Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 10 (ICSE) · Geography
Chapter: Chapter 16 — Chapter 16: The Iron and Steel Industry
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. Where are major steel plants located? [1]
(A) Jamshedpur, Bhilai, Durgapur
(B) Only in coastal cities
(C) Only in the Himalayas
(D) Only in Delhi
2. Why are steel plants near raw material sources? [1]
(A) To reduce transportation costs
(B) To increase transportation costs
(C) For no reason
(D) To avoid using raw materials
3. What raw materials does steel production need? [1]
(A) Iron ore, coking coal, limestone
(B) Only iron ore
(C) Only coal
(D) Only limestone
4. What role does limestone play? [1]
(A) Acts as a flux
(B) Provides colour
(C) Provides taste
(D) No role at all
5. What does steel support? [1]
(A) Construction and automobile manufacturing
(B) Only decoration
(C) Nothing useful
(D) Only jewellery
6. Why is iron and steel called a 'basic industry'? [1]
(A) Many other industries depend on its products
(B) No other industries depend on it
(C) It's the only industry that matters
(D) It has no connection to other industries
7. What is Jamshedpur known for? [1]
(A) Being a major steel production centre
(B) Being a coastal fishing town
(C) Being a tourist destination only
(D) Being unrelated to industry
8. Why study the iron and steel industry? [1]
(A) It's foundational for many other industries
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. Where are major steel plants located? [1]
(A) Jamshedpur, Bhilai, Durgapur
(B) Only in coastal cities
(C) Only in the Himalayas
(D) Only in Delhi
10. Why are steel plants near raw material sources? [1]
(A) To reduce transportation costs
(B) To increase transportation costs
(C) For no reason
(D) To avoid using raw materials
11. What raw materials does steel production need? [1]
(A) Iron ore, coking coal, limestone
(B) Only iron ore
(C) Only coal
(D) Only limestone
12. What role does limestone play? [1]
(A) Acts as a flux
(B) Provides colour
(C) Provides taste
(D) No role at all
13. What does steel support? [1]
(A) Construction and automobile manufacturing
(B) Only decoration
(C) Nothing useful
(D) Only jewellery
14. Why is iron and steel called a 'basic industry'? [1]
(A) Many other industries depend on its products
(B) No other industries depend on it
(C) It's the only industry that matters
(D) It has no connection to other industries
15. What is Jamshedpur known for? [1]
(A) Being a major steel production centre
(B) Being a coastal fishing town
(C) Being a tourist destination only
(D) Being unrelated to industry
16. Why study the iron and steel industry? [1]
(A) It's foundational for many other industries
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests