Free Printable Class 10 Geo Manufacturing Industries

1.

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

a)

Aluminium

b)

Sugar

c)

Cement

d)

Jute

2.

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

a)

HAIL

b)

SAIL

c)

Tata Steel

d)

NMCC

3.

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

a)

Steel

b)

Cement

c)

Jute

d)

Aluminium

4.

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

a)

Steel

b)

Electronic

c)

Aluminium

d)

Information Technology

5.

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

a)

Primary activities

b)

Secondary activities

c)

Tertiary activities

d)

None of the above

6.

Which of the following statements regarding manufacturing is not true?

a)

Manufacturing helps in modernising agriculture.

b)

(b) Development of manufacturing industries is a precondition for eradication of unemployment and poverty.

c)

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

d)

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

7.

Industries that use minerals as raw material are called

a)

Mineral-based industries

b)

Agro-based industries

c)

Basic industries

d)

Forest-based industries

8.

Cotton textile industry is a

a)

Key industry

b)

Agro-based industry

c)

Forest-based industry

d)

None of the above

9.

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

a)

Key industry

b)

Small-scale industry

c)

Consumer industry

d)

Heavy industry

10.

The first cotton mill of India was set up in

a)

Ahmedabad

b)

Kolkata

c)

Mumbai

d)

Coimbatore

11.

Which country is the major importer of Indian yarn?

a)

Indonesia

b)

Bhutan

c)

Japan

d)

Spain

12.

Most of India’s jute mills are located on the banks of

a)

Alaknanda river

b)

Son river

c)

Hooghly river

d)

Yamuna river

13.

Which of the following is not a private sector industry?

a)

Dabur Industries

b)

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

c)

SAIL

d)

TISCO

14.

The first cement plant was set up in India in 1904 in

a)

Chennai

b)

Nagpur

c)

Jamshedpur

d)

Hyderabad

15.

Which marketing body does all public sector undertakings market their steel through?

a)

TISCO

b)

NTPC

c)

SAIL

d)

BHEL

16.

Which two states are more famous for their cotton textile industry?

a)

Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab

b)

Maharashtra and Gujarat

c)

Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

d)

Assam and West Bengal

17.

Most of the integrated steel plants in India are located in

a)

Chotanagpur Plateau

b)

Malwa Plateau

c)

Bundelkhand Plateau

d)

Meghalaya Plateau

18.

The Software Technology Parks are set up by the government to provide

a)

Skilled software professionals

b)

Capital to start a software company

c)

Single window service and high-speed data communication facility to software experts

d)

None of the above

19.

Air pollution is caused by

a)

Organic and inorganic industrial effluents discharged into rivers.

b)

Presence of high proportion of sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide and air-borne particulate materials.

c)

Unwanted sounds from industries, generators, saws and pneumatic and electric drills.

d)

Overdrawing of groundwater.

20.

Which of the following are the major water polluting industries?

(i) Tanneries

(ii) Chemical industries Brick kilns

(iii) Refineries

(iv) Brick kilns

a)

(a) (i) and (ii)

b)

(b) (iii) and (iv)

c)

(c) (i) and (iv)

d)

(d) (ii) and (iii)

21.

Which of the following factors are NOT necessary to set up an iron and steel plant?

a)

(a) Proximity to iron-ore mines

b)

(b) Availability of coking coal

c)

(c) Good resources of limestone and manganese

d)

(d) Nearness to a water body to discharge wastes

22.

In which State is the Bhilai Steel Plant located?

a)

(a) Bihar

b)

(b) Jharkhand

c)

(c) Chhattisgarh

d)

(d) Uttarakhand

23.

Which one of the following has been major source of foreign exchange for IT industry?

a)

(a) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)

b)

(b) Oil India Limited (OIL)

c)

(c) Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)

d)

(d) Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)

24.

In what ratio are iron ore, coking coal and limestone required to make steel?

a)

(a) 4 : 2 : 1

b)

(b) 4 : 1 : 2

c)

(c) 4 : 3 : 1

d)

(d) 4 : 3 : 2

25.

Which one of the following is NOT true regarding the National Jute Policy of 2005?

a)

(a) Creating awareness about the use of biodegradable materials

b)

(b) Ensuring good prices to the jute farmers

c)

(c) Increasing productivity

d)

(d) Improving quality of jute

26.

What is per capita consumption of steel per annum in India?

a)

(a) 28 kg

b)

(b) 30 kg

c)

(c) 32 kg

d)

(d) 34 kg

27.

Which one of the following cities is known as electronic capital of India ?

a)

(a) Srinagar

b)

(b) Noida

c)

(c) Bengaluru

d)

(d) Pune

28.

Which one of the following air services provides services to Oil and Natural Gas Commission in its off-shore operations?

a)

(a) Indian Airlines

b)

(b) Air India

c)

(c) Pawan hans Helicopters LTD

d)

(d) Alliance

29.

What is the correct meaning of agglomeration economies?

a)

(a) Many industries set up in rural centres

b)

(b) Industries are basically agro-based.

c)

(c) Many industries tend to come together to make use of the advantages offered by the urban centres

d)

(d) Industries set up produce raw material for secondary sector.

30.

Which of the following industries has been a major foreign exchange earner in the last few years?

a)

(a) Electronics Industry

b)

(b) Information Technology Industry

c)

(c) Engineering Industry

d)

(d) Tourism Industry

31.

Which of the following is an electronics industry?

a)

(a) HMT, Bengaluru

b)

(b) TISCO, Jamshedpur

c)

(c) BHEL, Hyderabad

d)

(d) BALCO, Korba

32.

Which of the following is a negative effect of industrialisation?

a)

(a) Economic growth

b)

(b) Pollution

c)

(c) Foreign exchange earnings

d)

(d) Rapid urbanisation

33.

Which of the following industries is the largest consumer of chemicals?

a)

(a) Fertilisers

b)

(b) Textiles

c)

(c) Chemicals

d)

(d) Paper

34.

Small scale and large scale industries are classified on which basis?

a)

Capital investment

b)

Main role

c)

Ownership

d)

Source of raw materials

35.

Most of the sugar industries are ideally suited to

a)

Public sector

b)

Private sector

c)

Joint sector

d)

Co-operative sector

36.

Which one of the following factors has once again opened the opportunity for jute product?

a)

Increasing concern for the use of biodegradable material

b)

Increasing productivity

c)

Enhancing the yield per hectare

d)

Improving quality

37.

Which of the following led to the expansion of the fertilizer industry?

a)

MNC

b)

Liberalisation and foreign direct investment

c)

Green revolution

d)

All the above

38.

Which of the following inorganic chemicals is used for the making of glass, soap and detergents and paper?

a)

Soda Ash

b)

Sulphuric acid

c)

Nitric acid

d)

Alkalies

39.

Durgapur is situated in ....

a)

Assam

b)

West Bengal

c)

Chhattisgrah

d)

Odisha

40.

TISCO is

a)

(a) Joint Sector Industry

b)

(b) Private Sector Industry

c)

(c) Co-operative Sector Industry

d)

(d) Public Sector Industry

41.

Iron ore, coking coal and

lime stone are required in the ratio of

approximately 4 : 2 : 1, for the steel production.

a)

Iron ore, coking coal and

lime stone

b)

Iron ore, coking coal and

crude oil

c)

Iron ore, manganese and

lime stone

d)

Iron ore, coking coal and

magnesium

42.

The only industry in India, which is self-reliant and complete in the value chain

a)

Chemical Industry

b)

Sugar Industry

c)

Fertilizer Industry

d)

Textile Industry

43.

Which one of the following is NOT a challenge to cotton textile industry?

a)

Scarcity of quality cotton

b)

Tough competition from synthetic fibres

c)

Erratic power supply

d)

The presence of Black soil

44.

National Jute Policy was formulated in ........

a)

2004

b)

2006

c)

2003

d)

2005

45.

Which one of the following is an example of consumer industries?

a)

Iron and steel

b)

Aluminium

c)

Sugar

d)

Textile industry

46.

Which one of the following is NOT an example of Basic or Key industries?

a)

. iron,

b)

steel,

c)

copper and aluminium smelting

d)

Textile industry

47.

...............is the process where we enhance the salability of the product by adding some incentives to it.

a)

Business process outsourcing (BPO)

b)

Value Addition

c)

Agglomeration

d)

NMCC

48.

The problems faced by the iron and steel industry in India are

a)

1. Limited availability and high costs of coking coal

b)

2. Lower productivity of labour

c)

3. Irregular supply of electricity

d)

4.All the above

49.

The First Fertilizer plant was set up at...........

a)

Chennai Tamil Nadu in 1906

b)

Ranipat, Tamil Nadu in 1906

c)

Neyveli, Tamil Nadu in 1906

d)

Madurai, Tamil Nadu in 1906

50.

The first cement plant was set up at

a)

Chennai Tamil Nadu in 1904

b)

Madurai Tamil Nadu in 1906

c)

Neyveli Tamil Nadu in 1906

d)

Coimbatore Tamil Nadu in 1906

51.

India is the largest producer of raw jute and

jute goods and stands at second place as an

exporter after .............

a)

China

b)

Bangladesh

c)

Myanmar

d)

Bhutan

52.

India ranks among the world

crude steel producers.

a)

Sixth

b)

Seventh

c)

Eighth

d)

Ninth

53.

During the manufacture of steel the molten matter poured into the mould is called ...........

a)

Pig Iron

b)

Molten iron

c)

Mould iron

d)

None of the above

54.

Raurkela iron and steel plant in ................

a)

Jharkhand

b)

Odisha

c)

Bihar

d)

Chhattisgrah

55.

Bokaro and Jamshedpur iron and steel plants are in ................

a)

Jharkhand

b)

Bihar

c)

West Bengal

d)

Chhattisgrah

56.

A steel plant that handles

everything in one complex – from putting

together raw material to steel making, rolling

and shaping.

a)

integrated

b)

Mini

c)

Medium

d)

None of the above

57.

A steel plants that have electric

furnaces, use steel scrap and sponge iron.

They have re-rollers that use steel ingots as

well. They produce mild and alloy steel of

given specifications.

a)

Integrated

b)

Mini

c)

Medium

d)

None of the above

58.

........................... and other policy

reforms led the cement industry to make rapid

strides in capacity, process, technology and

production.

a)

Decontrol of price and

distribution since 1989

b)

Value added tax

c)

Goods and services tax

d)

None of the above

59.

The automobile industry had experienced a

quantum jump in less than 15 years due to .........

a)

Foreign

Direct Investment

b)

New technology

c)

Aligned the industry with global

developments.

d)

All the above

60.

It is encouraging to

know that ..... per cent of the people employed

in IT industry sector are women.

a)

45

b)

30

c)

33

d)

50

Class 10 Geo Manufacturing Industries

Total questions: 60

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