Manufacturing Industries: Class 10 Important Questions with Answers

15 MCQs

1. The first successful textile mill was set up in
   (a) Kolkata 1855 (b) Mumbai 1854 (c) Ahmedabad 1861 (d) Chennai 1904
2. The only industry complete in the value chain is
   (a) sugar (b) textile (c) cement (d) IT
3. India is second in jute export after
   (a) China (b) Pakistan (c) Bangladesh (d) Thailand
4. First jute mill came up at
   (a) Rishra (b) Howrah (c) Serampore (d) Titagarh
5. India is first in the production of
   (a) sugar (b) gur and khandsari (c) steel (d) aluminium
6. Sugar mills are shifting to Maharashtra because of
   (a) cheap labour (b) higher sucrose and longer crushing season (c) ports (d) coal
7. Ratio of iron ore, coking coal and limestone
   (a) 1:2:4 (b) 4:2:1 (c) 2:4:1 (d) 4:1:2
8. Oil India Ltd. is a ___ sector industry.
   (a) public (b) private (c) joint (d) cooperative
9. Coir industry in Kerala is an example of
   (a) public (b) cooperative (c) joint (d) private
10. Fertiliser fully imported by India
    (a) urea (b) DAP (c) potash (d) phosphate
11. First cement plant
    (a) Chennai 1904 (b) Mumbai 1854 (c) Katni 1914 (d) Porbandar 1913
12. Electronic capital of India
    (a) Hyderabad (b) Pune (c) Bengaluru (d) Noida
13. Two prime factors for aluminium plants
    (a) water and labour (b) electricity and raw material at low cost (c) port and market (d) coal and limestone
14. Waste water pollutes ___ times its quantity of freshwater.
    (a) two (b) four (c) eight (d) ten
15. Primary treatment of effluents is by
    (a) biological (b) mechanical (c) chemical (d) physical and chemical

1 (b) · 2 (b) · 3 (c) · 4 (a) · 5 (b) · 6 (b) · 7 (b) · 8 (c) · 9 (b) · 10 (c) · 11 (a) · 12 (c) · 13 (b) · 14 (c) · 15 (b)

Assertion–Reason (4)

(a) Both true, R explains A. (b) Both true, R does not explain A. (c) A true, R false. (d) A false, R true.

1. A: Sugar industry is suited to the cooperative sector. R: It is seasonal in nature.
2. A: Sugar mills are located near cane fields. R: Sucrose content falls during haulage.
3. A: Iron and steel is a light industry. R: Its raw materials are bulky.
4. A: Organic chemical plants are near oil refineries. R: Petrochemicals are their raw material.

Key: 1 (a) · 2 (a) · 3 (d) · 4 (a)