Manufacturing industries

Which one of the industry referred as Basic Industry?

• Agro industry

• Chemical industry

• Iron & Steel industry

• Fertilizer industry

Over the last two decades, the share of manufacturing sector has stagnated at

• 18%

• 20%

• 17%

• 14%

Many industries tend to come together to make use of the advantages offered by the urban centres known as

• Central Business District

• Industrial hub

• Agglomeration economies

• Manufacturing units

First successful textile mill was established in .............in...........................

• Pune,1854

• Ahmedabad,1950

• Mumbai,1854

• Surat,1854

Agro based industries takes their raw material from

• Agricultural produce

• Cement industry

• Coal fields

• Rivers

What class of economic activities does manufacturing come under?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Tertiary

• All of the above

Production of goods in large quantities after processing from raw materials is called

• Agglomeration

• manufacturing

• Goods production

Choose the incorrect statement from following

• Manufacturing helps in modernising agriculture as it provides jobs in secondary and tertiary sectors.

• Manufacturing helps in the eradication of employment and poverty.

• Manufacturing helps to Export of goods -expands trade and commerce, & brings foreign exchange.

Last decade Indian manufacturing growth rate was

• 7 %

• 17 %

• 70

Industrial locations are influenced by the availability of:

• ØRaw material

• ØPolitical party

• ØLabour

• ØCapital