Manufacturing Industries

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Manufacturing Industries — solved practice questions

8 Class 10 Geography questions with step-by-step solutions. Attempt each, then reveal the answer.

1. Q1easy

   Manufacturing means:

   • Aconverting raw materials into finished goods
   • Bgrowing crops
   • Cproviding services
   • Dextracting minerals
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   Correct answer: (A) converting raw materials into finished goods

   Manufacturing is the process of converting raw materials into finished/semi-finished goods using machines, energy and labour.

2. Q2easy

   Manchester of India is:

   • AMumbai
   • BAhmedabad
   • CSurat
   • DKanpur
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   Correct answer: (B) Ahmedabad

   Ahmedabad (Gujarat) is known as the 'Manchester of India' due to its large textile industry.

3. Q3medium

   The iron and steel industry is a _____ industry:

   • Abasic/key industry
   • Bagro-based industry
   • Cconsumer goods industry
   • Dservice industry
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   Correct answer: (A) basic/key industry

   Iron and steel is a basic/key industry because it provides inputs (steel) to many other industries like engineering, construction and automobiles.

4. Q4medium

   The largest steel-producing city in India is:

   • AJamshedpur
   • BBhilai
   • CDurgapur
   • DRourkela
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   Correct answer: (A) Jamshedpur

   Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) is India's premier steel-producing city, home to Tata Steel (TISCO), established in 1907.

5. Q5easy

   TISCO (Tata Iron and Steel Company) is located at:

   • AJamshedpur
   • BBhilai
   • CVisakhapatnam
   • DBokaro
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   Correct answer: (A) Jamshedpur

   TISCO, India's first major private steel company, is located at Jamshedpur, Jharkhand.

6. Q6medium

   India's cotton textile industry is concentrated mainly in:

   • AMumbai and Ahmedabad
   • BDelhi and Chennai
   • CKolkata and Jaipur
   • DSurat and Nagpur
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   Correct answer: (A) Mumbai and Ahmedabad

   Mumbai, Ahmedabad and the Deccan Plateau region are the main centres of India's cotton textile industry.

7. Q7medium

   Jute industry in India is concentrated along:

   • Athe Ganga in UP
   • Bthe Hugli river in West Bengal
   • Cthe Brahmaputra in Assam
   • Dthe Godavari in AP
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   Correct answer: (B) the Hugli river in West Bengal

   Jute mills are concentrated along the banks of the Hugli river near Kolkata, West Bengal.

8. Q8medium

   The cement industry requires heavy raw materials such as:

   • Alimestone, silica, gypsum
   • Bcoal and iron ore
   • Cbauxite and clay only
   • Dsand and water only
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   Correct answer: (A) limestone, silica, gypsum

   Cement production requires limestone, silica, alumina and gypsum — all heavy bulky materials, so factories are near raw material sources.

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