Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 10 (CBSE) · Social Science
Chapter: Chapter 11 — Chapter 11: Manufacturing Industries
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What is an agro-based industry? [1]
(A) One using agricultural raw materials, like textiles
(B) One using only minerals
(C) One with no raw materials
(D) One using only imported goods
2. What is a mineral-based industry? [1]
(A) One using minerals, like iron and steel
(B) One using only crops
(C) One with no raw materials
(D) One using only water
3. What characterises large-scale industries? [1]
(A) Significant capital investment and large output
(B) Minimal capital and small output
(C) No capital investment at all
(D) Only local, small production
4. What characterises small-scale industries? [1]
(A) Less capital, often serving local markets
(B) Large capital, serving global markets only
(C) No production at all
(D) Only government funding
5. What is a public sector industry? [1]
(A) Owned and managed by the government
(B) Owned by private individuals only
(C) Owned collectively by workers only
(D) Owned by foreign investors only
6. What is a private sector industry? [1]
(A) Owned by individuals or companies
(B) Owned by the government only
(C) Owned by cooperative members only
(D) Owned by no one
7. What is a cooperative sector industry? [1]
(A) Owned collectively by producers or workers
(B) Owned only by the government
(C) Owned only by foreign investors
(D) Owned by a single individual
8. Why classify industries in different ways? [1]
(A) It helps understand their structure and economic role
(B) No reason
(C) Only for tests
(D) It's not useful
9. Where is the textile industry concentrated? [1]
(A) Gujarat and Maharashtra
(B) Only Kashmir
(C) Only the Northeast
(D) Only coastal Tamil Nadu
10. What resource benefits the textile industry's location? [1]
(A) Cotton availability
(B) Only coal reserves
(C) Only water resources
(D) Only mineral deposits
11. Where is the iron and steel industry located? [1]
(A) Near mineral-rich regions like Jharkhand
(B) Only in coastal cities
(C) Only in the Himalayas
(D) Only in desert regions
12. Why is iron and steel located near mineral regions? [1]
(A) To reduce transportation costs for raw materials
(B) To increase transportation costs
(C) For no specific reason
(D) To avoid using minerals
13. Where is India's IT industry concentrated? [1]
(A) Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune
(B) Only rural villages
(C) Only coastal fishing towns
(D) Only mountain regions
14. What does the IT industry benefit from? [1]
(A) Skilled workforce and infrastructure
(B) Only mineral resources
(C) Only agricultural land
(D) Only coal reserves
15. What factors influence industrial location generally? [1]
(A) Raw materials, labour and infrastructure
(B) Only weather conditions
(C) Only government orders
(D) Random chance
16. Why study industrial location patterns? [1]
(A) It shows how economic geography shapes development
(B) No reason
(C) Only for tests
(D) It's not useful