perform to our full potential’ give any three reasons.
35.
Where was the
first cement plant set up in India? Explain any two reasons for the fast
expansion of cement industry in India.
36.
“The economic
strength of a country is measured by the development of manufacturing
industries”. Elaborate the statement.
37.
Explain any
three factors which are responsible for decentralisation of cotton industry in
India.
LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1.
Describe four physical and four human factors that affect the
location of an industry.
2. Classify
industries on the basis of:
(a) Capital investment,
(b) Ownership (c) Bulk and weight of raw material and (d) Finished product.
3.
Mention the factors responsible for localization
of cotton textile industry in Maharashtra-Gujarat region in early years. What
factors were responsible for decentralisation of the industry? Mention three
main problems faced by the industry. What is the contribution of textile
industry to Indian economy?
4. How are integrated steel plants different from mini steel plants?
Name the integrated steel plants of India. What are the problems faced by this
industry? What is India’s present position with regards to manufacturing and
consumption of iron and steel?
5. In which
region are most of the jute mills of India concentrated? Why? What are the
challenges faced by this industry? What step has resulted in the increase of
internal demands of
jute in recent years?
6. Write about
the role of Information Technology Industry in modern India. What are software
technology parks and where in India are they located?
7. How do
industries pollute the environment? Briefly describe any four measures of
controlling industrial pollution.
OR
How does industrial
pollution affect the environment? Discuss the steps to be taken to minimise
environmental degradation by industries.
8. Discuss the
role of NTPC in paving the way to control environmental degradation.