Manufacturing Industries

The literal meaning of manufacturing is

• to sale the product in market

• to make machinery

• to make the product by hand

• to purchase raw material

Which of the following is recognised as a yardstick for measuring the economic development of a country

• social development

• Industrial development

• emotional development

• none of these

The conversion of raw material into more useful and valuable commodity with the help of machines or tools is called.......

Which of the following is not true regarding manufacturing industries?

• generates scope for employment

• increases national earnings through local and foreign trade

• industrial labourer earns less wages than an agricultural labourer.

• plays important role in making the country economically prosperous.

iron ore is processed to get ........, cotton to get ........., wood to get........

Which of the following is not the basis of classification of industries?

• source of raw material

• ownership

• nature of finished products

• religion

On the basis of ownership, industries are classified as

• public sector

• co-operative sector

• consumer sector

• joint sector

On the basis of nature of finished products, the industries are classified as

• basic industries

• large scale industries

• agro based industries

• consumer industries

An agricultural labourer earns more than an industrial labourer.

• True

• False

These are the smallest manufacturing units where in craftsman works at home and manufactures goods by using locally available raw material.

• Small Scale Industries

• Cottage Industries

• Large Scale Industries