Economics · General Awareness

Economic Sectors and Infrastructure

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This topic covers the classification of primary, secondary, and tertiary economic sectors, along with their infrastructure requirements. Questions often explore the impact of globalization, privatization, and technology on various industries. This material is frequently tested in SSC, state PSC, and UPSC examinations.

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Economic Sectors and Infrastructure Questions

Multiple choice

What can a well-developed TNC operating in agribusiness provide?

  1. Specialised training and machinery

  2. Education systems

  3. Globalisation for developing nations

  4. El Stephen Dawsono
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Transnational Corporations (TNCs) in agribusiness often introduce advanced agricultural technologies, specialized machinery, and modern farming techniques to the regions where they operate. This can improve local productivity.

Multiple choice

Access to fossil fuels provides energy for

  1. raw materials

  2. the labor force

  3. capital

  4. production
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Fossil fuels provide the energy required to power machinery and facilitate large-scale industrial production.

Multiple choice

Most Indians engage in this economic activity.

  1. farming

  2. personal assistants

  3. computer engineering

  4. pet grooming
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Explanation

Agriculture remains the backbone of the Indian economy, employing a significant portion of the workforce, particularly in rural areas.

Multiple choice chemistry rocks and minerals carbon cycling mineral coal coal and its products

The second largest market for coal is:

  1. export

  2. electricity generation

  3. the industrial and retail sector

  4. the iron and steel industry
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Coal has four major markets

(i) Electric utilities
(ii) Industrial/ Retail user
(iii) Steel industry
(iv) Exports
$\Rightarrow$ Electric utilities use more than $86$% of the coal.
$\Rightarrow$ Coals second largest market is industrial and retail users, among industries using coal, the largest consumers are chemical manufacturers.

Multiple choice

which of the following is not Agro based industries

  1. cement industry

  2. jute industry

  3. cotton textile industry

  4. sugar industry
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Agro-based industries derive raw materials from agriculture (e.g., cotton, jute, sugar). Cement is a mineral-based industry.

Multiple choice sociology socialization concept of socialization study of sociology sociology : what? why?

Who are getting job opportunities in mining, steel factories and in many other fields like medical, law and research at university levels, factories, army etc?

  1. Teachers

  2. Men

  3. Workers

  4. Women
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Gender socialization is the process of learning behaviour and attitude based on the difference of sex or gender. It is the societal norms and expectations from different genders. Thus males and females are raised accordingly to conform with the expectations. Because male strata in society are given the most preference in every field while women are restricted to household works. As the Society is advancing, women empowerment has become a new reality where women are fighting for equal rights and preference as that of men. Now, discrimination is removed from almost all fields of work and women are getting opportunities to show their skill and challenges in new fields.

Multiple choice geography manufacturing industries in india - i : agro-based location of industries distribution and classification of industries in india industrialisation and industrial belts

Which one of the following factors has least influence on the location of industries?

  1. Availability of raw materials locally

  2. Availability of power resources

  3. Stock market

  4. Transport facilities
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Stock market is one of the factor which has least influence on the location of industries.
Factors Influencing the Location of Industries : Geographical and Non-Geographical Factors! Many important geographical factors involved in the location of individual industries are of relative significance, e.g., availability of raw materials, power resources, water, labour, markets and the transport facilities.