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Manufacturing Industries Short Questions Question: What is manufacturing? Answer: Manufacturing is the production of goods in large quantities from raw materials to more valuable products. Question: Name two agro-based industries. Answer: Cotton textile and sugar industries are examples of agro-based industries. Question: Give one example of a mineral-based industry. Answer: The iron and steel industry […]

Minerals and Energy Resources Short Questions Question. What is a mineral? Answer. A mineral is a homogenous, naturally occurring substance with a definite internal structure. Question. Which is the finest quality iron ore? Answer. Magnetite is the finest quality iron ore with up to 70% iron content. Question. Name the ore from which aluminium is […]

Agriculture Short Questions Question: What percentage of India’s population is engaged in agriculture? Answer: About two-thirds of India’s population is engaged in agriculture. Question: What is primitive subsistence farming also called in North-East India? Answer: It is called Jhumming in the North-East. Question: Which type of farming uses family/community labour and primitive tools? Answer: Primitive […]

Water Resources Short Question Question: What fraction of the earth’s surface is covered with water? Answer: About three-fourth of the earth’s surface is covered with water. Question: From where do we mainly obtain freshwater? Answer: Freshwater is mainly obtained from surface runoff and groundwater. Question: What ensures that water is a renewable resource? Answer: The […]

Forest and Wildlife Resources Short Questions Question. What is biodiversity? Ans. Biodiversity refers to the variety of organisms found in a particular habitat or ecosystem. Question. Why are forests important in the ecological system? Ans. Forests are primary producers that support all other living beings. Question. When was the Indian Wildlife Protection Act implemented? Ans. […]

Resource and Development Short Questions Question: Define the term ‘Resource’. Answer: Everything available in our environment which is technologically accessible, economically feasible and culturally acceptable is called a resource. Question: Name two biotic resources. Answer: Forests and wildlife. Question: Give one example of a non-renewable resource. Answer: Coal. Question: What is the main objective of […]

Lifelines of National Economy Short Questions Question: Which three domains of the earth provide the basis for modes of transport? Answer: Land, water and air. Question: Which organisation implements the Golden Quadrilateral project? Answer: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). Question: Name the corridors included in the Golden Quadrilateral Super Highways. Answer: North–South (Srinagar–Kanyakumari) and […]

Lifelines of National Economy 1 . Multiple choice questions. (i) Which two of the following extreme locations are connected by the eastwest corridor? (a) Mumbai and Nagpur  (b) Silchar and Porbandar (c) Mumbai and Kolkata (d) Nagpur and Siligudi Answer: (b) Silchar and Porbandar (ii) Which mode of transportation reduces trans-shipment losses and delays? (a) […]

Manufacturing Industries 1 . Multiple choice questions. (i) Which one of the following industries uses bauxite as a raw material? (a) Aluminium Smelting (b) Cement (c) Paper (d) Steel Answer: (a) Aluminium Smelting (ii) Which one of the following industries manufactures telephones, computer, etc. (a) Steel  (b) Electronic (c) Aluminium Smelting (d) Information Technology Answer: […]

Minerals and Energy Resources 1. Multiple choice questions. (i) Which one of the following minerals is formed by decomposition of rocks, leaving a residual mass of weathered material? (a) coal (b) bauxite (c) gold (d) zinc Answer: (b) bauxite (ii) Koderma, in Jharkhand is the leading producer of which one of the following minerals? (a) […]