Q 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.
Ans. (B) Sugar, cotton, textiles, and vegetable oils are footloose industries.
Q 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
Ans. (A) Capitalist
Q 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.
Ans. (C) Basic Industries.
Q 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
Ans. (D) Iron and Steel Industry Pittsburg
Q 5 – Which activities transform raw materials into valuable products?
(A) Primary
(B) Secondary
(C) Tertiary
(D) Quarternar
Ans. (B) Secondary
Q 6 – Which industry has a global market?
(A) Arms
(B) Aluminium
(C) Oilseeds
(D) Cottage
Ans. (A) Arms
Q 7 – Which industry is located near raw materials?
(A) Dairy
(B) Cotton textiles
(C) Handicrafts
(D) Aircraft
Ans. (A) Dairy
Q 8 – Aluminium Industry is located near the source of:
(A) Market
(B) Raw material
(C) Skilled labour
(D) Energy
Ans. (D) Energy
Q 9 – TISCO is an industry of which sector:
(A) Public
(B) Private
(C) Joint
(D) Multinational
Ans. (B) Private
Q 10 – Where is Silicon Valley located?
(A) Near New York
(B) Near Montreal
(C) Near San Francisco
(D) Near Boston
Ans. (C) Near San Francisco
Q 11 – Which center is known as Rust Bowl of USA?
(A) Pittsburg
(B) Chicago
(C) Gary
(D) Buffalo
Ans. (A) Pittsburg
Q 12 – Ruhr is an industrial region of:
(A) England
(B) Germany
(C) France
(D) USA
Ans. (B) Germany