MAJOR INDUSTRIES CLASS 8

1. Change of raw materials into products of more value to people is called

• manufacturing

• population

• none of the above

2. Which is not the agro-based industry?

• food processing

• textile

• oil refineries

Marine-based industries are based on

• minerals

• oceanic products

• forest

4. Basket weaving falls in the category of

• small scale industry

• cottage industry

• large scale industry

5. Which of the following is a private sector industry

• Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

• Tata Iron and Steel Industry

• National Thermal Power Corporation

6. Which factors affect the location of industry ?

• land

• labour

• all of these

7. Industrialization often leads to:

• poverty

• decrease in population

• development

8. What does an industrial system consists of?

• input, processes.

• processes and output.

• input, processes, output.

9. Which metal is often called the backbone of modern industry?

• Gold

• steel

• silver

10. Mineral-based industries use products from seas and oceans as raw materials.

• TRUE

• FALSE