6.4 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:

CLASS 10 GEOGRAPHY AND ECONOMICS CHAPTER 6. MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 6.4 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:

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6.4 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS : (MCQ’s)

1. In which one of the following states are most of the jute mills located ?

a) Maharashtra

b) Gujarat

c) West Bengal

d) Kerala

2. Which one of the following agencies market steel for the public sector plants ?

a) HAIL

b) SAIL

c) TATA Steel

d) MNCC

3. Which one of the following agencies market steel for TISCO ?

a) SAIL

b) MNCC

c) TATA Steel

d) SAIL

4. Which one of the following industries uses bauxite as a raw material ?

a) Steel

b) Aluminium

c) Cement

d) Jute

5. In which of the following states is Nalco and Balco located ?

a) Kerala

b) Orissa

c) West Bengal

d) Uttar Pradesh

6. Which of the following places was the first cement plant setup ?

a) Mumbai

b) Kolkata

c) Chennai

d) Delhi

7. Which of the following centres has emerged as the electronic capital of India ?

a) Mumbai

b) Bangalore

c) Kolkata

d) Delhi

8. Name any two inorganic chemicals .

a) Sulphuric acid and Nitric acid

b) Carbonic acid and Sulphuric acid

c) Oxalic acid and Citric acid

d) Boric acid and Nitric acid

9. ____________ is used to make glass , soaps , paper etc .

a) Petrochemical

b) Fly ash

c) Organic chemical

d) Soda ash

10. ____________ is used for construction of roads , houses , dams etc .

a) Organic chemical

b) Cement

c) Iron and steel industry

d) TATA Steel

11. In which of the following states were cotton textile industries concentrated ?

a) Maharashtra

b) Kerala

c) Orissa

d) West Bengal

12. Most of the jute mills in India are located along the banks of the river __________ .

a) Damodar

b) Yamuna

c) Hugli

d) Brahmaputra

13.The first cement plant was set up in ________ in 1904 .

a) Pune

b) Lucknow

c) Chennai

d) Dibrugarh

14.The __________ industry is fast growing and diversifying and has both small and large scale manufacturing units .

a) Chemical

b) Cotton

c) Automobile

d) None of these

15.The ___ region has the maximum concentration of iron and steel industries.

a) Deccan Plateau

b) Bhilai

c) Jamshedpur

d) Chotanagpur Plateau

16.____pollution of water occurs when hot water from factories is drained into rivers and ponds

a) Aerial

b) Thermal

c) Terrestrial

d) None of these.

17. 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 cooking coal
(c) Good resources of limestone and manganese
(d) Nearness to a water body to discharge wastes

18.Most of the integrated steel plants in India are located in ____
(a) Malwa Plateau
(b) Bundelkhand Plateau
(c) Meghalaya Plateau
(d) Chotanagpur Plateau

19. Which are the two prime factors for the location of aluminium industry?
(a) Market and labour
(b) Transport network and water supply
(c) Cheap and regular supply of electricity and bauxite
(d) None of the above

20. The first cement plant was set up in India in 1904 in
(a) Jamshedpur
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Nagpur
(d) Chennai

21. The first successful textile mill was established in_____
(a) Delhi
(b) Vishakhapatnam
(c) Chennai
(d) Mumbai (Bombay)

22. Manufacturing Industries are placed in______
(a) Primary sector
(b) Secondary sector
(c) Tertiary sector
(d) Service sector

23. 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) Pawan hans Helicopters LTD
(d) Alliance

24. The first successful textile mill was established in_____
(a) Delhi
(b) Vishakhapatnam
(c) Chennai
(d) Mumbai (Bombay)

25. 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

26. Which of the following is an electronics industry?
(a) HMT, Bengaluru
(b) TISCO, Jamshedpur
(c) BHEL, Hyderabad
(d) BALCO, Korba

27. Which of the following is a negative effect of industrialisation?
(a) Economic growth
(b) Pollution
(c) Foreign exchange earnings
(d) Rapid urbanisation

28. Which of the following industries is the largest consumer of chemicals?
(a) Fertilisers
(b) Textiles
(c) Chemicals
(d) Paper

29. Sixty percent of sugar mills are concentrated in which of the following states?
(a) Punjab and Haryana
(b) Maharashtra and Gujarat
(c) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
(d) West Bengal and Orissa

30.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

Answers:

1. (c) West Bengal
2. (b) SAIL
3. (c) TATA Steel
4. (b) Aluminium
5. (d) Uttar Pradesh
6. (c) Chennai
7. (b) Bangalore
8. (a) Sulphuric acid and Nitric acid
9. (d) Soda ash
10. (b) Cement
11. (a) Maharashtra
12. (c) Hugli
13. (c) Chennai
14. (a) Chemical
15. (d) Chotanagpur Plateau
16. (b) Thermal
17. (d) nearness to water body…
18. (d) Chota Nagpur plateau
19.(c) cheap and regular…
20. (d) Chennai
21.(d) Mumbai
22.(b) Secondary sector
23.(c ) Pavan Hans ……
24.(d) Mumbai
25.(b) Information Technology
26. (c) BHEL Hyderabad
27. (b) Pollution
28. (c) Chemicals
29. (c) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
30. (d) In Mumbai in 1854

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