Manufacturing Industries

1. Which of the following statements about labor as an important factor in manufacturing is/are correct?

  1. For manufacturing activities, both the cost and availability of labor are important.
  2. The mobility of labor contributes to the dispersal of industry.

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  1. Both statements are correct
  2. Both statements are incorrect
  3. Only the first statement is correct
  4. Only the second statement is correct
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Answer: Option A. Both statements are correct

2. Which of the following factor/factors influence the location of industries?

  1. Climate
  2. Relief
  3. Raw Materials
  4. Government Policy

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  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 1, 2, and 3 only
  3. 1, 3, and 4 only
  4. 1, 2, 3, and 4
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Answer: Option C. 1, 3, and 4 only

3. What are weight-losing industries that tend to be located near the sources of raw materials called?

  1. Market-oriented industries
  2. Raw material-oriented industries
  3. Footloose industries
  4. Labor-intensive industries
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Answer: Option B. Raw material-oriented industries

4. Which of the following statements about the location of coal industries is/are correct?

  1. Coal, being a bulky and cheap industrial input, leads to industrial plants being located close to sources of coal supply.
  2. There is generally a strong correlation between the location of heavy industrial plants and the availability of coal.

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  1. Both statements are correct
  2. Only the first statement is correct
  3. Only the second statement is correct
  4. Both statements are incorrect
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Answer: Option A. Both statements are correct

5. Which of the following pairs of industries are correctly matched?

  1. Market-oriented industries – the industry is weight losing.
  2. Raw material-oriented industries – the industry is weight gaining.

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  1. Both pairs are correct
  2. Only the first pair is correct
  3. Only the second pair is correct
  4. Both pairs are incorrect
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Answer: Option D. Both pairs are incorrect