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Multiple choice geography mineral resources and industrialisation the concept of development distribution and classification of industries in india mineral resources in rajasthan

The trend of growth rate in manufacturing over the last two decades has been around ____________ percent per annum.

  1. 6

  2. 7

  3. 8

  4. 9
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The growth rate of the manufacturing sector in India over the last two decades has generally been targeted at or observed around 7 percent per annum.

Multiple choice civics the concept of development distribution and classification of industries in india mineral resources in rajasthan industrialisation and industrial belts

Which of the following area primal foundation does not undertake projects ?

  1. Healthcare

  2. Youth Empowerment

  3. Education

  4. None of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Piramal foundation is arm of piramal group. The foundation undertakes projects under the four broad area which are health care, educations, livelihood creation and youth empowerment.

Multiple choice civics the concept of development distribution and classification of industries in india mineral resources in rajasthan industrialisation and industrial belts

Piramal foundation, presently covers 36, districts and aims to cover only 33 districts of Rajasthan ?

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Piramal Foundation's reach in Rajasthan is extensive, but the claim that it aims to cover only 33 districts is incorrect as the number of districts in Rajasthan has changed and the foundation operates across a broader scope.

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

'Industrialise or Perish' was the motto of ___________.

  1. Visveswaraiah

  2. Nehru

  3. Gandhiji

  4. Vivekananda
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

'Industrialise or Perish' was the motto of Visveswaraiah.

He is known for his dictum "Industrialise or perish". Stated by Ramaswamy Mudaliar quoted in The Most Celebrated Indian Engineer:Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya.

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
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
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.

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 of the following is not a geographical factor affecting the location of industry?

  1. Raw material

  2. Labour

  3. Water

  4. Industrial inertia
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Industrial inertia is the factor irrelevant to the location of industries. Industrial inertia (geographical) describes a stage at which an industry prefers to run in its former location although the main alluring factors are gone. For example, the raw material source is depleted or an energy crisis has emerged.

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 of the following is a commercial factor affecting the distribution of industries

  1. Capital

  2. Labour

  3. Raw material

  4. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Capitals are the Commercials or Non-Geographical Factors which consists of Modem industries which are capital-intensive and require huge investments. Capitalists are available in urban centers. Big cities like Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, and Chennai are big industrial centers, because the big capitalists live in these cities.

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

Factors affecting the location of industries is classified as which of the following below mentioned factors ______________.

  1. Geographical factors

  2. Non Geographical factors

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Industrial locations are complex in nature. These are influenced by the availability of many factors. Some of them are: raw material, land, water, labor, capital, power, transport, and market. For ease of convenience, we can classify the location factors into two: geographical factors and non-geographical factors.