Manufacturing Industries

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

• Primary Industry

• Secondary Industry

• Tertiary Industry

• None of these

Where was the First Jute Mill set up in India ?

• Madras

• Bombay

• Calcutta

• Delhi

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

• GAIL

• SAIL

• TATA STEEL

• MNCC

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

• Aluminium

• Cement

• Steel

• Jute

Which of the following statements regarding manufacturing is not true?

• Manufacturing helps in modernising agriculture.

• Development of manufacturing industries is a precondition for eradication of unemployment and poverty.

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

• Manufacturing puts the country into a debt trap.

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

• Bokaro Steel Plant

• Bhilai Steel Plant

• Durgapur Steel Plant

• Rourkela Steel Plant

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

• Raw Material

• Market

• Least production cost

• Transportation

Which of the following industries is not a heavy industry ?

• Cotton Textile

• Cement

• Iron and Steel

• Ship Buiding

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 does not influence industrial location?

• (a) Raw material

• (b) Capital and power

• (c) Market and labour

• (d) Underground railway line