MCQs for Class 12 Geography Book 1 - Chapter 5 Secondary Activities
Multiple Choice Questions
Question.1. Which of the following factor is mainly responsible for the location of ‘Foot Loose Industries’?
(a) Accessibility by road network
(b) Close proximity to raw material producing area
(c) Availability of cheap and skilled labour on large scale
(d) None of the above
Answer
(a) Accessibility by road network
Question.2. Which of the following feature is not associated with modern large-scale Manufacturing?
(a) Production done by manually or by simple machines and tools
(b) Adoption of specialized methods of production
(c) Based on organizational structure and stratification
(d) Technological innovation through research and development
Answer
(a) Production done by manually or by simple machines and tools
Question.3. Which of the following factors mainly attracts the high concentration of industries in Western Europe and Eastern- North America?
(a) Availability of raw material in close vicinity
(b) Highly developed transport system
(c) Favorable government policies
(d) Availability of plenty of water
Answer
(b) Highly developed transport system
Question.4. Which of the following pair is not matched correctly?
Industries | Raw Material Taken From |
(a) Beverages industry | Agriculture |
(b) Woolen industry | Animals |
(c) Paper industry | Forests |
(d) Jewellery industry | Chemicals |
Answer
(d) Jewellery industry → Chemicals
Question.5. Which of the following industry is regarded as basic industry?
(a) Consumer goods
(b) Iron and steel
(c) Chemical industry
(d) Automobile industry
Answer
(b) Iron and steel
Question.6. Leather industry possesses the example of which of the following industry?
(a) Forest based industry
(b) Chemical based industry
(c) Animal based industry
(d) Mineral based industry
Answer
(c) Animal based industry
Question.7. In which of the following industry, white collar workers make up a large share of the total workforce.
(a) Traditional iron and steel industry
(b) High technology industry
(c) Cotton textile industry
(d) None of the above
Answer
(b) High technology industry
Question.8. Which of the following is not an identical mark of the high-tech industrial landscape?
(a) Industrial waste and pollution
(b) Neatly spaced
(c) Modern dispersed office plant
(d) White collar jobs outnumber the blue-collar jobs
Answer
(a) Industrial waste and pollution
Question.9. Which of the following is not an example of manufacturing or secondary activities?
(a) Moulding iron and steel
(b) Extraction of minerals
(c) Stamping out plastic toys
(d) Assembling of delicate computer components
Answer
(b) Extraction of minerals
Question.10. Which one of the following industries doesn’t belongs to weight losing industries category?
(a) Sugar industry
(b) Steel industry
(c) Cement industry
(d) Textile industry
Answer
(d) Textile industry
Question.11. Which of these is not an example of the agro – based industry?
(a) Sugar industry
(b) Cotton textile industry
(c) Food processing industry
(d) Petrochemical industry
Answer
(d) Petrochemical industry
Question.12. Which of the following is not a factor that determines the size of an industry?
(a) Amount of capital invested
(b) Number of workers employed
(c) Location of industry
(d) Volume of production
Answer
(c) Location of industry
Question.13. Where is Silicon Valley located?
(a) Near New York
(b) Near Montreal
(c) Near San Francisco
(d) Near Boston
Answer
(c) Near San Francisco
Question.14. Identify the incorrect statement-
(a) Ruhr region at one time produce 80% of Germany’s steel
(b) Iron and Steel is also called as heavy industry
(c) Manufacturing literally means ‘to make by hand’
(d) Cotton textile industry is capital intensive
Answer
(d) Cotton textile industry is capital intensive
Question.15. Aluminium industry is located near the source of
(a) Market
(b) Raw material
(c) Skilled labour
(d) Energy
Answer
(d) Energy
Question.16. Which of the following is not characterized by modern manufacturing?
(a) a complex machine technology
(b) Vast capital
(c) large organisations
(d) international competition
Answer
(d) international competition
Question.17. Which of the following factor is not influencing industrial locations?
(a) Access to market
(b) Access to labour supply
(c) Access to alluvial soil
(d) Access to sources of energy
Answer
(c) Access to alluvial soil
Question.18. Which of the following is not a basis of classified manufacturing industry?
(a) size
(b) inputs/raw materials,
(c) output/products
(d) governments policies
Answer
(d) governments policies
Question.19. In which one of the following type of economy are the factors of production owned individually.
(a) capitalist
(b) Mixed
(c) socialist
(d) none
Answer
(a) capitalist
Question.20. 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
(c) basic industries
Question.21. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(a) automobile industry → Los Angeles
(b) the shipbuilding industry → Lusaka
(c) aircraft industry → Florence
(d) Iron steel Industries → Pittsburgh
Answer
(d) Iron steel Industries → Pittsburgh
Question.22. Synthetic fibre is an industry of:
(a) animal based
(b) chemical based
(c) mineral based
(d) agro based
Answer
(b) chemical based
Question.23. Aluminium industry is located near the source of:
(a) market
(b) raw material
(c) skilled labour
(d) energy
Answer
(d) Energy
Question.24. Ruhr is an industrial region of:
(a) Germany
(b) England
(c) USA
(d) France
Answer
(a) Germany
Question.25. Which of the following industry is Argo based industry?
(a) Leather
(b) Cotton
(c) Cement
(d) Iron & steel
Answer
(b) Cotton
Question.26. The industry which is managed by government is known as :
(a) Private sector
(b) Joint sector
(c) Public sector
(d) Cooperative sector
Answer
(c) Public sector
Question.27. Secondary activity which is not carried out in factories
(a) Entertainment industry
(b) Cottage industry
(c) Iron and steel industry
(d) Automobile industry
Answer
(a) Entertainment industry
Question.28. ________ is the advanced stage of mechanisation
(a) Innovation
(b) Automation
(c) Manufacturing
(d) production
Answer
(b) Automation
Question.29. Agro-processing and dairy products are processed closed to the sources of farm produce and milk supply, because of
(a) large scale production
(b) perishable nature of the produce
(c) high demand of the products
(d) low transport cost
Answer
(b) perishable nature of the produce
Question.30. The smallest manufacturing unit is
(a) small scale industry
(b) household industry
(c) co-operative industry
(d) large scale industry
Answer
(b) household industry
Question.31. Drying, fermenting and pickling are associated with
(a) Cotton textile industry
(b) Food processing industry
(c) Brick making industry
(d) Chemical industry
Answer
(b) Food processing industry
Question.32. Identify, which is not true about the Traditional Large scale Industrial regions
(a) High density housing,
(b) conducive environment
(c) derelict land areas
(d) waste heaps
Answer
(b) conducive environment
Question.33. Latest generation of manufacturing industries does not include
(a) Intensive research and development
(b) Advanced scientific products
(c) Massive assembly structures
(d) White collar workers
Answer
(c) Massive assembly structures
Question.34. Cotton Textile Industries have shifted to less developed countries due to
(a) large demand
(b) low labour cost
(c) more of mechanisation
(d) economic development
Answer
(b) low labour cost
Question.35. Areas with industries which are regionally concentrated, self-sustained and high level of specialization are the characteristics of
(a) Megalopolis
(b) Technopolis
(c) Metropolis
(d) Acropolis
Answer
(b) Technopolis
Question.36. Paints and adhesives are an example of
(a) Chemical industry
(b) Cottage industry
(c) Mineral based industry
(d) Petro-chemical industry
Answer
(d) Petro-chemical industry
Question.37. Regional policies for establishing industries are adopted by the Government
(a) to generate employment opportunities
(b) to develop transport and communication network
(c) to ensure balanced economic development
(d) to set up more industries
Answer
(c) to ensure balanced economic development
Question.38. Mini steel plants can be located near markets because
(a) availability of Raw materials
(b) good transport network
(c) large demand
(d) availability of scrap metal
Answer
(d) availability of scrap metal
Question.39. If a cotton textile industry under the handloom sector has to be established, it will be located where there is..
(a) huge capital, raw cotton
(b) black soil, raw cotton
(c) large no of semi-skilled workers, raw cotton
(d) power supply, raw cotton
Answer
(c) large no of semi-skilled workers, raw cotton
Question.40. _________ is added to the steel to make it tough
(a) manganese
(b) limestone
(c) coke
(d) dolomite
Answer
(a) manganese
Question.41. Television industry is an example of
(a) Basic industry
(b) Heavy industry
(c) Consumer industry
(d) High tech industry
Answer
(c) Consumer industry
Question.42. Which type of industries are called Technopolis?
(a) Iron & Steel industry
(b) Cotton textile industry
(c) High Technology Industry
(d) Petrochemical Industry
Answer
(c) High Technology Industry
Question.43. Traditional Large-Scale Industries often located near to _______________ sources.
(a) Market
(b) Coastal
(c) Raw material and energy
(d) Good connectivity
Answer
(c) Raw material and energy
Question.44. Robotics on the assembly line, computer-aided design (CAD) and manufacturing, electronic controls of smelting and refining processes etc. all are example of ________________.
(a) Information & Technology
(b) High-tech industry
(c) Chemical industry
(d) Iron & Steel
Answer
(b) High-tech industry
Question.45. Find the odd industrial centre name.
(a) Durgapur
(b) Ahmadabad
(c) Rourkela
(d) Bhilai
Answer
(b) Ahmadabad
Question.46. Pottery and bricks from clays and stones. Goldsmiths make jewellery of gold, silver and bronze. Some artefacts and crafts are made out of bamboo etc. all are example of _______________ industry.
(a) Small Scale Manufacturing
(b) High-Tech Industry
(c) Cottage Manufacturing
(d) Large Scale Manufacturing
Answer
(c) Cottage Manufacturing
Question.47. Match the following sequence.
a. Agro Based Industries | i. Jewellery Industries |
b. Mineral Based Industries | ii. Rubber Industry |
c. Forest Based Industry | iii. Synthetic Fibre |
d. Chemical Based Industries | iv. Lac Industries |
(a) a.-iv , b-iii , c-ii , d-i
(b) a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii
(c) a-iii, b-ii, c-iv, d-i
(d) a-iii, b-I, c-ii, d-iii
Answer
(b) a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii
Question.48. ___________ are concerned with manufacturing, processing and construction.
(a) Primary Activity
(b) Tertiary Activity
(c) Quaternary Activity
(d) Secondary Activity
Answer
(d) Secondary Activity
