Part - 1 CH - 5 Secondary Activities - CBSE STD 12 Humanities Geography Questions

Q 1M.C.Q (1 Marks)1 Mark

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

A
Automobile industry … Los Angeles
B
Ship building industry… Lusaka
C
Air craft industry … Florence
✓
Iron and steel industry … Pittsburgh

Answer: D.

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Q 2M.C.Q (1 Marks)1 Mark

Which one of the following types of industries produces raw materials for other industries?

A
Cottage industries
B
Small-scale industries
✓
Basic industries
D
Footloose industries

Answer: C.

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Q 3M.C.Q (1 Marks)1 Mark

In which one of the following types of economy are the factors of production owned individually?

✓
Capitalist
B
Mixed
C
Socialist
D
None

Answer: A.

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Q 4M.C.Q (1 Marks)1 Mark

Which one of the following statements is wrong?

A
Cheap water transport has facilitated the jute mill industry along the Hugli.
✓
Sugar, cotton textiles and vegetable oils are footloose industries.
C
The development of hydro-electricity and petroleum reduced, to a great extent, the importance of coal energy as a locational factor for industry.
D
Port towns in India have attracted industries.

Answer: B.

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Q 53 Marks Question3 Marks

Differentiate between small scale manufacturing and large scale manufacturing.

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Q 63 Marks Question3 Marks

How do secondary activities add to natural resources? Explain with three examples.

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Q 73 Marks Question3 Marks

How are technological innovations an important aspects of modem manufacturing industries? Explain any three aspects in this regard.

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Q 83 Marks Question3 Marks

Classify industries of the world on the basis of ownership into three groups. State the main feature of each group.

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Q 93 Marks Question3 Marks

Give the meaning of high tech industry. State any two characteristics of this industry.

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Q 10Long Answer questions (5 Marks)5 Marks

Define the term ‘manufacturing’. Explain any four features of ‘small scale manufacturing’.

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Q 11Long Answer questions (5 Marks)5 Marks

Give the characteristics of hightech industries.

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Q 12Long Answer questions (5 Marks)5 Marks

Classify industry based on inputs. Ans. On the basis of the raw materials used, the industries are classified as:
(a) agro-based
(b) mineral based
(c) chemical based
(d) forest based and
(e) animal based.

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Q 13Long Answer questions (5 Marks)5 Marks

Describe the factors that affect the location of industries.

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Q 14Long Answer questions (5 Marks)5 Marks

Define manufacturing. List the characteristics of modern large scale manufacturing.

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Q 15Answer the following questions. [1 MARK]1 Mark

Name any three sub-sections of cotton textile industry in the world.

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Q 16Answer the following questions. [1 MARK]1 Mark

What is the importance of secondary activities in the world?