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Chapter 5: Secondary Activities MCQs

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Chapter 5: Secondary Activities

Source: NCERT Official Textbook

Secondary activities involve the processing and manufacturing of raw materials into more valuable finished goods. These activities add value to products obtained from primary activities such as agriculture, mining, forestry, and fishing. Examples include converting cotton into cloth, iron ore into steel, and timber into furniture.

Manufacturing is the core of secondary activities and ranges from small household industries to large-scale factory production using machines, power, and specialised labour. The chapter explains the features of modern manufacturing, such as mechanisation, automation, technological innovation, division of labour, and large organisational structures.

It also describes the major factors influencing industrial location, including access to markets, raw materials, labour, energy, transport, communication, government policies, and agglomeration economies. Some industries are “footloose,” meaning they are not tied to specific raw materials and can be located in many places.

Manufacturing industries are classified based on size (cottage, small-scale, large-scale), raw materials (agro, mineral, chemical, forest, animal-based), ownership (public, private, joint), and output (basic and consumer goods industries). The chapter also introduces high-technology industries and technopolies, which are advanced, research-driven industrial clusters employing highly skilled workers and modern technologies.

Topics Covered:

Section A: Descriptive Questions

  1. What are secondary activities? Explain with examples. (Pg. 36-37) Page 71-72
  2. Define manufacturing and explain its key characteristics. (Pg. 36) Page 71
  3. Describe the characteristics of modern large-scale manufacturing. (Pg. 37) Page 72
  4. Explain the difference between ‘manufacturing’ and ‘manufacturing industry’. (Pg. 37) Page 72
  5. What is mechanisation and how is automation related to it? (Pg. 37) Page 72
  6. What is meant by technological innovation in manufacturing? (Pg. 37) Page 72
  7. Explain organisational structure and stratification in modern manufacturing. (Pg. 37) Page 72
  8. Why is manufacturing unevenly distributed geographically? (Pg. 37) Page 72
  9. Explain the importance of market access in industrial location. (Pg. 38) Page 73
  10. How does raw material influence the location of industries? (Pg. 38) Page 73
  11. Discuss the role of labour supply in industrial location. (Pg. 38) Page 73
  12. Explain the importance of energy sources for industries. (Pg. 38) Page 73
  13. Why are transport and communication facilities vital for industries? (Pg. 38) Page 73
  14. How does government policy influence industrial location? (Pg. 38) Page 73
  15. What are agglomeration economies? (Pg. 38) Page 73
  16. What are footloose industries? State their features. (Pg. 38) Page 73
  17. Classify manufacturing industries on the basis of size. (Pg. 39-40) Page 74-75
  18. Explain the features of household or cottage industries. (Pg. 40) Page 75
  19. What is small-scale manufacturing? (Pg. 40) Page 75
  20. Describe large-scale manufacturing and its development. (Pg. 40-41) Page 75-76
  21. Classify industries based on inputs/raw materials. (Pg. 41-42) Page 76-77
  22. What are agro-based industries? Give examples. (Pg. 41) Page 76
  23. Explain mineral-based industries with examples. (Pg. 41) Page 76
  24. What are chemical-based industries? (Pg. 41) Page 76
  25. Explain forest-based industries with examples. (Pg. 42) Page 77
  26. What are animal-based industries? (Pg. 42) Page 77
  27. Classify industries based on ownership. (Pg. 42) Page 77
  28. What is meant by high-technology industry? (Pg. 42) Page 77
  29. What are technopolies? Give examples. (Pg. 42-43) Page 77-78
  30. Differentiate between basic and consumer goods industries. (Pg. 42) Page 77

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Section B1: Objective MCQs

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Secondary activities are mainly concerned with which processes? (Pg. 36)

A) Agriculture and fishingB) Manufacturing, processing and constructionC) Transport and tradeD) Teaching and research
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Correct Answer: Manufacturing, processing and construction
Reference: NCERT Page 71
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Manufacturing involves transformation of raw materials into what? (Pg. 37)

A) WasteB) Finished goods of higher valueC) Only food itemsD) Services
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Correct Answer: Finished goods of higher value
Reference: NCERT Page 72
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Mass production is characterised by which feature? (Pg. 37)

A) Custom-made goodsB) Hand tools onlyC) Large quantities of standardised partsD) No division of labour
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Correct Answer: Large quantities of standardised parts
Reference: NCERT Page 72
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Automation is the advanced stage of what? (Pg. 37)

A) Craft productionB) MechanisationC) TradeD) Globalisation
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Correct Answer: Mechanisation
Reference: NCERT Page 72
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Which is the most important factor in industrial location? (Pg. 38)

A) Soil typeB) MarketC) ReligionD) Language
View Answer
Correct Answer: Market
Reference: NCERT Page 73
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Steel industry is usually located near sources of what? (Pg. 38)

A) WaterB) Cheap labourC) Bulky raw materialD) Tourist centres
View Answer
Correct Answer: Bulky raw material
Reference: NCERT Page 73
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Which energy source reduced the importance of coal? (Pg. 38)

A) Wind onlyB) Hydroelectricity and petroleumC) WoodD) Solar only
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Correct Answer: Hydroelectricity and petroleum
Reference: NCERT Page 73
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Footloose industries mainly depend on what? (Pg. 38)

A) Specific minesB) River valleysC) Road network accessibilityD) Ports only
View Answer
Correct Answer: Road network accessibility
Reference: NCERT Page 73
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Household industries mainly use what kind of tools? (Pg. 40)

A) Imported machinesB) Simple local toolsC) RobotsD) Heavy machinery
View Answer
Correct Answer: Simple local tools
Reference: NCERT Page 75
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Small-scale manufacturing usually uses what type of labour? (Pg. 40)

A) Only unskilledB) Semi-skilledC) No labourD) Only foreign
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Correct Answer: Semi-skilled
Reference: NCERT Page 75
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Large-scale manufacturing first developed strongly in which region? (Pg. 40-41)

A) AntarcticaB) United Kingdom and north-eastern USAC) Central AfricaD) Greenland
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Correct Answer: United Kingdom and north-eastern USA
Reference: NCERT Page 75-76
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Which of the following is an agro-based industry? (Pg. 41)

A) SugarB) CementC) AluminiumD) Shipbuilding
View Answer
Correct Answer: Sugar
Reference: NCERT Page 76
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Cement industry is based on which raw material group? (Pg. 41)

A) ForestB) MineralC) AnimalD) Marine
View Answer
Correct Answer: Mineral
Reference: NCERT Page 76
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Petrochemical industry is based on what? (Pg. 41)

A) PetroleumB) BambooC) WoolD) Cotton
View Answer
Correct Answer: Petroleum
Reference: NCERT Page 76
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Public sector industries are owned by whom? (Pg. 42)

A) FarmersB) GovernmentC) Private familiesD) Cooperatives
View Answer
Correct Answer: Government
Reference: NCERT Page 77
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Industries using products as raw material for other goods are called what? (Pg. 42)

A) Consumer industriesB) Basic industriesC) Cottage industriesD) Service industries
View Answer
Correct Answer: Basic industries
Reference: NCERT Page 77

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Section B2: Factual One-Liners

Secondary activities add ______ to natural resources. (Pg. 36) Page 71

Reveal Answer
value (Page 71)

Transforming raw material into yarn increases its ______. (Pg. 36) Page 71

Reveal Answer
value (Page 71)

Manufacturing literally means to make by ______. (Pg. 37) Page 72

Reveal Answer
hand (Page 72)

Using gadgets to accomplish tasks is called ______. (Pg. 37) Page 72

Reveal Answer
mechanisation (Page 72)

Advanced stage of mechanisation is called ______. (Pg. 37) Page 72

Reveal Answer
automation (Page 72)

Research and development is abbreviated as ______. (Pg. 42) Page 77

Reveal Answer
R&D (Page 77)

Industries not tied to specific raw materials are called ______ industries. (Pg. 38) Page 73

Reveal Answer
footloose (Page 73)

The smallest manufacturing unit is the ______ industry. (Pg. 40) Page 75

Reveal Answer
household (Page 75)

Agro-processing converts farm output into ______ products. (Pg. 41) Page 76

Reveal Answer
finished (Page 76)

Leather industry is an example of ______ based industry. (Pg. 42) Page 77

Reveal Answer
animal (Page 77)

High-tech industrial clusters are called ______. (Pg. 42) Page 77

Reveal Answer
technopolies (Page 77)

Goods used to make other goods come from ______ industries. (Pg. 42) Page 77

Reveal Answer
basic (Page 77)

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