MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS : (MCQ’s)
1. ___________ refers to an economic activity .
(a) Agriculture
(b) Extraction
(c) Service
(d) Industry
2. ___________ based industries are primary industries .
(a) Water
(b) Soil
(c) Mineral
(d) Manufacturing
3. Forest industries utilise __________ produce as raw material .
(a) Agriculture
(b) Forest
(c) Wood
(d) Mineral
4. The ____________ industries are owned and operated by the government .
(a) Government
(b) Private
(c) Public
(d) Person
5. ___________ industries are owned and operated by individuals .
(a) Private Sector
(b) Tertiary sector
(c) Secondary sector
(d) Middle sector
6. Maruti Udyog Limited is an example of ___________ .
(a) Secondary sector industry
(b) Co-operative sector industry
(c) Joint sector industry
(d) Private sector industry
7. Co-operative sector industries are owned and operated by the ___________ and suppliers of raw materials .
(a) Suppliers
(b) Producers
(c) Whole sale
(d) Retail
8. __________ industries regions tend to be located in temperate areas.
(a) Major
(b) Minor
(c) Cotton
(d) Rice
9. The iron and steel and textile industry are the older ___________ .
(a) Forest
(b) Minerals
(c) Industries
(d) Joint industries
10. The Kharkai and Subar narekha rivers ensured sufficient __________ .
(a) Fuel supply
(b) Electricity supply
(c) Garbage supply
(d) Water supply .
11.Which of the following is a secondary activity?
(a) Coal mining industry
(b) Tourism industry
(c) Fishing
(d) Agriculture
12. Change of raw materials into products of more value to people is called ____
(a) Manufacturing
(b) Resources
(c) Population
(d) None of these
13. Which is not the agro-based industry?
(a) Oil
(b) Textile
(c) Sugar
(d) Food Processing
14. Marine-based industries are based on _____
(a) Minerals
(b) Forest products
(c) Agricultural products
(d) Oceanic products
15. Fish is a product of the _____
(a) Mineral-based industries
(b) Agro-based industries
(c) Marine-based industries
(d) Forest-based industries
16. Basket weaving falls in the category of _____
(a) Small-scale industry
(b) Cottage industry
(c) Large-scale industry
(d) None of these
17. Which of the following is a private sector industry?
(a) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
(b) Tata Iron and Steel Industry
(c) Steel Authority of India
(d) National Thermal Power Corporation
18. Why are state owned industries called public sector industries?
(a) Because they are established, run and maintained by private people.
(b) Because they are established, run and maintained by the government
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
19. Which factors affect the location of industry ?
(a) Land
(b) Labour
(c) Capital
(d) All of these
20. Which metal is often called the backbone of modern industry?
(a) Steel
(b) Gold
(c) Silver
(d) Aluminium
Answers:
2. (c) Mineral based industries
3. (b) Forest
4. (a) Government
5. (a) Private sector industries
6. (c) Joint sector
7. (b) Producers
8. (a) Major
9. (c) Industries
10. (d) Water supply..
11.(b) Tourism industry
12.(a) manufacturing
13.(a) Oil
14.(d) Oceanic products
15.(c) Marine-based industries
16.(b) Cottage industry
17.(b) Tata Iron and Steel Industry
18.(b) Because they are established, run and maintained by the government
19.(d) All of these
20.(a) Steel