Class 8 Geography Quiz on Industries

Which of the following is a secondary activity?

• Fishing

• Tourism industry

• Agriculture

• Coal mining industry

Change of raw materials into products of more value to people is called?

• Resources

• None of these

• Manufacturing

• Population

Which is not the agro-based industry?

• Sugar

• Textile

• Food Processing

• Oil

Marine-based industries are based on?

• Minerals

• Forest products

• Agricultural products

• Oceanic products

Fish is a product of the?

• Mineral-based industries

• Agro-based industries

• Marine-based industries

• Forest-based industries

Which of the following is a private sector industry?

• Steel Authority of India

• Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

• Tata Iron and Steel Industry

• National Thermal Power Corporation

Why are state owned industries called public sector industries?

• None of these

• Both (a) and (b)

• Because they are established, run and maintained by the government

• Because they are established, run and maintained by private people.

Which factors affect the location of industry?

• All of these

• Capital

• Labour

• Land

Industrialisation often leads to?

• Poverty

• Population

• None of these

• Development

Which metal is often called the backbone of modern industry?

• Steel

• Aluminium

• Gold

• Silver