Chapter 5 Industries

1. Consider the following propositions in relation to smelting:

Select the correct response.

A. The process of taking out minerals from rocks buried under the earth’s surface .

B. It is the process in which metals are extracted from their ores by heating beyond the melting point.

C. Minerals that lie at shallow depths are taken out by removing the surface layer.

D. Minerals that lie near the surface are simply dug out, by the process.

2. Fort Gloster is located in

(a) West Bengal

(b) California

3. Which one of the following is a natural fiber?

(a) nylon

(b) jute

4. Take into consideration the following:

Raw materials are iron ore and cotton.
Both the government and the private sector own and operate cooperative sector industries.

Which of the following assertions is/are correct?

A. Only 1

B. Only 2

C. All of them

D. Non of them

5. Take into consideration the following:

Transportation and finance are both important. All activities related to the extraction and development of natural resources are classified as tertiary.
Dairy and sugar are two agro-based industries.

Which of the following assertions is/are correct?

A. Only 1

B. Only 2

C. All of them

D. Non of them

6. Take a look at the following statements in relation to primary activities:

Select the correct response.

A. baking of bread

B. fishing and gathering

C. Manufacturing of steel

D. insurance and advertising

7. Consider the following statements in relation to the world’s oldest industries:

Select the correct response.

A. chemical based industry

B. information technology industry

C. cotton textile industry

D. iron and steel plant industry

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NCERT CLASS 8^TH GEOGRAPHY_RESOURCE_AND_DEVELOPMENT