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Indian Economy - 4

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Basket weaving is an example of

a)

small scale industry

b)

cottage industry

c)

large scale industry

2.

Iron and steel industry is an

a)

Small scale industry

b)

Large scale industry

c)

cottage industry

3.

Which of the following is not one one of the key features of a cottage industry?

a)

Carried out in persons homes

b)

Typically use traditional or small scales technology

c)

Often use local raw material

d)

Usually hire employees from the community

4.

Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of operating a cottage industry?

a)

Operators may lack marketing skills

b)

Raw materials may be hard to obtain

c)

Cottage industry usually offers low and attractive prices

d)

Long hours of work usually required

5.

Rourkela Steel Plant is situated in

a)

Durg, Chhattisgarh

b)

Singhbhum , Jharkhand

c)

Sundargarh, Odisha

6.

Which one of the industry referred as Basic Industry?

a)

Agro industry

b)

Chemical industry

c)

Iron & Steel industry

d)

Fertilizer industry

7.

In which state Jamshedpur Iron and Steel industry situated?

a)

West Bengal

b)

Jharkhand

c)

Odisha

d)

Bihar

8.

Which one of is not an example of Public Sector

a)

Airtel

b)

Hindustan Aeronautical limited

c)

Bhilai Iron & Steel Plant

d)

Indian Oil Corporation

9.

A city also refer as Silicon City

a)

Mumbai

b)

Jaipur

c)

Bangaluru

d)

Hyderabad

10.

Which is an example of Pure Raw Material?

a)

Iron ore

b)

Bauxite

c)

Cotton

d)

Crude oil

11.

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

a)

Primary Industry

b)

Secondary Industry

c)

Tertiary Industry

d)

None of these

12.

In which year India's first five year plan launched?

a)

1951

b)

1947

c)

1940

d)

1950

13.

When was planning commission established?

a)

1947

b)

1950

c)

1995

d)

1951

14.

Which was the last Five Year plan in Indian ?

a)

11th

b)

12th

c)

14th

d)

13th

15.

There are two annual plans after (a)   five year plan.

16.

Which of the following is not a long period objective of planning in India?

a)

GDP Growth

b)

Better quality of life

c)

Full employment

d)

Equitable distribution

17.

____________ was engaged in the formulation of five year plans in India.

a)

RBI

b)

plannig commission

18.

The first five year plan was launched for a period from__________

a)

1948-1953

b)

1959-1954

c)

1951-1956

d)

1955-1960

19.

The tourism industry and the banking sector are examples of (a)   industries.

20.

The by-product of the sugar industry which is used in manufacturing paper and newsprint _________.

a)

Molasses

b)

Wood pulp

c)

paper industry

d)

Bagasse

21.

Look at the image and try to identify the name of the industry.

a)

Edible oil industry

b)

Marine based indusry

c)

handloom industry

d)

Wollen textile industry

22.

Which of the following BEST describes subsistence farming?

a)

Large scale, monoculture

b)

Producing enough for personal consumption

c)

Practiced for profit

d)

Few persons employed, highly mechanised

23.

Which of the following are the MOST important economic roles played by agriculture.

I. A form of food security

II. Contributions to the GDP

III. Provides opportunities for local employment

IV. Allows for scientific research

a)

I, II and III only

b)

I, II and IV only

c)

II and III only

d)

III and IV only

24.

Apart from farming, which of the following activities are also a part of agriculture?

a)

All of these

b)

Forestry

c)

Poultry Rearing

d)

Fruit cultivation

25.

____________ is a method used to control the wastage of water while farming.

a)

Crop rotation

b)

Drip rotation

c)

Drip irrigation

d)

Crop irrigation

26.

____________is the staple food of our country India.

a)

Maize

b)

Rice

c)

Sugar cane

d)

Wheat

27.

Father of Green Revolution of the world

a)

Norman Berk

b)

Norman Borlaug

c)

Dr.Manmohan singh

d)

M.S. Swaminathan

28.

Green revolution refers to............

a)

Use of Green manure

b)

Grow more crops

c)

High yielding varieties programme

d)

Green vegetation

29.

Green Revolution started from which state in India?

a)

Maharashtra

b)

Punjab

c)

Tamil Nadu

d)

West Bengal

30.

High yielding varieties of seeds require more amount of fertiliser

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Partially true

31.

In the production of ____________ and _____________ India stands first.

a)

Gud ; Khandsari

b)

Sugar ; Milk

c)

Gud ; sugar

d)

Khandsari : Sugar

32.

This isn't a Sugar-producing state:

a)

Uttar Pradesh

b)

Maharashtra

c)

Odisha

33.

Where does India stand in the production of sugar?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

34.

Sugar industry is a ………………. oriented industry.

a)

raw material

b)

footloose

c)

market

d)

none

35.

Which one of the industry referred as Basic Industry?

a)

Agro industry

b)

Chemical industry

c)

Iron & Steel industry

d)

Fertilizer industry

36.

In which state Jamshedpur Iron and Steel industry situated?

a)

West Bengal

b)

Jharkhand

c)

Odisha

d)

Bihar

37.

Which one of is not an example of Public Sector

a)

Airtel

b)

Hindustan Aeronautical limited

c)

Bhilai Iron & Steel Plant

d)

Indian Oil Corporation

38.

Which is not a factor of industrial location ?

a)

Market

b)

Capital

c)

Population density

d)

Power

39.

Which is the largest producer of sugar ?

a)

Maharastra

b)

Uttar Pradesh

c)

Punjab

d)

Tamil Nadu

40.

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

a)

GAIL

b)

SAIL

c)

TATA STEEL

d)

MNCC

41.

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

a)

(a) Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab

b)

(b) Maharashtra and Gujarat

c)

(c) Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

d)

(d) Assam and West Bengal

42.

The sugar industry is well suited to the ___________.

a)

cooperative sector

b)

Joint Sector

c)

Private sector

d)

Public sector