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8th Geography

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which industries use plants and animals based products ?

a)

mineral based

b)

marine based

c)

agro based

d)

forest based

e)

none of the above

2.

What are the different industries - based on the size .

a)

private sector industries

b)

large scale industries

c)

joint sector industries

d)

small scale industries

3.

Before which year iron and steel industry was located where raw materials , power supply and running water were easily available .

(a)  

4.

What is the process of iron and steel industries ?

a)

it undergoes smelting

b)

are cut into pieces

c)

converting iron ore into steel

d)

raw materials are put into blast furnace

5.

What are the different locational factors for industries ?

a)

raw materials

b)

labour

c)

land

d)

capital

e)

all of the above

6.

In which industries is this machine used ?

a)

textile industries

b)

coal industries

c)

iron and steel industries

d)

educational industries

7.

What is the definition of smelting ?

a)

it is the process in which metals are extracted from their ores .

b)

it is the process of moulding the ores into wires, jwellery ,etc

c)

it is the process of removing the ores from the ground

d)

it is the process of cleaning the ores of the required metals

8.

The term 'textile' is derived from the Latin world texere which means ___________ .

a)

thread

b)

weave

c)

stich

d)

none of the above

9.

In which year was the first textile industry established ?

a)

1818

b)

2001

c)

1882

d)

1995

e)

2008

10.

About _____________ of the Indian textile industries total production is exported .

a)

half

b)

1/4

c)

1/3

d)

2/5

11.

What type of industrial sector is this ?

a)

private sector

b)

joint sector

c)

co-operative sector

d)

all of the above

12.
What is the meaning of human resources?
a)
The people who represents a business
b)
The best person to do the job
c)
The people employed to do work in a business
d)
Supervises employees and sets tasks to be done
13.
Which of the following should be included in a curriculum vitae?
a)
Qualifications
b)
Profile
c)
Interests
d)
All of the above
14.

(a)   is the ultimate resource.

15.

(a)   is the most populated continent of the world .

16.

In 1999 ,the world population reached (a)   .

17.

Varanasi, Jerusalem and Vatican City are some examples of (a)   factors.

18.

(a)   in Japan is most densely populated area.

19.

(a)   is known as population study.

20.

People use natural resources to make buildings, bridges, roads, machinery and vehicles which are known as:

a)

Human resource

b)

Human made resource

c)

Natural resource

d)

Un-natural resource

21.

People who move from one place to another to live are called...

a)

Migrants

b)

Travellers

c)

Gypsies

22.

Migration is...

a)

When people moves from home to another place

b)

When people travel to another city

c)

When people likes to migrate

23.

Which of the following are push factors? Choose more than one.

a)

Political factors

b)

Wars

c)

Natural disasters

d)

Medical care

e)

Education