Manufacturing Industries of Class 10 CBSE Geography:
Extra 40 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) with answers
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Manufacturing Industries – MCQs
1. Importance of Manufacturing
1. Manufacturing industries belong to which sector of the economy?
a) Primary
b) Secondary
c) Tertiary
d) Quaternary
Answer: b) Secondary
2. Which of the following is NOT a manufacturing industry?
a) Iron and Steel
b) Sugar
c) Fishing
d) Cement
Answer: c) Fishing
3. Which industry is considered the backbone of industrial development?
a) Textile
b) Iron and Steel
c) Sugar
d) Paper
Answer: b) Iron and Steel
4. Manufacturing industries help in reducing:
a) National income
b) Unemployment
c) Industrial growth
d) Foreign trade
Answer: b) Unemployment
5. The manufacturing sector contributes approximately how much to India’s GDP?
a) 10%
b) 16%
c) 50%
d) 75%
Answer: b) 16%
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2. Classification of Industries
6. Which of the following is an example of a heavy industry?
a) Cotton textile
b) Iron and Steel
c) Food processing
d) Handicrafts
Answer: b) Iron and Steel
7. Based on raw materials, industries are classified as:
a) Heavy and light
b) Small-scale and large-scale
c) Agro-based and mineral-based
d) Private and public
Answer: c) Agro-based and mineral-based
8. Which of the following is an example of a mineral-based industry?
a) Jute Industry
b) Sugar Industry
c) Cement Industry
d) Cotton Textile Industry
Answer: c) Cement Industry
9. Small-scale industries are those where:
a) The investment is more than ₹10 crores
b) Only large machinery is used
c) The investment is below ₹5 crores
d) The industry is controlled by the government
Answer: c) The investment is below ₹5 crores
10. Which of the following is an example of an agro-based industry?
a) Iron and Steel
b) Petrochemical
c) Sugar Industry
d) Cement
Answer: c) Sugar Industry
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3. Iron and Steel Industry
11. Which city is known as the "Steel City of India"?
a) Bhilai
b) Jamshedpur
c) Bokaro
d) Vishakhapatnam
Answer: b) Jamshedpur
12. The first modern steel plant in India was set up at:
a) Bhilai
b) Jamshedpur
c) Durgapur
d) Rourkela
Answer: b) Jamshedpur
13. The largest producer of steel in India is:
a) Tata Steel
b) SAIL
c) Jindal Steel
d) Bhushan Steel
Answer: b) SAIL
14. Which raw material is NOT required in the iron and steel industry?
a) Iron ore
b) Limestone
c) Cotton
d) Coal
Answer: c) Cotton
15. Which of the following factors is NOT important for the location of the iron and steel industry?
a) Availability of raw materials
b) Cheap and skilled labor
c) Climate conditions
d) Transport facilities
Answer: c) Climate conditions
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4. Textile Industry
16. The first cotton textile mill in India was established in:
a) Kolkata
b) Mumbai
c) Chennai
d) Ahmedabad
Answer: b) Mumbai
17. Which city is known as the "Manchester of India"?
a) Mumbai
b) Surat
c) Ahmedabad
d) Kanpur
Answer: c) Ahmedabad
18. Which state is the largest producer of cotton textiles in India?
a) Gujarat
b) Maharashtra
c) Tamil Nadu
d) West Bengal
Answer: b) Maharashtra
19. Which fiber is NOT used in the textile industry?
a) Cotton
b) Jute
c) Wool
d) Limestone
Answer: d) Limestone
20. Which state is the largest producer of jute textiles in India?
a) Bihar
b) West Bengal
c) Odisha
d) Assam
Answer: b) West Bengal
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5. Other Industries
21. Which city is famous for the software industry in India?
a) Mumbai
b) Hyderabad
c) Bengaluru
d) Pune
Answer: c) Bengaluru
22. Which industry is known as the sunrise industry?
a) Iron and Steel
b) Petrochemicals
c) Information Technology
d) Paper Industry
Answer: c) Information Technology
23. The largest paper-producing state in India is:
a) Tamil Nadu
b) West Bengal
c) Maharashtra
d) Punjab
Answer: a) Tamil Nadu
24. Which industry is the second-largest employment provider after agriculture?
a) Textile
b) Cement
c) Steel
d) IT
Answer: a) Textile
25. Which of the following industries is NOT a public sector industry?
a) SAIL
b) Tata Steel
c) BHEL
d) ONGC
Answer: b) Tata Steel
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6. Environmental Issues & Sustainable Development
26. Which industry is the major cause of water pollution?
a) IT Industry
b) Automobile Industry
c) Textile Industry
d) Iron and Steel Industry
Answer: c) Textile Industry
27. The main cause of land degradation in industries is:
a) Deforestation
b) Overgrazing
c) Industrial waste
d) Soil erosion
Answer: c) Industrial waste
28. Which of the following is the best method to reduce industrial pollution?
a) Wastewater treatment
b) Dumping waste into rivers
c) Cutting down trees
d) Increasing production
Answer: a) Wastewater treatment
29. Which gas is the main cause of acid rain from industrial pollution?
a) Oxygen
b) Sulphur dioxide
c) Nitrogen
d) Hydrogen
Answer: b) Sulphur dioxide
30. What is the most sustainable solution for industrial waste management?
a) Dumping waste in rivers
b) Recycling and reusing waste
c) Burning all waste
d) Increasing production
Answer: b) Recycling and reusing waste
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7. Government Policies & Industrialization
31. Which industrial policy was introduced in India in 1991?
a) Industrial Revolution
b) Liberalization, Privatization, Globalization (LPG)
c) Green Revolution
d) Five-Year Plan
Answer: b) Liberalization, Privatization, Globalization (LPG)
32. The headquarters of the Indian Railways is located in:
a) Mumbai
b) Delhi
c) Kolkata
d) Chennai
Answer: b) Delhi
33. Which state is the largest producer of automobiles in India?
a) Gujarat
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Maharashtra
d) Haryana
Answer: b) Tamil Nadu
34. Which government initiative promotes "Make in India"?
a) Green Revolution
b) Digital India
c) Start-up India
d) Make in India
Answer: d) Make in India
35. Which industry is NOT included in the core sector industries of India?
a) Coal
b) Cement
c) Tourism
d) Steel
Answer: c) Tourism
