Chapter 6 Secondary activities

1. Take a look at the following remarks about secondary activities.

1. By turning raw materials into marketable items, secondary activities improve the value of natural resources.
2. Secondary activity includes businesses such as manufacturing, processing, and construction (infrastructure).

Select the incorrect response.

2. Take a look at the following remark in terms of the Footloose industry.

1. They rely on a certain type of raw material.
2. Footloose industries can be found all over the world.
3. They produce in small batches and have a small crew.

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3. Consider the following statements with relation to cottage industries:

1. Simple instruments for making everyday items at home with the help of family members or part-time workers.
2. It is the tiniest producing unit.
3. Capital and transportation have little impact because this type of production has limited commercial significance and most of the tools are designed locally.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

4. Consider the following statement concerning small-scale manufacturing.

1. Domestic industries are akin to small-scale manufacturing.
2. This type of production employs local raw materials.
3. It boosts local purchasing power and produces jobs.

Select the correct response.

5. Consider the following comment about agro-based industries.

1. Agro processing refers to the conversion of field and farm raw materials into finished goods for rural and urban markets.
2. Agro processing includes canning, creating cream, fruit processing, and confectionery.

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6. Consider the following propositions in relation to typical large-scale industries.

1. These are based on heavy industry, which is often found near coal mines and  is involved in metal smelting

, heavy engineering, chemical manufacturing, or textile manufacturing.

2. These businesses are now referred to as smokestack businesses.

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7. Take a look at the following statements on the iron industry.

1. Only iron industry is recognised as the basic industry in India since it produces raw materials for other industries.
2. Iron is produced from iron ore by smelting it with carbon (coke) and limestone in a blast furnace.
3. The molten iron is cooled and shaped into pig iron, which is subsequently used to make steel by adding strengthening elements such as manganese.

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8. Which one of the following statements is wrong?

9. In which one of the following types of economy are the factors of production owned individually?

10. Which one of the following types of industries produces raw materials for other industries?

11. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

12. Take a look at the following statements.

1. Primary activities are the most common in developing and underdeveloped countries.
2. Manufacturing, processing, and building (infrastructure) industries’ secondary activities.
3. Extracurricular Activities The importance of primary activities decreases as economies evolve.
4. Village economies are built on primary activities.

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13. Consider the following statement with the examples of cottage industry.

1. matchsticks making
2. pottery
3. figurines
4. furniture
5. containers

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14. With reference to Cotton textile industry, consider the following statements:

1. The handloom industry is labor-intensive and employs semi-skilled people.
2. The cotton textile mill industry is capital-intensive and produces beautiful clothing in large quantities.
3. The spinning, weaving, and finishing of fabrics are all part of the hand loom sector.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?