Manufacturing Industries Class 10 Worksheet Geography Chapter 1

MCQ
Q1: Which one of the following industries uses limestone as a raw material?
(a) Aluminum
(b) Cement
(c) Plastic
(d) Automobile

Q2: Which one of the following agencies markets steel for the public sector plants?
(a) HAIL
(b) SAIL
(c) TATA Steel
(d) MNCC

Q3: Whjch one of the following industries uses bauxite as a raw material?
(a) Aluminum smelting
(b) Cement
(c) Paper
(d) Steel

Q4: Which one of the following industries manufactures telephones, computers etc?
(a) Steel
(b) Electronic
(c) Aluminium smelting
(d) Information Technology

Q5: Most of the integrated steel plants in India are located in :-
(a) Malwa Plateau
(b) Bundelkhand Plateau
(c) Meghalaya Plateau
(d) Chotanagpur Plateau

Q6: Tools, implements, fertilisers, tractors, etc are supplied by:
(a) Government
(b) Industry
(c) People
(d) None of these

Q7: Which are the two prime factors for the location of aluminium industry?
(a) Market and cheap labour
(b) Transport network and unlimited water supply
(c) Regular supply of electricity and an assured source of raw material
(d) None of the above

Q8: _________pollution of water occurs when hot water from factories and thermal plants is drained into rivers and ponds before cooling.
(a) Thermal
(b) Industrial
(c) Noise
(d) Air

Q9: India is the largest producer of raw jute and jute goods at second place as an exporter after _________.
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Pakistan
(c) China
(d) Sri Lanka

Q10: Which one of the following organizations is responsible for the marketing of steel of the public sector undertaking?
(a) TISCO
(b) IISCO
(c) BHEL
(d) SAIL

Short Answer Type Questions

Q1: "Manufacturing sector is considered as the backbone of economic development of a country." Support the statement with examples.

Q2: Analyse the role of chemical industries in the Indian economy.

Q3: "The economic strength of a country is measured by the development of manufacturing industries." Support the statement with arguments.

Q4: Name three states where spinning of yarn continues to be centralised.

Q5: How many jute mills are there in India? Where are most of them located?

Q6: What is the key to the success of IT Industry in India?

Q7: What is NTPC?

Q8: Mention one challenge faced by the jute industry.

Q9: How many sugar mills are there in India? Where are they located?
Q10: What is steel used for?

Q11: What is regarded as the index of a country’s development?

Q12: Name the important raw materials used in the manufacturing of cement.

Q13: Why does the textile industry occupy a unique position in the Indian economy?

Q14: What were the major objections of the National Jute Policy 2005? Why has been the internal demand for jute on the increase?

Long Questions Answers
Q1: Differentiate between ago based and mineral-based industries.

Q2: How are industries classified according to their main role in economy?

Q3: Describe the importance of cotton textile industries in India? Where is it distributed?

Q4: State any two factors contributed towards the localization of cotton textile mills in India. Examine
some of the problems faced by the cotton textile industries today.

Q5: Why are the jute textile mills concentrated along the Hughli River? Explain by giving four examples. What are the challenges facing jute industry in India?

Q6: Why are sugar industries located near to sugarcane producing areas? Why are sugar industries migrating to South India? Name the sugar producing states in India.

Q7: Why are iron and steel plants located in the north eastern and southern part of Indian Peninsula?
Or
What are the relative advantage of the Chhotanagpur plateau for the development of iron and steel industry?

Q8: What is manufacturing? What is the importance of manufacturing?
Or
Why is manufacturing considered the backbone of economic development of the country?

Q9: How are industries and agriculture complimentary to each other?

Q10: Name the physical and human factors that affect location of industries.
Or
Explain any four factors which influence the industrial location.

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