MCQs For NCERT Class 10 Social Science Chapter 6 Manufacturing Industries

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Manufacturing Industries Class 10 MCQ Questions with Answers

Please see below Manufacturing Industries Class 10 Social Science MCQ Questions, solve the questions and compare your answers with the solutions provided below. 

Question. Most of the jute mills are located in West Bengal, mainly along the banks of ………………………………. the river:
(a) Yamuna
(b) Ganga
(c) Beas
(d) Hugh

Question. National Jute policy was formulated with the objective of:
(а) Increasing productivity
(b) Improving quality
(c) Ensuring good prices to the jute farmers
(d) All the above

Question. Export of manufactured goods expands:
(a) Only trade and commerce
(b) Brings in much needed foreign exchange
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above

Question. Industrial locations are influenced by:
(а) Availability of raw materials
(b) Labour and capital
(c) Power and market
(d) All the above

Question. At present the number of manufactures of passenger cars and multi-utility vehicles are:
(a) 5
(b) 10
(c) 15
(d) 20

Question. The full form of BPO is:
(а) Business Progress Outstanding
(b) Business Processes Outstanding
(c) Business Processes Outsourcing
(d) none of the above

Question. The full form of NMCC is:
(а) National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council
(b) National Manufacturing Country Council
(c) National Mass Counting Council
(d) No Manufacturing Competitive Council

Question. India exports yarn to:
(a) Germany
(b) China
(c) Pakistan
(d) Japan

Question. India has the second largest installed capacity of spindles in the world, next to:
(a) Japan
(b) Germany
(c) China
(d) USA

Question. Cotton, jute, silk, sugar, etc. are examples of:
(a) Textile industries
(b) Heavy industries
(c) Agro based industries
(d) None of the above

Question. Today there are nearly ……………………………. cotton and human made fibre textile mills in the country:
(a) 1600
(b) 1700
(c) 1800
(d) 1900

Question. The industry which has close links with agriculture and provides a living to farmers and other workers is:
(а) Iron and steel industry
(b) Mineral based industry
(c) Fertilizers industry
(d) cotton industry

Question. Which among the following countries is the largest exporter of raw jute and jute goods:
(a) India
(b) Pakistan
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Bangladesh

Question. Iron ore, coking coal and limestone are required to make steel in the ratio of approximately:
(a) 1 : 2 : 4
(b) 2 : 1 : 4
(c) 4 : 2 : 1
(d) 4:1:2

Question. India ranks ……………………………. among the world crude steel producers.
(a) First
(b) Second
(c) Ninth
(d) Tenth

Question. The fertilizer industry is centred around the production of:
(а) organic fertilizers
(b) inorganic fertilizers
(c) nitrogenous fertilizers
(d) phosphate fertilizers

Question. The industry which requires bulky and heavy raw materials like limestone, silica, alumina and gypsum is:
(а) Iron and steel industry
(b) Aluminium industry
(c) Cement industry
(d) All the above

Question. Most of the jute mills are located in West Bengal, mainly along the banks of ………………………………. the river:
(a) Yamuna
(b) Ganga
(c) Beas
(d) Hugh

Question. National Jute policy was formulated with the objective of:
(а) Increasing productivity
(b) Improving quality
(c) Ensuring good prices to the jute farmers
(d) All the above

Question. Export of manufactured goods expands:
(a) Only trade and commerce
(b) Brings in much needed foreign exchange
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above

Question. Industrial locations are influenced by:
(а) Availability of raw materials
(b) Labour and capital
(c) Power and market
(d) All the above

Question. At present the number of manufactures of passenger cars and multi-utility vehicles are:
(a) 5
(b) 10
(c) 15
(d) 20

Question. The full form of BPO is:
(а) Business Progress Outstanding
(b) Business Processes Outstanding
(c) Business Processes Outsourcing
(d) none of the above

Question. The full form of NMCC is:
(а) National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council
(b) National Manufacturing Country Council
(c) National Mass Counting Council
(d) No Manufacturing Competitive Council

Question. India exports yarn to:
(a) Germany
(b) China
(c) Pakistan
(d) Japan

Question. India has the second largest installed capacity of spindles in the world, next to:
(a) Japan
(b) Germany
(c) China
(d) USA

Question. Cotton, jute, silk, sugar, etc. are examples of:
(a) Textile industries
(b) Heavy industries
(c) Agro based industries
(d) None of the above

Question. Today there are nearly ……………………………. cotton and human made fibre textile mills in the country:
(a) 1600
(b) 1700
(c) 1800
(d) 1900

Question. The industry which has close links with agriculture and provides a living to farmers and other workers is:
(а) Iron and steel industry
(b) Mineral based industry
(c) Fertilizers industry
(d) cotton industry

Question. Which among the following countries is the largest exporter of raw jute and jute goods:
(a) India
(b) Pakistan
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Bangladesh

Question. Iron ore, coking coal and limestone are required to make steel in the ratio of approximately:
(a) 1 : 2 : 4
(b) 2 : 1 : 4
(c) 4 : 2 : 1
(d) 4:1:2

Question. India ranks ……………………………. among the world crude steel producers.
(a) First
(b) Second
(c) Ninth
(d) Tenth

Question. The fertilizer industry is centred around the production of:
(а) organic fertilizers
(b) inorganic fertilizers
(c) nitrogenous fertilizers
(d) phosphate fertilizers

Question. The industry which requires bulky and heavy raw materials like limestone, silica, alumina and gypsum is:
(а) Iron and steel industry
(b) Aluminium industry
(c) Cement industry
(d) All the above

Write true (T) or false (F)

Question. The handspun khadi provides large scale employment to weavers in their homes as a cottage industry.

Question. Agriculture and industry are exclusive of each other.

Question. In the present day world of globalisation our industry needs to be more efficient and competitive.

Question. After an industrial activity starts urbanization follows.

Question. Our traditional industries suffered a setback during the colonial period because they could not compete with the mill-made cloth from England.

Question. Since the mid-eighties, the spinning sector has not received a lot of attention.

Question. There are about 70 jute mills in India and most of them are located in West Bengal.

Question. Upto 31 March 2006, the IT industry employed over one Luillion people.

Question. The continuing growth in the hardware and software is the key to the success of IT industry in India.

Question. The jute industry supports 2.61 lakh workers directly and another 40 lakhs small and marginal farmers.

Question. India is the largest producer of sponge iron.

Question. The economic strength of a country is measured by the development of manufacturing industries.

Question. Export of manufactured goods does not bring in much needed foreign exchange.

Question. In 2006, India was the largest exporter of steel which accounted for 2.25 percent of the global steel trade.

Question. There is a need to allocate resources for research and development to produce steel more competitively.

Fill in the blanks

Question. ……………………… can be reduced by using oil or gas instead of coal in factories.

Question. In the early years, the cotton textile industry was concentrated is the cotton growing belt of Maharashtra and ……………………… .

Question. Mini steel plants produce mild and ……………………… steel of given specifications.

Question. The first cement plant was set up in ……………………… in 1904.

Question. The first jute mill was et up near Kolkata in 1859 at ……………………… .

Question. India stands ……………………… as a world producer of sugar.

Question. The ……………………… industry is its own largest consumer.