Class 10 Geo Manufacturing Industries

1. Which one of the following industries uses limestone as a raw material?

• Aluminium

• Sugar

• Cement

• Jute

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

• HAIL

• SAIL

• Tata Steel

• NMCC

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

• Steel

• Cement

• Jute

• Aluminium

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

• Steel

• Electronic

• Aluminium

• Information Technology

The processing of raw material into more valuable products falls under the category of

• Primary activities

• Secondary activities

• Tertiary activities

• None of the above

Which of the following statements regarding manufacturing is not true?

• Manufacturing helps in modernising agriculture.

• (b) Development of manufacturing industries is a precondition 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.

Industries that use minerals as raw material are called

• Mineral-based industries

• Agro-based industries

• Basic industries

• Forest-based industries

Cotton textile industry is a

• Key industry

• Agro-based industry

• Forest-based industry

• None of the above

The industries that produce goods for direct use by consumers are called

• Key industry

• Small-scale industry

• Consumer industry

• Heavy industry

The first cotton mill of India was set up in

• Ahmedabad

• Kolkata

• Mumbai

• Coimbatore