Secondary Activities

Consider the following:
1. Manufacturing
2. Construction
3. Processing
Which of the above Industry is/are considered as secondary economic activities?

Consider the following statements:
1. Application of power
2. Mass production of Identical products
3. Specialised labour
Which of the above is/are the common characteristic of manufacturing processes?

Consider the following statements:
1. A complex machine technology
2. Executive bureaucracy
3. Extreme specialisation and division of labour
Which of the above is/are the characteristic of modern manufacturing processes?

Consider the following statements:
1. Mechanisation refers to using gadgets which accomplish tasks.
2. Automation is the advanced stage of mechanization.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following:
1. Quality control
2. Eliminating waste and inefficiency
3. Combating pollution
Which of the above is/are the results of technological innovations in modern manufacturing?

Consider the following :
1. Demand for particular goods
2. Purchasing power
Which of the above is/are prerequisites for a market?

Consider the following:
1. Cheap
2. Easy to transport
3. Non-perishable
Which of the above is/are prerequisites for raw material for industries?

Consider the following statements:
1. Transport is only required carry raw materials to the factory.
2. Improvements in transportation led to integrated economic development.
3. Modern industry is less dependent on transportation systems.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are incorrect?

Consider the following statements about Footloose industries:
1. They are dependent on specific raw material.
2. They produce in large quantity.
3. These are generally polluting industries.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following :
1. Size
2. Inputs
3. Output
4. Ownership
On the basis of which of the above factors manu- facturing industries can be classified?

Consider the following statements:
1. Capital invested
2. Number of workers employed
3. Volume of production
Which of the above mentioned factors is/are responsible for determining the size of industry?

Consider the following statements about Household industries:
1. It is the medium manufacturing unit.
2. Capital and transportation have much influence in it.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements about Small scale manufacturing:
1. It uses local raw material and specialized skilled workers.
2. It is distinguished from household industries by its production techniques.
3. India has developed labour-intensive small scale manufacturing for employment generation.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following:
1. Advanced technology
2. Assembly-line mass production
3. Specialised workers
The above given characteristic features are related with

Consider the following statements:
1. High-technology large scale industrial regions thickly clustered in a few developed countries.
2. Traditional large-scale industrial regions which have diffused to less developed countries
Which of the above is/are types of world\’s major industrial regions?

Consider the following:
1. Chemical based
2. Forest based
3. Mineral based
4. Agro based
Which of the above industries are classified on the basis of raw materials?

Consider the :
1. Food processing
2. Beverages
3. Spices
4. Textiles
5. Rubber
6. Pickles
Which of the above mentioned industries are part of agro processing industries?

Consider the following statements about Agribusiness:
1. It is commercial farming on an industrial scale.
2. Agri-business farms are mechanised, large in size and highly structured.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following:
1. Canning
2. Tanning
3. Confectionery
Which of the above mentioned is/are part/s of agro processing industries?

Consider the following:
1. Synthetic fibre industries
2. Plastic industries
3. Potash industries
4. Aluminum industries
Which of the above are the examples of Chemical based Industries?

Consider the following :
1. Bamboo
2. Timber
3. Lae
Which of the above is/are the raw material provided by forests?

Consider the following :
1. Paper
2. Televisions
3. Tea
4. Soap
Which of the above is/are the examples of consumer goods industries?

Consider the following statements:
1. Public Sector Industries are owned by individual investors.
2. Private Sector Industries are owned by governments.
3. Socialist countries have many Private Sector Industries.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1. Mixed economies have both Public and Private sector enterprises.
2. In capitalist countries, industries are generally owned privately.
3. Joint Sector Industries may be managed together by private and public sectors.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following :
1. Metal smelting
2. Heavy engineering,
3. Chemical manufacture
4. Textiles
Which of the above is/are the examples of smokestack industries?

Consider the following statements about tron and steel industry:
1. It is called a basic industry.
2. It is called a heavy industry.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1. Iron is extracted from pig iron and converted into steel.
2. Manganese is added to iron for increasing its strength.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following:
1. Iron ore
2. Coal
3. Manganese
4. Limestone
Which of the above are the sources of large integrated steel industry?

Consider the following:
Large integrated iron-steel industry centres : Country
1. Tienstin : Japan
2. Yokohama : China
3. Kulti-Burnpur : India
Which of the above is/are correctly matched?

Which of the following area is known as “rust bowl” of U.S.A?

Consider the following:
Large integrated steel industry centres : Country
1. Scun Thorpe: U.K.
2. Dusseldorf: France
3. St. Etienne: Germany
4. Lipetsk: Russia
Which of the above are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements about Cotton textile industry:
1. Handloom sector is labour-intensive.
2. The powerloom sector is less labour intensive than handloom sector.
3. Cotton textile mill sector is highly capital intensive.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1. Europe alone accounts for nearly half of the world\’s cotton imports.
2. Germany recorded constant growth in cotton textile industry since Second World War
3. The growth in cotton textile industry has shifted to less developed countries.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?