This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > Geography > Class 12 Geography Chapter 6 Secondary Activities – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Geography Chapter 6 Secondary Activities Quiz 1 (46 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Silicon Valley is located in:- A) Germany. B) England. C) France. D) USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) USA. 2. Synthetic fibre and plastic are the best example of which of the following industry? A) Chemical based industry. B) Mineral based industry. C) Animal based industry. D) Agro based industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chemical based industry. 3. ..... industries are owned and managed by individual investors? A) Public Sector Industries. B) Private Sector Industries. C) Joint Sector Industries. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Private Sector Industries. 4. Which of the following factor is not responsible for location of the industries? A) Access to Sources of Energy. B) Access to Transportation and Communication Facilities. C) Access to Agglomeration Economies or Links between Industries. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 5. Statement I:The iron and steel industry is called a basic industry. Statement II:It provides raw materials for other industries. A) Both statements are true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I. B) Both statements are true but Statement II is not the correct explanation. C) Statement I is true, Statement II is false. D) Both statements are false. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both statements are true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I. 6. Countries like India, China, Indonesia and Brazil, etc. have developed ..... manufacturing in order to provide employment to their population? A) House hold industry. B) Large scale industry. C) Small scale industry. D) Chemical industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Small scale industry. 7. Articles from leather; pottery and bricks from clays and stones are the examples of which type of industry? A) Small scale industry. B) Large scale industry. C) House hold industry. D) Chemical industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) House hold industry. 8. Professional workers are known as:- A) Red collar workers. B) White collar workers. C) Blue collar workers. D) Yellow collar workers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) White collar workers. 9. In which industry Specialised workers, advanced technology, assembly-line mass production and large capital? A) Small scale industry. B) House hold industry. C) Chemical industry. D) Large scale industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Large scale industry. 10. In which type of industry simple tools are used to produce goods in their homes with the help of their family? A) House hold industry. B) Small scale industry. C) Large scale industry. D) Chemical industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) House hold industry. 11. ..... is the latest generation of manufacturing activities? A) Small scale industry. B) House hold industry. C) Large scale industry. D) High tech industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) High tech industry. 12. Statement I:Agro-based industries use agricultural products as raw materials. Statement II:The cotton textile industry is an example of an agro-based industry. A) Both statements are true. B) Statement I is true, Statement II is false. C) Statement I is false, Statement II is true. D) Both statements are false. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both statements are true. 13. Food processing, sugar, pickles, fruits juices, beverages are the best example of which of the following industry? A) Agro based industry. B) Animal based industry. C) Mineral based industry. D) Chemical based industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agro based industry. 14. Aluminium, Copper and jewellery are the best example of which of the following industry? A) Mineral based industry. B) Agro based industry. C) Animal based industry. D) Chemical based industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mineral based industry. 15. Timber and paper industry are the best example of which of the following industry? A) Agro based industry. B) Forest based industry. C) Animal based industry. D) Mineral based industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Forest based industry. 16. Which one of the following types of industries produces raw materials for other industries? A) Consumer industry. B) Basic industry. C) Both a) and b). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Basic industry. 17. In Socialist countries industries are generally owned by ..... ? A) Public Sector Industries. B) Private Sector Industries. C) Joint Sector Industries. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Public Sector Industries. 18. Capital and transportation do not wield much influence on which of the following type of industry? A) Small scale industry. B) House hold industry. C) Large scale industry. D) Chemical industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) House hold industry. 19. Which of the following is not a feature of high-tech industry? A) Neatly spaced. B) Modern and dispersed. C) They are regionally concentrated, self-sustained and highly specialised. D) Massive assembly structures. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Massive assembly structures. 20. ..... industries are regionally concentrated, self-sustained and highly specialised? A) Small scale industry. B) House hold industry. C) Large scale industry. D) High tech industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) High tech industry. 21. Petroleum, Salt, Sulphur and Potash are the best example of which of the following industry? A) Chemical based industry. B) Animal based industry. C) Agro based industry. D) Mineral based industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chemical based industry. 22. Which of the following is not correct about foot loose industry? A) The important factor in their location is accessibility by road network. B) These are generally not polluting industries. C) They largely depend on component. D) Employ a large labour force. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Employ a large labour force. 23. Which of the following manufacturing uses local raw material, simple power-driven machines and semi-skilled labour? A) Small scale industry. B) Large scale industry. C) Chemical industry. D) House hold industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Small scale industry. 24. Bamboo and Ivory are the best example of which of the following industry? A) Forest based industry. B) Agro based industry. C) Animal based industry. D) Mineral based industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forest based industry. 25. Which of the following industry is not weight losing industry? A) Sugar. B) Steel. C) Cement. D) Electrical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Electrical. 26. In which one of the following types of economy are the factors of production owned individually? A) Socialist Economies. B) Capitalist Economies. C) Mixed Economies. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Capitalist Economies. 27. Which of the following manufacturing provides employment and raises local purchasing power? A) House hold industry. B) Small scale industry. C) Large scale industry. D) Chemical industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Small scale industry. 28. If a new irrigation project increases agricultural output in an area, which type of industry is most likely to benefit? A) Footloose industries. B) Agro-based industries. C) Forest-based industries. D) Mineral-based industries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agro-based industries. 29. Which of the following industry is not classified on the basis of ownership? A) Agro based industry. B) Public Sector Industries. C) Private Sector Industries. D) Joint Sector Industries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agro based industry. 30. Sometimes the private and public sectors together establish and manage the industries are known as:- A) Public Sector Industries. B) Private Sector Industries. C) Joint Sector Industries. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joint Sector Industries. 31. What is the full form of CAD A) Computer Aided Development. B) Computer Aided design. C) Computer And Design. D) Computer And Development. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Computer Aided design. 32. ..... involves a large market, various raw materials, enormous energy etc.? A) Small scale industry. B) House hold industry. C) Large scale industry. D) Chemical industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Large scale industry. 33. ..... industries are owned and managed by governments? A) Private Sector Industries. B) Joint Sector Industries. C) Public Sector Industries. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Public Sector Industries. 34. Which industry is known as a 'sunrise industry'? A) Steel industry. B) Information Technology industry. C) Sugar industry. D) Textile industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Information Technology industry. 35. In capitalist countries, industries are generally owned by ..... ? A) Public Sector Industries. B) Private Sector Industries. C) Joint Sector Industries. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Private Sector Industries. 36. Which of the following is a logical reason for the decline of traditional cottage industries in urban areas? A) Low transportation cost. B) High demand for handmade goods. C) Competition from mass-produced goods in industry. D) Government subsidies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Competition from mass-produced goods in industry. 37. Large scale manufacturing developed in the last ..... years, in the United Kingdom, north-eastern U.S.A. and Europe? A) 150 years. B) 100 years. C) 250 years. D) 200 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 200 years. 38. A major automobile company is planning to shut down one of its plants due to high transportation cost and lack of skilled labour in the region. The plant was located far from market and input suppliers. Q:What can be identified as the main causes for the plant closure? A) Government policy and low product quality. B) Poor marketing and high demand. C) Poor location choice and lack of labour. D) Competition from cottage industries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poor location choice and lack of labour. 39. Which of the following is not a common characteristic of manufacturing? A) The application of power. B) Mass production of identical products. C) Specialised labour. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 40. ..... add value to natural resources by transforming raw materials into valuable products? A) Secondary Activities. B) Primary Activities. C) Tertiary Activities. D) Quinary Activities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Secondary Activities. 41. Which one is not a feature of footloose industry? A) It can be located in a wide variety of places. B) They are not dependent on any specific raw material, weight losing or otherwise. C) These are generally polluting industries. D) The important factor in their location is accessibility by road network. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) These are generally polluting industries. 42. Which of the following industry is not classified on the basis of size? A) Small scale industry. B) House hold industry. C) Large scale industry. D) Mineral based industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mineral based industry. 43. If a state government wants to generate rural employment through industrialization, which type of industries should it promote? A) Heavy engineering industries. B) Cottage and small-scale industries. C) Automobile industries. D) Petroleum refineries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cottage and small-scale industries. 44. ..... activities are concerned with manufacturing, processing and construction (infrastructure) industries A) Secondary Activities. B) Tertiary Activities. C) Primary Activities. D) Quinary Activities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Secondary Activities. 45. Spices and oils fats and textiles and rubber are the best example of which of the following industry? A) Chemical based industry. B) Agro based industry. C) Mineral based industry. D) Animal based industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agro based industry. 46. Which of the following is not correct about the characteristics of modern large-scale industries? A) Specialisation of Skills. B) Organisational Structure and Stratification. C) Technological Innovation. D) Equal Geographic Distribution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Equal Geographic Distribution. 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