Question 1.
Which one of the following statements is wrong?
(A) Cheap water transport has facilitated the jute mill industry along with the Hugh.
(B) Sugar, cotton, textiles, and vegetable oils are footloose industries.
(C) The development of hydroelectricity and petroleum reduced, to a great extent, the importance of coal energy as a locational factor for the industry.
(D) Port towns in India have attracted industries.

Answer

Answer: (B) Sugar, cotton, textiles, and vegetable oils are footloose industries.

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Question 2.
In which one of the following types of economy are the factors of production owned individually?
(A) Capitalist
(B) Mixed
(C) Socialist
(D) None

Answer

Answer: (A) Capitalist

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Question 3.
Which one of the following types of industries produces raw materials for other industries?
(A) Cottage Industries
(B) Small-scale Industries
(C) Basic Industries
(D) Footloose Industries.

Answer

Answer: (C) Basic Industries.

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Question 4.
Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(A) Automobile industry Los Angeles
(B) Shipbuilding Industry Lusaka
(C) Aircraft Industry Florence
(D) Iron and Steel industry Pittsburg

Answer

Answer: (D) Iron and Steel Industry Pittsburg

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Question 5.
Which activities transform raw materials into valuable products?
(A) Primary
(B) Secondary
(C) Tertiary
(D) Quarternary

Answer

Answer: (B) Secondary

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Question 6.
Which industry has a global market?
(A) Arms
(B) Aluminium
(C) Oilseeds
(D) Cottage

Answer

Answer: (A) Arms

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Question 7.
Which industry is located near raw materials?
(A) Dairy
(B) Cotton textiles
(C) Handicrafts
(D) Aircraft

Answer

Answer: (A) Dairy

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Question 8.
Aluminium Industry is located near the source of:
(A) Market
(B) Raw material
(C) Skilled labour
(D) Energy

Answer

Answer: (D) Energy

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Question 9.
TISCO is an industry of which sector:
(A) Public
(B) Private
(C) Joint
(D) Multinational

Answer

Answer: (B) Private

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Question 10.
Ruhr is an industrial region of:
(A) England
(B) Germany
(C) France
(D) USA

Answer

Answer: (B) Germany

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Question 11.
Where is Silicon Valley located?
(A) Near New York
(B) Near Montreal
(C) Near San Francisco
(D) Near Boston

Answer

Answer: (C) Near San Francisco

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Question 12.
Which center is known as Rust Bowl of USA?
(A) Pittsburg
(B) Chicago
(C) Gary
(D) Buffalo

Answer

Answer: (A) Pittsburg

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