INDUSTRIES CLASS 8

Which of the following is an example of a secondary activity?

• Fishing
  

• Banking
  

• Manufacturing steel
  

• Teaching

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a large-scale industry?

• High capital investment
  

• Manual labor dominates production
  

• Use of modern machinery
  

• Mass production of goods

Which of these regions is known for its concentration of cotton textile industries in India?

• Chotanagpur Plateau
  

• Deccan Plateau
  

• Malwa Plateau
  

• Gujarat-Maharashtra belt

Which of the following industries is classified as a sunrise industry?

• Automobile industry
  

• Biotechnology industry
  

• Iron and steel industry
  

• Cement industry

Which of the following is the world's leading exporter of jute products?

• Bangladesh
  

• India
  

• China
  

• Myanmar

Which of the following is a disadvantage of heavy industries?

• They require limited capital investment.
  

• They primarily depend on imported technology.
  

• They cause significant environmental pollution.
  

• They are highly labor-intensive.

Which of these industries requires the least amount of raw materials per unit of output?

• Iron and steel
  

• IT industry
  

• Cement industry
  

• Textile industry

Why are many automobile industries located in coastal regions like Chennai?

• Coastal areas have abundant iron ore reserves.
  

• Easy import of raw materials and export of finished goods.
  

• Large-scale availability of unskilled labor.
  

• Favorable climate for assembling vehicles.

Which of the following is the primary reason industries in India suffer from low productivity?

• High cost of raw materials
  

• Lack of skilled labor
  

• Outdated technology and machinery
  

• Absence of government subsidies

what are the different industries - based on the size .

• private sector industries

• large scale industries

• joint sector industries

• small scale industries