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Geography - MCQ on Manufacturing Industries
Class XII
Q.1.Which is not a factor of industrial location :
a. Market
b. Capital
c. Population density
d. power
Answer:
c) population density.
Q.2.The earliest
Iron and Steel plant to be established in India
a. IISCO
b. TISCO
c. Visvesvaraiya Iron and Steel Works
d. Mysore Iron and Steel Works.
Answer:
TISCO.
Exp. TISCO stands for Tata Iron and Steel Company.
Q.3.The first modern cotton mill was established in Mumbai because :
a. Mumbai is a port
b. It is located near cotton growing area
c. Mumbai was a commercial center
d. All the above
Answer:
d. All the above
Q.4. The nucleus of the Hugli Industrial region is :
a. Kolkata-Hoara
b. Kolkata-Rishra
c. Kolkata –Mednipur
d. Kolkata-Konnagar
Answer:
Kolkata-Rishra
Q.5. The second largest producer of sugar is:
a. Maharashtra
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Punjab
d. Tamil Nadu
Answer:
b. Uttar Pradesh
Q.6. The year which marks the beginning of organised industry in India:
a. 1854
b. 1857
c. 1865
d. 1852
Answer:
a) 1854
Q.7. The leading producers of sugar in the country:
a. Maharashtra
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Jharkand
d. Bihar
Answer:
a) Maharashtra
Q.8. The year of opening Suez Canal:
a. 1869
b. 1868
c. 1861
d. 1879
Answer:
a) 1869
Q.9. The place where TISCO is located:
a. Mumbai
b. Jamshedpur
c. Agra
d. Delhi
Answer:
b. Jamshedpur
Q.10. The number of iron and steel plants in India:
a. Eleven
b. Seven
c. Ten
d. Seventeen
Answer:
c) Ten
Q.11. The Cottonpolis Of India:
a. Delhi
b. Mumbai
c. Kashmir
d. Lucknow
Answer:
b. Mumbai
Q.12. A largest Iron and Steel plant in India:
a. TISCO
b. IISCO
c. Visvesvaraiya Iron and Steel Works
d. Mysore Iron and Steel Works
Answer:
TISCO
Q.13. The year of beginning of First Five Year Plan in the country:
a. 1951
b. 1955
c. 1949
d. 1953
Answer:
a) 1951
Q.14. The basic industry of the modern world:
a. Iron and Steel Industry
b. Iron Industry
c. Steel Industry
d. Oil Industry
Answer:
a) Iron and Steel Industry
Q.15. Location of Vishveshwarya Iron and Steel Plant:
a. Bhadrawati
b. Jamshedpur
c. Bikaner
d. Agra
Answer:
a) Bhadrawati
Q.16. The largest producer of sugarcane in the world:
a. Maharashtra
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Jharkand
d. Bihar
Answer:
b. Uttar Pradesh
Q.17. First jute mill was started at :
a. Niveli
b. Mednipur
c. Konnagar
d. Risra
Answer:
d. Risra.
Exp. First jute mill was started at Risra in 1855
Q.18.First steel company was started in 1907 at:
a. Bhadrawati
b. Bhilai
c. Jamshedpur
d. kulti
Answer:
c) Jamshedpur.
Q.19.Second most important agro based industry is :
a. Cotton textile
b. Jute textile
c. Sugar industry
d. Paper industry
Answer:
c) Sugar industry.
Q.20.Knowledge based industries are related with the :
a. Manufacturing
b. services
c. Advancement of information technology
d. None
Answer:
c) Advancement of information technology.
Q.21.Liberalisation on industrial development of India leads to :
a. Delicensing
b. Opentrade
c. Free entry to foreign technology
d. All the above
Answer:
d. All the above.
Q.22.Vadodra is a hub of :
a. Cotton textile mills
b. Iron and steel manufacturing
c. I.T. Industry.
d. Petrochemicals.
Answer:
d. Petrochemicals.
Q.23.Most of the Steel Plants are located in :
a. Son Valley
b. Mahanadi basin
c. Damodar valley
d. Indus valley
Answer:
c) Damodar valley
Q.24.Which of the following is a seasonal industry :
a. Cotton Textile
b. jute textile
c. Sugar industry
d. All the above
Answer:
c) Sugar industry.
Exp.Sugar cane is produced only in winters therefore sugar industry is a seasonal industry .
Q.25.Which of the following is not a petro- chemical industry :
a. Polymers
b. Synthetic fibers
c. Elastomers
d. Cotton textiles.
Answer:
d. Cotton Textile.
Geography - MCQ on Manufacturing Industries
Class XII
Q.1.Bengal Iron and Steel industry was set up in:
a. Burnpur
b. Kulti
c. Asansol
d. Haldia
Answer:
b. Kulti.
Exp This plant was set up in 1875.
Q.2.Tata Iron and Steel industry was set upin:
a. 1900
b. 1907
c. 1905
1911
Answer:
b. 1907
Exp.By Jamshedji Tata in Sakchi.
Q.3.Durgapur,Rourkela,and Bhilai plants were set up during second five year plan in:
a. Private sector
b. Public sector
c. Joint sector
d. None
Answer:
b. Public sector.
Exp.They were established during1956-61.
Q.4.The main emphasis in the fifth five year plan was: a)On the production of export oriented goods.
b. On the production of food products
c. On the development of infrastructure
d. Poverty removal
Answer:
a) On the production of export oriented goods.
Q.5.The electronics industry witnessed picking up in: a)Sixth five year plan
b. Fifth five year plan
c. Fourth five year plan
d. Seventh five year plan
Answer:
a. Sixth five year plan.
Q.6.Radio, Television, cycle industries are the examples of :
a. Small industries
b. Medium sized industries
c. Large scale industries.
d. None
Answer:
B) Medium sized industries.
Q.7.Jamshedpur and Bhilai plants are located at the:
a. Port
b. Raw material site
c. Away from the raw material
d. None
Answer:
B) Raw material site.
Q.8.Viveswariyya iron and steel industry was established in:
a. 1920
b. 1923
c. 1908
d. 1910
Answer:
b. 1923.
Q.9. Indian Iron And steel company(IISCO)was established in 1919 at:
a. Burnpur
b. Haripur
c. Kulti
d. All the above.
Answer:
d. All the above.
Exp. These three plants merged together and together known as IISCO.It was brought under public sector in 1972.
Q.10.Which industry provides employment to over 5 lakh people:
a. Iron and steel
b. Cotton textiles
c. Small scale industries
d. Agriculture
Answer:
a. Iron and Steel industry.
Q.11.India is the world’s ……largest producer of iron and steel :
a. Sixth
b. Fifth
c. Ninth
d. Seventh
Answer:
c) Ninth
Exp. Indian iron and steel industry is developing very rapidly.
Q.12.The oldest iron and steel plant is:
a. IISCO
b. MISCO
c. TISCO
d. Rourkela
Answer:
c) TISCO.
Exp. Established by Jam shed ji Tata in 1907.
Q.13.The power loom sector accounts for ….of the total cloth production:
a. 50%
b. 60%
c. 40%
d. 56%
Answer:
b. 60%.
Q.14.Handloom sector contributes nearly….of the total cloth production:
a. 20%
b. 19%
c. 23%
d. 12%
Answer:
b. 19%.
Exp. It also contributes substantially to the export earning.
Q.15.Which of the following is called the cottonopolis of India:
a. Ahmedabad
b. Surat
c. Mumbai
d. U.P
Answer:
c) Mumbai.
Exp. Mumbai is the largest centre of cotton textiles production.
Q.16.First sugar mill was established in:
a. Maharashtra
b. Bihar
c. U.P
d. Gujarat
Answer:
b. Bihar.
Exp. It was established in 1903.
Q.17.Largest producer of sugar in India is:
a. Maharashtra
b. Bihar
c. U.P
d. Punjab
Answer:
c) U.P
Exp. Uttar Pradesh is an important producer of sugarcane also
Q.18.Basic raw material for plastic industry is provided by :
a. Chemicals
b. Polymers
c. Fibres
d. None
Answer:
b. Polymers.
Exp. It is a by-product of petroleum received after petroleum refining.
Q.19.Polymers are made from:
a. Ethylene
b. Propylene
c. Nylon
d. both (a) and (b)
Answer:
D) Ethylene and Propylene.
Q.20. Integration of the economy of a country to the world economy is called:
a. Integration
b. Globalisation
c. Collaboration
d. None
Answer:
b. Globalisation
Exp. Globalisation is the characteristic of present day economy of the world.
Q.21.IT industry accounts for ….of the total export of India:
a. 12%
b. 14%
c. 18%
d. 19%
Answer:
b. 14%.
Exp. IT industry is growing very fast and employing more and more people in its core.
Q.22. Which of the following is a joint sector industry: a)Maruti udyog
b. TISCO
c. IISCO
d. MISCO
Answer:
a. Maruti Udyog.
Exp.This is a very popular brand of cars in India.
Q.23.H.M.T is a …….sector industry:
a. Private
b. Public
c. Joint
d. None
Answer:
b. public sector
Exp. It is a very popular and old brand of watches owned by the government of India.
Q.24.Vijayanagar steel plant is located in;
a. Maharashtra
b. Karnataka
c. Orissa
d. Bihar
Answer:
b. Karnataka.
Q.25.Share of IT industry in the India’s GDP is:
a. 10%
b. 5%
c. 2%
d. 4%
Answer:
c) 2%.
Exp. But its share in the total export is substantial,i.e.14%.