1. Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below.
(i) Which one of the following statements is wrong?
(a) Cheap water transport has facilitated the jute mill industry along
the Hugli.
(b) Sugar, cotton textiles and vegetable oils are footloose industries.
(c) The development of hydro-electricity and petroleum reduced, to a great
extent, the importance of coal energy as a locational factor for
industry.
(d) Port towns in India have attracted industries.
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(ii) In which one of the following types of economy are the factors of production
owned individually ?
(a) Capitalist (c) Socialist
(b) Mixed (d) None
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(iii) Which one of the following types of industries produces raw materials
for other industries?
(a) Cottage Industries (c) Basic Industries
(b) Small-scale Industries (d) Footloose Industries
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(iv) Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
(a) Automobile industry … Los Angeles
(b) Shipbuilding industry … Lusaka
(c) Aircraft industry … Florence
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2. Write a short note on the following in about 30 words.
(i) High-Tech industry
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(ii) Manufacturing
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(iii) Footloose industries
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3. Answer the following in not more than 150 words.
(i) Differentiate between primary and secondary activities.
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(ii) Discuss the major trends of modern industrial activities especially in
the developed countries of the world.
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(iii) Explain why high-tech industries in many countries are being attracted
to the peripheral areas of major metropolitan centres
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(iv) Africa has immense natural resources and yet it is industrially the most
backward continent. Comment.
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