Class 10 Geography Chapter 6 MCQ | Manufacturing Industries Important MCQs
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Manufacturing Industries Important MCQs
1. What is the process of producing goods in large quantities from raw materials to create more valuable products called?
(a) Agriculture
(b) Manufacturing
(c) Mining
(d) Service Provision
Answer: (b) Manufacturing 1
2. The economic strength of a country is measured by the development of which sector?
(a) Agricultural sector
(b) Service sector
(c) Primary sector
(d) Manufacturing industries
Answer: (d) Manufacturing industries 2
3. Which of the following is a primary reason for considering the manufacturing sector as the backbone of economic development?
(a) It exclusively promotes agricultural growth.
(b) It reduces the dependence on agriculture by providing jobs in secondary and tertiary sectors. 3
(c) It is the largest employer in the country.
(d) It depends entirely on foreign technology.
Answer: (b) It reduces the dependence on agriculture by providing jobs in secondary and tertiary sectors. 4
4. How do agriculture and industry relate to each other?
(a) They are exclusive of each other.
(b) They move hand in hand. 5
(c) Industry is dependent on agriculture, but not vice-versa.
(d) Agriculture is dependent on industry, but not vice-versa.
Answer: (b) They move hand in hand. 6
5. On the basis of the source of raw materials, the sugar industry is classified as:
(a) Mineral-based
(b) Agro-based
(c) Marine-based
(d) Forest-based
Answer: (b) Agro-based 7
6. Industries that supply their products as raw materials to manufacture other goods are known as:
(a) Consumer industries
(b) Small-scale industries
(c) Basic or key industries
(d) Light industries
Answer: (c) Basic or key industries 8
7. According to the text, what is the maximum investment allowed for a small-scale industry at present?
(a) Rupees fifty lakh
(b) Rupees one crore
(c) Rupees five crore
(d) Rupees ten crore
Answer: (b) Rupees one crore 9
8. BHEL and SAIL are examples of which type of industry based on ownership?
(a) Private sector
(b) Public sector
(c) Joint sector
(d) Cooperative sector
Answer: (b) Public sector 10
9. The sugar industry in Maharashtra is a prime example of which sector?
(a) Public sector
(b) Private sector
(c) Joint sector
(d) Cooperative sector
Answer: (d) Cooperative sector 11
10. Industries like iron and steel are classified as heavy industries based on:
(a) The amount of capital invested.
(b) The number of people employed.
(c) The bulk and weight of raw materials and finished goods. 12
(d) The type of ownership.
Answer: (c) The bulk and weight of raw materials and finished goods. 13
11. Which is the only industry in India that is self-reliant and complete in the value chain?
(a) Iron and Steel Industry
(b) Automobile Industry
(c) Textile Industry
(d) Sugar Industry
Answer: (c) Textile Industry 14
12. When was the first successful textile mill established in Mumbai?
(a) 1947
(b) 1904
(c) 1855
(d) 1854
Answer: (d) 1854 15
13. While spinning of cotton yarn is centralized in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Tamil Nadu, weaving is:
(a) Also centralized in the same states.
(b) Highly decentralized. 16
(c) Entirely done in mills.
(d) Completely outsourced to other countries.
Answer: (b) Highly decentralized. 17
14. India is the largest producer of raw jute and jute goods but stands second as an exporter after which country?
(a) Nepal
(b) China
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Sri Lanka
Answer: (c) Bangladesh 18
15. Where was the first jute mill in India set up in 1855?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Ahmedabad
(c) Rishra, near Kolkata
(d) Hugli
Answer: (c) Rishra, near Kolkata
16. India occupies the first place in the world in the production of:
(a) Sugar
(b) Gur and khandsari
(c) Jute
(d) Cotton
Answer: (b) Gur and khandsari
17. Why is the sugar industry ideally suited to the cooperative sector?
(a) It requires a large capital investment.
(b) It is seasonal in nature.
(c) It is a heavy industry.
(d) It produces goods for direct consumption.
Answer: (b) It is seasonal in nature. 22
18. In recent years, sugar mills have a tendency to shift to southern and western states, especially Maharashtra, because:
(a) The raw material is less bulky there.
(b) The government provides more subsidies.
(c) The cane produced there has a higher sucrose content. 23
(d) There is a larger market for sugar in the south.
Answer: (c) The cane produced there has a higher sucrose content. 24
19. The production and consumption of which of the following is often regarded as the index of a country’s development?
(a) Sugar
(b) Cotton
(c) Jute
(d) Steel
Answer: (d) Steel 25
20. What is the approximate ratio of iron ore, coking coal, and limestone required to make steel?
(a) 1:2:4
(b) 2:4:1
(c) 4:1:2
(d) 4:2:1
Answer: (d) 4:2:1
21. The Chhotanagpur plateau region has the maximum concentration of which industries?
(a) Cotton textile
(b) Sugar
(c) Iron and steel
(d) Jute
Answer: (c) Iron and steel 27
22. Which is the second most important metallurgical industry in India?
(a) Iron and Steel
(b) Copper Smelting
(c) Aluminium Smelting
(d) Zinc Smelting
Answer: (c) Aluminium Smelting
23. What are the two prime factors for the location of the aluminium smelting industry?
(a) Proximity to market and cheap labour.
(b) Regular supply of electricity and an assured source of raw material.
(c) Availability of water and transport facilities.
(d) Government policies and port facilities.
Answer: (b) Regular supply of electricity and an assured source of raw material.
24. Which chemical is used to make glass, soaps, detergents, and paper?
(a) Sulphuric acid
(b) Nitric acid
(c) Caustic soda
(d) Soda ash
Answer: (d) Soda ash
25. Organic chemical plants are typically located near:
(a) Oil refineries or petrochemical plants. 32
(b) Rivers for easy water access.
(c) Major cities for consumer markets.
(d) Cotton growing belts.
Answer: (a) Oil refineries or petrochemical plants.
26. Which component of complex fertilizers is entirely imported by India?
(a) Nitrogen (N)
(b) Phosphate (P)
(c) Potash (K)
(d) Urea
Answer: (c) Potash (K)
27. Where was the first cement plant in India set up in 1904?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Kolkata
(c) Delhi
(d) Chennai
Answer: (d) Chennai 3
28. Which city has emerged as the electronic capital of India?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Pune
Answer: (c) Bengaluru
29. The continuing growth in which two sectors is the key to the success of the IT industry in India?
(a) Agriculture and services
(b) Hardware and software
(c) Banking and insurance
(d) Manufacturing and exports
Answer: (b) Hardware and software
30. Which of the following is NOT one of the four major types of pollution caused by industries?
(a) Air
(b) Water
(c) Light
(d) Noise
Answer: (c) Light
31. Undesirable gases like sulphur dioxide and carbon monoxide are a major cause of:
(a) Water pollution
(b) Air pollution
(c) Land degradation
(d) Noise pollution
Answer: (b) Air pollution
32. Thermal pollution of water occurs when:
(a) Cold water from factories is drained into rivers.
(b) Industrial effluents are discharged into water bodies.
(c) Hot water from factories is drained into rivers before cooling.
(d) Rainwater carries pollutants to the ground.
Answer: (c) Hot water from factories is drained into rivers before cooling.
33. What is the ratio of freshwater polluted by one litre of industrial wastewater?
(a) Double the quantity
(b) Five times the quantity
(c) Eight times the quantity
(d) Ten times the quantity
Answer: (c) Eight times the quantity
34. Screening, grinding, flocculation, and sedimentation are part of which phase of industrial effluent treatment?
(a) Primary treatment
(b) Secondary treatment
(c) Tertiary treatment
(d) Final treatment
Answer: (a) Primary treatment
35. How can particulate matter in the air from factory smoke stacks be reduced?
(a) By using taller smoke stacks.
(b) By using electrostatic precipitators and fabric filters. 44
(c) By increasing the use of coal.
(d) By releasing smoke only at night.
Answer: (b) By using electrostatic precipitators and fabric filters. 45
36. NTPC has an ISO certification for which system?
(a) Quality Management System (QMS)
(b) Environment Management System (EMS)
(c) Information Security Management System (ISMS)
(d) Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS)
Answer: (b) Environment Management System (EMS)
37. Which of the following falls under the secondary activities?
(a) Fishing
(b) Agriculture
(c) Manufacturing primary materials into finished goods.
(d) Banking
Answer: (c) Manufacturing primary materials into finished goods.
38. The establishment of industries in tribal and backward areas was aimed at:
(a) Increasing foreign exchange.
(b) Modernising agriculture.
(c) Bringing down regional disparities. 49
(d) Promoting globalization.
Answer: (c) Bringing down regional disparities. 50
39. In the process of steel manufacturing, what is the molten material poured into moulds called?
(a) Slag
(b) Pig iron
(c) Coke
(d) Flux
Answer: (b) Pig iron 51
40. What is added to pig iron during steel making to harden it?
(a) Limestone
(b) Bauxite
(c) Manganese, nickel, chromium
(d) Coke and slag
Answer: (c) Manganese, nickel, chromium
41. What is the raw material used in an aluminium refinery?
(a) Alumina
(b) Bauxite
(c) Cryolite
(d) Pitch
Answer: (b) Bauxite
42. The main culprits for water pollution include industries like paper, pulp, chemical, and:
(a) Automobile
(b) Electronics
(c) Textile and dyeing
(d) Software technology parks
Answer: (c) Textile and dyeing
43. After the Partition in 1947, most jute mills remained in India, but three-fourths of the jute producing area went to:
(a) West Pakistan
(b) Myanmar
(c) Nepal
(d) Bangladesh (erstwhile East Pakistan)
Answer: (d) Bangladesh (erstwhile East Pakistan)
44. What does OIL in Oil India Ltd. (OIL) stand for?
(a) It is an example of a joint sector industry. 56
(b) It is an example of a public sector industry.
(c) It is an example of a private sector industry.
(d) It is an example of a cooperative industry.
Answer: (a) It is an example of a joint sector industry.
45. Which of these is an example of a consumer industry?
(a) Iron and steel
(b) Copper smelting
(c) Aluminium smelting
(d) Toothpaste and paper
Answer: (d) Toothpaste and paper
46. The coming in of new and contemporary models after liberalization stimulated demand in which industry?
(a) Cement Industry
(b) Textile Industry
(c) Fertilizer Industry
(d) Automobile Industry
Answer: (d) Automobile Industry
47. Which of the following is NOT a factor for the concentration of the jute industry in the Hugli basin?
(a) Inexpensive water transport
(b) Abundant water for processing
(c) Cheap labour
(d) Dry climate for jute cultivation
Answer: (d) Dry climate for jute cultivation
48. Why did traditional Indian textile industries suffer a setback during the colonial period?
(a) There was a lack of raw cotton.
(b) They could not compete with mill-made cloth from England. 61
(c) There was no demand for cloth in India.
(d) Power-looms were banned in India.
Answer: (b) They could not compete with mill-made cloth from England.
49. The chemical industry is its own largest:
(a) Competitor
(b) Exporter
(c) Importer
(d) Consumer
Answer: (d) Consumer 63
50. Noise pollution from industrial activities can cause:
(a) Only irritation and anger.
(b) Hearing impairment, increased heart rate, and blood pressure.
(c) Cancers and birth defects.
(d) Only stress.
Answer: (b) Hearing impairment, increased heart rate, and blood pressure.
Manufacturing Industries Important MCQs – Assertion and Reason Questions
Directions: In the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
1. Assertion (A): The economic strength of a country is measured by the development of manufacturing industries.
Reason (R): Manufacturing industries help in modernising agriculture and reduce the heavy dependence of people on agricultural income.
Answer: (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. Assertion (A): Agriculture and industry move hand in hand.
Reason (R): Agro-industries depend on agriculture for raw materials and sell products like irrigation pumps and fertilisers to farmers. 67
Answer: (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
3. Assertion (A): In recent years, there is a tendency for the sugar mills to shift and concentrate in the southern and western states.
Reason (R): The cane produced in these states has a higher sucrose content and the cooler climate ensures a longer crushing season.
Answer: (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
4. Assertion (A): India’s weaving sector supplies low-quality fabric.
Reason (R): The weaving sector cannot use much of the high-quality yarn produced in the country. 69
Answer: (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
5. Assertion (A): The iron and steel industry is a basic industry.
Reason (R): All other industries — heavy, medium, and light — depend on it for their machinery. 70
Answer: (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
6. Assertion (A): The Chhotanagpur plateau region has the maximum concentration of iron and steel industries.
Reason (R): The region has advantages like low cost of iron ore, high-grade raw materials in proximity, and cheap labour.
Answer: (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
7. Assertion (A): The chemical industry in India is fast growing and diversifying.
Reason (R): The fertilizer industry is centred only around the production of nitrogenous fertilizers.
Answer: (c) A is true but R is false. (The fertilizer industry produces nitrogenous, phosphatic, and complex fertilizers).
8. Assertion (A): Industries contribute significantly to India’s economic growth but also cause environmental degradation.
Reason (R): Every litre of wastewater discharged by our industry pollutes eight times the quantity of freshwater. 73737373
Answer: (b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. (The reason is an example/consequence of the problem, not the sole explanation for why industries contribute to both growth and degradation).
9. Assertion (A): Aluminium has gained popularity as a substitute for steel, copper, zinc, and lead.
Reason (R): It is heavy, prone to corrosion, and a poor conductor of heat.
Answer: (c) A is true but R is false. (Aluminium is light, resistant to corrosion, and a good conductor of heat). 74
10. Assertion (A): India is the largest producer of raw jute and jute goods.
Reason (R): After the Partition in 1947, three-fourths of the jute producing area went to Bangladesh. 7575
Answer: (b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. (The reason explains a challenge the industry faced, it does not explain why India is the largest producer). 767676
Manufacturing Industries Important MCQs – Statement-Based Questions
Directions: Read the given statements carefully and choose the correct option.
1. Consider the following statements about the classification of industries and choose the correct option.
I. On the basis of ownership, industries can be public, private, joint, or cooperative sector.
II. Iron and steel is a light industry.
III. A small-scale industry is defined by a maximum investment of one crore rupees on assets.
IV. Industries that produce goods for direct use by consumers are called basic industries.
Options:
(a) I and II are correct.
(b) I and III are correct.
(c) II, III, and IV are correct.
(d) Only IV is correct.
Answer: (b) I and III are correct.
2. Which of the following statements about the textile industry in India are true?
I. The first successful textile mill was established in Kolkata in 1854.
II. Spinning continues to be centralized in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Tamil Nadu.
III. Weaving supplies high quality of fabric as it uses all the high-quality yarn produced.
IV. The industry is self-reliant and complete in the value chain.
Options:
(a) I and IV are true.
(b) II and III are true.
(c) II and IV are true.
(d) All are true.
Answer: (c) II and IV are true.
3. Read the statements below regarding the Iron and Steel Industry.
I. Production and consumption of steel is often regarded as the index of a country’s development. 85
II. Iron ore, coking coal, and limestone are required in the ratio of approximately 4:2:1.
III. It is a light industry because raw materials and finished goods are light.
IV. To harden steel, quantities of bauxite are required.
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) I and II
(b) II and III
(c) III and IV
(d) I and IV
Answer: (a) I and II
4. Consider the following statements about Industrial Pollution.
I. Industries are responsible for air, water, land, and noise pollution. 89
II. Water pollution is caused only by organic industrial wastes. 90
III. Thermal pollution occurs when hot water from factories is drained into rivers after cooling. 91
IV. Smoke is emitted by chemical factories, refineries, and smelting plants. 92
Choose the correct option:
(a) I, II and III are correct.
(b) I and IV are correct.
(c) II, III and IV are correct.
(d) All are correct.
Answer: (b) I and IV are correct.
5. Which of the following statements about various industries in India is/are correct?
I. Bengaluru has emerged as the electronic capital of India. 93
II. The fertilizer industry expanded after the Green Revolution. 94
III. The first cement plant was set up in Chennai in 1904. 95
IV. India has large reserves of commercially usable potash. 96
Options:
(a) I, II and III
(b) II, III and IV
(c) I and IV
(d) All are correct.
Answer: (a) I, II and III
6. Identify the incorrect statements from the following:
I. The sugar industry is seasonal in nature. 97
II. The coir industry in Kerala is an example of the cooperative sector. 98
III. TISCO and Bajaj Auto Ltd. are public sector industries. 99
IV. The iron and steel industry is a mineral-based industry. 100100100100
Options:
(a) Only III is incorrect.
(b) I and IV are incorrect.
(c) II and III are incorrect.
(d) Only IV is incorrect.
Answer: (a) Only III is incorrect.
7. Consider the following statements regarding the control of environmental degradation.
I. Industrial pollution of freshwater can be reduced by reusing and recycling water. 101
II. Hot water and effluents should be released into rivers without any treatment. 102
III. Smoke can be reduced by using oil or gas instead of coal in factories. 103
IV. Fitting generators with silencers can help reduce noise pollution. 104
Which of the above are true?
(a) I, II, and III
(b) II, III, and IV
(c) I, III, and IV
(d) I, II, and IV
Answer: (c) I, III, and IV
8. Read the statements below about agro-based industries and identify the correct ones.
I. The first jute mill was set up near Kolkata in 1855 at Rishra. 105
II. In the early years, the cotton textile industry was concentrated in the jute growing belt. 106
III. India is the second largest producer of sugar in the world. 107
IV. India is the largest exporter of jute in the world. 108
Options:
(a) I and III
(b) II and IV
(c) I, II, and III
(d) All are correct.
Answer: (a) I and III
9. Which of the following statements about the automobile and IT industries is correct?
I. Bengaluru, Noida, Mumbai, and Pune are major centres for the electronics industry. 109
II. The automobile industry is located mainly around port cities.
III. The IT industry has had a major impact on employment generation. 110
IV. After liberalization, the demand for vehicles in the market decreased. 111
Options:
(a) II and IV are correct.
(b) I and III are correct.
(c) I and IV are correct.
(d) II and III are correct.
Answer: (b) I and III are correct.
10. Identify the true statements regarding mineral-based industries.
I. Aluminium is light, resistant to corrosion, and a good conductor of heat.
II. The cement industry requires light raw materials like bauxite.
III. Organic chemicals include petrochemicals.
IV. The chemical industry is its own smallest consumer.
Options:
(a) I and III are true.
(b) III and IV are true.
(c) I and IV are true.
(d) II and III are true.
Answer: (a) I and III are true.
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