Industry and Transport Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

Question 1 : Which of the following is a heavy industry?

a) Electronics industry
b) Iron and steel industry
c) Toy making industry
d) Readymade garments industry

Answer : b

Question 2 : On the basis of ownership, Industries of the world can be classified into

a) agro based, mineral based, small scale
b) public sector, private sector, joint sector
c) public sector, consumer industry, minerals industry
d) small scale, medium scale, heavy industry

Answer : b

Question 3 : Which of these can be classified as footloose industry?

a) Cement
b) Electronics
c) Ship building
d) Electrical

Answer : b

Question 4 : Manufacturing industries are involved in which of the following?

a) Transporting raw material from one place to other
b) producing raw material for other industries
c) procuring raw material for sale
d) Converting raw material to useful goods

Answer : d

Question 5 : Least cost approach in industrial location is associated with

a) Christaller
b) Weber
c) Smith
d) Hartshorne

Answer : b

Question 6 : Weber introduced a famous locational theory for localisaton of manufacturing industries, known as

a) hexagon
b) circle
c) triangle
d) rectangle

Answer : c

Question 7 : Losch considered which of the following as an important factor in determining the location of an industry

a) Marketing factor
b) Locational factor
c) Production cost
d) All of these

Answer : d

Question 8 : The term ‘Isodapane’ is used in

a) demarcation of agricultural regions
b) classification of climatic regions
c) classifying vegetation zones
d) demarcation of industrial location

Answer : d

Question 9 : Several industrial units come together to make use of the advantages offered by urban centres. This is known as

a) command economies
b) agglomeration economies
c) capitalist economies
d) communist economies

Answer : b

Question 10 : For the location of which one of the following industries, the availability of raw material is not the primary consideration?

a) Iron and Steel
b) Sugar
c) Electronics
d) Cement

Answer : c

Question 11 : Consider the following statements about Weber’s Industrial Location Theory

I. He considered transport cost as a function of weight and distance
II. His theory tries to identify the point of minimum transport cost
III. He considered perfect competition among industries.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) I and II
b) II and III
c) Only I
d) I, II and III

Answer : d

Question 12 : Consider the following statements.

I. Mobility of capital determines location of industries in socialist countries
II. Transport and communication is required for transportation and organization of industries

Which one of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) Both I and II
b) Only II
c) Only I
d) None of these

Answer : b

Question 13 : Consider the following statements

I. Manufacturing industries in North America are concentrated mainly along North-West
II. Industrial revolution in North America started on the basis of Iron and Steel Industry

Which of the statements given above is/are true?

a) Both I and II
b) Only I
c) Only II
d) None of these

Answer : b

Question 14 : Which of the following factors affect the location of industries?

I. Availability of raw material
II. Adequate market facility
III. Sufficient power resources
IV. Configuration of land

a) I and II
b) I, II and III
c) I, III and IV
d) I, II, III and IV

Answer : d

Question 15 : Assertion (A) High cost of land discourages industrial setups.
Reason (R) : Energy intensive industries are located near source of power.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true, but R is false
d) A is false, but R is true

Answer : b

Question 16 : Assertion (A) : Industries are not located at places where markets for finished goods are not available
Reason (R) : Markets are places where industrial goods are sold at viable prices

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true, but R is false
d) A is false, but R is true

Answer : a

Question 17 : Assertion (A) : There is uneven distribution of industries across the world’s regions
Reason (R) : Factors of industrial location influences the type of industry and its viability

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true, but R is false
d) A is false, but R is true

Answer : a

Question 18 : Assertion (A) :Agglomeration economies tends to save costs and materials for industries
Reason (R) : With agglomeration, industrial linkages are strengthened

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true, but R is false
d) A is false, but R is true

Answer : a

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Question 20 : In which country market based Iron and Steel industries is found?

a) China
b) India
c) Japan
d) UK

Answer : b

Question 21 : The Iron and Steel Industry is largely concentrated in the Kuzbass region because of the

a) availability of iron-ore
b) availability of coal
c) local market facilities
d) local supply of labour force

Answer : a

Question 22 : Hiroshima-Kobe region of Japan is an important region for

a) lumbering
b) large iron and steel mills
c) ship building
d) None of the above

Answer : b

Question 23 : Which of the following is a major activity of Ruhr region of Europe?

a) Agricultural activity
b) Commercial activity
c) Industrial activity
d) Transport activity

Answer : c

Question 24 : Which is not a correct match?

a) Rhur – Germany
b) Southern New England – United Kingdom
c) Pro Valley – Italy
d) Kanton Plains – Japan

Answer : b

Question 25 : Which one of the following pairs is not correct?

a) Ruhr Industrial Region – Germany
b) Flanders Industrial Region – Belgium and France
c) Scotland Industrial Region – Sweden
d) New England Industrial Region – USA

Answer : c

Question 26 : Consider the following statements

I. Iron and steel industries developed around lake Michigan in USA due to the availability of good quality coal
II. Pittsburgh-youngs town area is the leading producer of steel in USA
III. The lorraine area in France is significant for steel production
IV. The South Manchrian region accounts for nearly 60% of China’s pig iron production

Which of the above statements are correct?

a) I, III and IV
b) I, II and IV
c) II, III and IV
d) II and III

Answer : c

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Question 28 : Which among the following industry showed growth during two world wars in India?

a) Petro-chemical
b) Copper
c) Aluminium
d) Cotton

Answer : d

Question 29 : Which country has the largest installed capacity of spindles in the world?

a) Japan
b) Philippines
c) China
d) India

Answer : c

Question 30 : Which city is an important centre for the cotton textile industry? 

a) Sheffield
b) Bern
c) Osaka
d) Johannesburg

Answer : c

Question 31 : The leading producer of cotton textiles in the world is

a) China
b) India
c) USA
d) Russia

Answer : a

Question 32 : ‘Rust Bowl’ of the USA is associated with which one of the following regions?

a) Great Lakes region
b) Alabama region
c) California region
d) Pittsburg region

Answer : d

Question 33 : The American cotton textile industry moved from New England to the Southern states because

a) the latter have a more humid climate
b) New England diversified its manufacturing industries
c) the population growth in the South provided a major market
d) the South offered lower cost of production

Answer : d

Question 34 : Assertion (A) : New England region in the USA continues to be an important areas for cotton textiles
Reason (R) : Market and geographical inertia are the main reasons for cotton textiles here

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true, but R is false
d) A is false, but R is true

Answer : a

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Question 36 : Which of the following factor play most important role in establishment of jute industrial region?

a) Cotton
b) Automobile
c) Jute
d) Iron and Steel

Answer : c

Question 37 : The largest jute producing country in the world is

a) Bangladesh
b) India
c) China
d) USA

Answer : b

Question 38 : Kolkata industrial region renowned for  

a) jute industries
b) automobile industries
c) IT industries
d) diamond

Answer : a

Question 39 : Which one is the biggest wool producing country in the world? 

a) China
b) USA
c) Australia
d) UK

Answer : c

Question 40 : Which one the following wool producing centre belongs to Germany?

a) Saint Petersburg
b) Wuppertal
c) Bradford
d) Prato

Answer : b

Question 41 : Sericulture industry is native of

a) Japan
b) China
c) India
d) Korea

Answer : b

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Question 43 : Which country is the largest newsprint producer in the world?

a) India
b) Canada
c) China
d) Australia

Answer : b

Question 44 : Quebec and Ontario are famous for which industry?

a) Chemical
b) Iron and Steel
c) Paper
d) Diamond

Answer : c

Question 45 : Assertion (A) : Canada is the largest newsprint producer in the world
Reason (R) : British Columbia is the largest timber producer of Canada

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true, but R is false
d) A is false, but R is true

Answer : b

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Question 47 : In terms of the monetary value, the largest ship-builder of the world is

a) China
b) Japan
c) South Korea
d) USA

Answer : c

Question 48 : Which one of the following is not matched properly

a) Detroit – Motorcar
b) Hawana – Cigar
c) Sheffield – Cutlery
d) Venice – Ship building

Answer : d

Question 49 : Which one the following pairs is not correctly matched?

a) Cleveland – Iron and Steel
b) Detroit – Motor Vehicle
c) Mesabi Range – Coal field
d) Philadelphia – Ship Building

Answer : c

Question 50 : Which of the given below is not correctly matched?

a) Anshan – Iron and Steel
b) Detroit – Automobile
c) Chelyabinsk – Shipbuilding Industry
d) Milan – Silk Textile Industry

Answer : c

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