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Class 12 Geography Chapter 6 Secondary Activities Quiz 2 (21 MCQs)

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1. In which one of the following types of economy are the factors of production owned individually?

Correct Answer: B) Capitalist Economies.

2. Which of the following manufacturing provides employment and raises local purchasing power?

Correct Answer: B) Small scale industry.

3. If a new irrigation project increases agricultural output in an area, which type of industry is most likely to benefit?

Correct Answer: A) Agro-based industries.

4. Which of the following industry is not classified on the basis of ownership?

Correct Answer: D) Agro based industry.

5. Sometimes the private and public sectors together establish and manage the industries are known as:-

Correct Answer: C) Joint Sector Industries.

6. What is the full form of CAD

Correct Answer: B) Computer Aided design.

7. ..... involves a large market, various raw materials, enormous energy etc.?

Correct Answer: C) Large scale industry.

8. ..... industries are owned and managed by governments?

Correct Answer: C) Public Sector Industries.

9. Which industry is known as a 'sunrise industry'?

Correct Answer: C) Information Technology industry.

10. In capitalist countries, industries are generally owned by ..... ?

Correct Answer: B) Private Sector Industries.

11. Which of the following is a logical reason for the decline of traditional cottage industries in urban areas?

Correct Answer: C) Competition from mass-produced goods in industry.

12. Large scale manufacturing developed in the last ..... years, in the United Kingdom, north-eastern U.S.A. and Europe?

Correct Answer: C) 200 years.

13. 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?

Correct Answer: C) Poor location choice and lack of labour.

14. Which of the following is not a common characteristic of manufacturing?

Correct Answer: D) None of the above.

15. ..... add value to natural resources by transforming raw materials into valuable products?

Correct Answer: B) Secondary Activities.

16. Which one is not a feature of footloose industry?

Correct Answer: C) These are generally polluting industries.

17. Which of the following industry is not classified on the basis of size?

Correct Answer: D) Mineral based industry.

18. If a state government wants to generate rural employment through industrialization, which type of industries should it promote?

Correct Answer: B) Cottage and small-scale industries.

19. ..... activities are concerned with manufacturing, processing and construction (infrastructure) industries

Correct Answer: B) Secondary Activities.

20. Spices and oils fats and textiles and rubber are the best example of which of the following industry?

Correct Answer: C) Agro based industry.

21. Which of the following is not correct about the characteristics of modern large-scale industries?

Correct Answer: D) Equal Geographic Distribution.

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