MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:

  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

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