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Major Industries of the World

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Q1. Industries and businesses fall under which type of human economic activity?

  1. Aprimary
  2. BSecondary
  3. Ctertiary
  4. Dquartile
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Answer: B) Secondary

Q2. The industry which produces raw materials for other industries is called-

  1. Acottage industry
  2. Bbasic industries
  3. Csmall scale industries
  4. Dprimary Industry
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Answer: B) basic industries

Q3. Industries that use local raw materials are called which of the following?

  1. Abasic industries
  2. Bprimary Industry
  3. Ccottage industry
  4. Dconsumer goods industry
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Answer: C) cottage industry

Q4. Which of the following is a labour intensive industry?

  1. Aelectronics industry
  2. Bdiamond cutting
  3. Cpetroleum refining
  4. Dwatch manufacturing
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Answer: B) diamond cutting

Q5. The word 'Isodopan' is used for-

  1. AIn industrial localization
  2. BIn demarcating agricultural areas
  3. CDivision of climatic zones into tropics
  4. Ddivision of vegetation regions
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Answer: A) In industrial localization

Q6. Who first used the term 'isodopane' for localization in industries?

  1. Ablush
  2. BWeber
  3. CIzzard
  4. DHoover
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Answer: B) Weber

Q7. The main geographical factor for industrial establishment is-

  1. Araw material
  2. Bresources of power and labour
  3. Cmarket and transportation
  4. Dall of which
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Answer: D) all of which

Q8. Which of the following is essentially a small scale industry?

  1. Achemical industry
  2. Bfertilizer industry
  3. Cmatchbox industry
  4. Djute industry
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Answer: C) matchbox industry

Q9. Who propounded the model of localization of industries?

  1. AZimmerman
  2. BWeber
  3. CIzzard
  4. DAlexander
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Answer: B) Weber

Q10. Industries which do not require any specific place for localization on the basis of availability of raw material, transportation, market etc. are called-

  1. ASecondary industries
  2. Bflower-loose industry
  3. Cconsumer industries
  4. Dprimary Industry
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Answer: B) flower-loose industry

Q11. Which one of the following is a Foot Loose industry?

  1. Aelectronics industry
  2. Bleather industry
  3. Cpaper industry
  4. Dcement industry
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Answer: A) electronics industry

Q12. Which one of the following is a Foot Loose industry?

  1. Acement
  2. BHosiery
  3. CSugar
  4. DJute
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Answer: B) Hosiery

Q13. In which of the following industries has skilled labour had the greatest impact on localisation?

  1. Asilk industry
  2. Biron and steel industry
  3. Cdiamond cutting industry
  4. Djute industry
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Answer: C) diamond cutting industry

Q14. The iron and steel industry of which of the following countries is completely based on imported raw materials?

  1. ABritain
  2. BJapan
  3. CPoland
  4. DGermany
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Answer: B) Japan

Q15. Which is the largest iron and steel producing region of the United States?

  1. APittsburgh area
  2. BMid-Atlantic Coast Region
  3. CBirmingham area
  4. Dlakeside area
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Answer: A) Pittsburgh area

Q16. The flame steel industry of which of the following countries is based on imported coal?

  1. AAustralia
  2. BGreat Britain
  3. CFrance
  4. DGermany
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Answer: C) France

Q17. The main centre of Australia's iron and steel industry is-

  1. ASydney
  2. BAdelaide
  3. CMelbourne
  4. DNew Castle
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Answer: D) New Castle

Q18. In the present context, which industry can be called a basic industry?

  1. Acotton textile industry
  2. Bchemical industry
  3. Ciron and steel industry
  4. DEngineering Industry
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Answer: C) iron and steel industry

Q19. Magnitogorsk, Novokuznetsk, Chicago, Pittsburgh etc. are the main centres of which industry?

  1. Acotton textile industry
  2. Biron and steel industry
  3. Cpaper industry
  4. Dsugar industry
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Answer: B) iron and steel industry

Q20. The Lorraine region of France is famous for-

  1. Afor the cotton textile industry
  2. Bfor the paper industry
  3. Cfor the chemical industry
  4. DFor the iron and steel industry
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Answer: D) For the iron and steel industry

Q21. Which of the following countries is more advanced in iron and steel industry?

  1. AFrance
  2. BBrazil
  3. CIndia
  4. DJapan
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Answer: B) Brazil

Q22. Bokaro, Bhilai, Chelyabinsk are famous for which industry?

  1. Achemical industry
  2. Bautomobile industry
  3. CEngineering Industry
  4. Diron and steel industry
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Answer: D) iron and steel industry

Q23. The condition of the aluminium industry in the world is most affected by-

  1. Afrom the market
  2. Bfrom raw materials
  3. Cfrom cheap hydropower
  4. Dcheap transport rates
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Answer: C) from cheap hydropower

Q24. The basis of localization of aluminium industry is-

  1. AMarket facilities
  2. Braw material facility
  3. Cskilled labor facilities
  4. Delectrical facilities
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Answer: D) electrical facilities

Q25. Which country first started making paper?

  1. AJapan
  2. BGermany
  3. CSugar
  4. DIndia
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Answer: C) Sugar

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