Manufacturing industries

Which one of the following factors plays the most important role in the location of an industry in a particular region? [Delhi 2012]

• (a) Raw material

• (b) Market

• (c) Least production cost

• (d) Transport

Which of the following industries is not a heavy industriy.

• (a) Cotton textile

• (b) Cement

• (c) Iron and Steel

• (d) Ship building

Which one of the following industries manufactures telephones, computer, etc.?

• (a) Cement

• (b) Iron and Steel

• (c) Electronic

• (d) Chemical

Which one of the following public sector plants is located in Odisha?

• (a) Bokaro Steel Plant

• (b) Bhilai Steel Plant

• (c) Durgapur Steel Plant

• (d) Rourkela Steel Plant

Which one of the following agencies, markets steel for the public sector plants?

• (a) HAIL

• (b) SAIL

• (c) TATA Steel

• (d) MNCC

TISCO is

• (a) Joint Sector Industry

• (b) Private Sector Industry

• (c) Co-operative Sector Industry

• (d) Public Sector Industry

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

• (a) Aluminium

• (b) Cement

• (c) Jute

• (d) Steel

Which one of the following industries manufactures telephones, computers, etc.?

• (a) Steel

• (b) Electronic

• (c) Aluminium

• (d) Information Technology

Which of the following statements regarding manufacturing is not true?

• a) Manufacturing helps in modernising agriculture.

• (b) Development of manufacturing industries is a preconditi(on for eradication of unemployment and poverty.

• (c) Export of manufactured goods expands trade and commerce and brings in much needed foreign exchange.

• (d) Manufacturing puts the country into a debt trap.

Which one of the following does not influence industrial location?

• (a) Raw material

• (b) Capital and power

• (c) Market and labour

• (d) Underground railway line