CBSE Class 8 Geography Industries MCQs

Question. Which metal is often called the backbone of modern industry?
(a) Steelcorrect
(b) Gold
(c) Silver
(d) Aluminium

Answer :   A

Question . With limited capital, a food processing unit is set up in a particular village in Gujarat. This unit generates employment to that particular village. Name the type of classification of industry under which this food processing unit will come under.
(a) Forest based industry
(b) Agro based industry
(c) Small Scale industry
(d) Large Scale industry

Answer :   C

Question. TISCO was started in 1907 at
(a) Sakchi
(b) Mandakni
(c) Godavari
(d) Nagpur

Answer :   A

Question. Why is steel called the backbone of modern industries?
(a) Everything we use is related with steel
(b) Steel is cheaper
(c) Steel is available everywhere in the world
(d) None of the above

Answer :   A

Question. Which factors affect the location of industry ?
(a) Land
(b) Labour
(c) Capital
(d) All of these

Answer :   D

Question. Basket weaving falls in the category of
(a) Small-scale industry
(b) Cottage industry
(c) Large-scale industry
(d) None of these

Answer :   B

Question . Where were the iron and steel industry located before 1850?
(a) Availability of raw material
(b) Availability of power supply
(c) Availability of running water
(d) All of the above

Answer :   D

Question. Major IT hub of India is
(a) Mumbai
(b) Nagpur
(c) Patna
(d) Bengaluru

Answer :   D

Question .Processing sea food and manufacturing fish oil can be considered as examples of :
(a) Agro based industries
(b) Marine based industries
(c) Mineral based industries
(d) Forest based industries

Answer :   B

Question .Name the important Northern industrial region in India
(a) Delhi ,Gurgaon- Meerut region
(b) Bangalore- Tamil Nadu region
(c) Ahmedabad- Vadodara region
(d) Damodar Valley belt

Answer :   A

Question. Anand Milk Union Limited is a type of:
(a) State Owned
(b) Joint Owned
(c) Cooperative Sector
(d) Private Owned

Answer :   C

Question. Which one of the following is a Private Sector Industry?
(a) Maruti Udyog Limited
(b) Anand Milk Union Limited
(c) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
(d) Tata Iron and Steel Industry

Answer :   D

Question . Which of the following best describes an agro based industry?
(a) Industries depending on ores like Cement, iron and steel etc.
(b) Industries that depend upon the primary products from forests for their raw materials
(c) Industries depending on agricultural products ie plant and animal products
(d) Industries that use products from the sea and oceans as raw materials

Answer :   C

Question. Marine-based industries are based on
(a) Minerals
(b) Forest products
(c) Agricultural products
(d) Oceanic products

Answer :   D

Question. Which of the following is a secondary activity?
(a) Coal mining industry
(b) Tourism industrycorrect
(c) Fishing
(d) Agriculture

Answer :   B

Question. Joint sector Industries are owned and operated by the state and individuals or a group of individuals. From the given list fo industries, which one can be called a Joint sEctor industry ?
(a) Iron and Steel industry
(b) Tata Group of Companies
(c) Reliance Industries
(d) Maruti Udyog Limited

Answer :   D

Question. Which one of the following is a natural fiber?
(a) Nylon
(b) Jute
(c) Acrylics
(d) Rayon

Answer :   B

Question. ITI is the full form of –
(a) Indian Training Institute
(b) Institute of Technology of India
(c) Indian Telephone Industrycorrect
(d) Industrial Technology Institute

Answer :   C

Question. In the light of various factors that influence industrial location, some industries have a tendency to grow close to each other. Name such areas.
(a) Industrial Structures
(b) Industrial Regions
(c) Industrial Systems
(d) Industrial Organisms

Answer :   B

Question. Which of the following can be considered as an example of the economic activity extraction of minerals from the industry sector?
(a) Tourism industry
(b) Iron and Steel industry
(c) Banking industry
(d) Coal mining industry

Answer :   D

Question. Fish is a product of the
(a) mineral-based industries
(b) agro-based industries
(c) marine-based industriescorrect
(d) forest-based industries

Answer :   C

Question.What is referred to as an economic activity that is concerned with production of goods, extraction of minerals or the provision of services?
(a) Industry
(b) Agriculture
(c) Private industry
(d) None of the above

Answer :   A

Question. Which of the following can be considered as an example of the economic activity service provider from the industry sector?
(a) Textile industry
(b) Banking industry
(c) Iron and Steel industry
(d) Coal mining industry

Answer :   B

Question. What does an industrial system consists of?
(a) Inputs
(b) Processes
(c) Output
(d) All of these

Answer :   D

Question. ____________ sector industries are owned, managed and controlled by the state or central government .
(a) Cooperative
(b) Public
(c) Joint
(d) Private

Answer :   B