MCQ Chapter 5 Geography Class 12 Maharashtra Board Secondary Economic Activities 1. Secondary economic activities include which of the following?FishingMiningManufacturingHuntingQuestion 1 of 202. What type of industry needs to be near the raw material due to rapid deterioration?Textile IndustrySugar IndustryCar ManufacturingWatch-makingQuestion 2 of 203. Weight-losing industries are located near which of the following?MarketsRaw materialsPortsAirportsQuestion 3 of 204. What is an example of a weight-gaining industry?Sugar IndustryCement IndustryBakery IndustryPaper IndustryQuestion 4 of 205. Harsh climate impacts industrial development due to:Increased labour availabilityLow production costUnsuitable working conditionsHigher transport costsQuestion 5 of 206. Which physical factor is crucial for industries like cotton textile manufacturing?High altitudeHumid climateArid conditionsFreezing temperaturesQuestion 6 of 207. Availability of raw material affects the location of:Footloose industriesMineral-based industriesAgro-based industriesBoth B and CQuestion 7 of 208. Which industries are located near coal mines?Cement industriesIron and steel industriesDairy industriesFood processing industriesQuestion 8 of 209. Why are labour colonies often found near industries?To reduce costTo increase pollutionDue to the requirement of semi-skilled and skilled labourFor tourismQuestion 9 of 2010. Economic distance refers to:Physical distanceTransport cost and timeCurrency exchange ratesUrban developmentQuestion 10 of 2011. Why are industries located near rivers?For tourismFor plenty of water supplyFor fishingFor banking facilitiesQuestion 11 of 2012. Capital-intensive industries are generally located:Near desertsNear portsWhere banking facilities are availableNear mountainsQuestion 12 of 2013. Which of the following is a government measure to promote industries?Increase taxesProvide subsidiesRestrict land useBan on exportsQuestion 13 of 2014. SEZ stands for:Special Export ZoneSpecial Economic ZoneSpecial Engineering ZoneSugar Export ZoneQuestion 14 of 2015. What defines a footloose industry?Tied to raw material sourcesNo locational constraintsBased only on mineralsDependent on large marketsQuestion 15 of 2016. An example of a footloose industry is:Sugar IndustryWatch-makingIron and Steel IndustryPaper IndustryQuestion 16 of 2017. The concept of economies of scale leads to:Industrial dispersionIndustrial agglomerationReduction in transport costs onlyRural industrialization onlyQuestion 17 of 2018. Which of the following regions has a major industrial belt?Sahara DesertChhota Nagpur PlateauAmazon RainforestArctic CircleQuestion 18 of 2019. Which industrial region is famous in Germany?Ruhr regionParis BasinItalian PeninsulaUral MountainsQuestion 19 of 2020. Mumbai-Pune corridor is an example of:Rural industrial regionUrban industrial corridorMineral-based regionCotton farming areaQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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