Here are 50 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) based on Class X Geography – Chapter 6: Manufacturing Industries from Contemporary India – II:


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✅ Manufacturing Industries – 50 MCQs with Answers

1. Which of the following uses bauxite as a raw material?
a) Cement
b) Steel
c) Paper
✅ d) Aluminium Smelting


2. Which sector includes manufacturing industries?
a) Primary
✅ b) Secondary
c) Tertiary
d) Quaternary


3. Which is considered a basic industry?
✅ a) Iron and Steel
b) Sugar
c) Textile
d) Plastic


4. Which city is known as the electronic capital of India?
a) Hyderabad
b) Pune
✅ c) Bengaluru
d) Mumbai


5. Which one of these industries is agro-based?
a) Cement
✅ b) Cotton Textile
c) Petrochemical
d) Machine tools


6. Which of these is not a consumer industry?
a) Paper
b) Sewing Machine
✅ c) Copper Smelting
d) Toothpaste


7. Where was the first jute mill established in India?
a) Mumbai
✅ b) Rishra
c) Kanpur
d) Surat


8. Which fibre is called the ‘Golden Fibre’?
✅ a) Jute
b) Silk
c) Cotton
d) Wool


9. What is the main raw material for sugar industry?
a) Beetroot
✅ b) Sugarcane
c) Corn
d) Molasses


10. Which state has the highest concentration of sugar mills?
✅ a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Gujarat
d) Maharashtra




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11. Which of the following is a mineral-based industry?
✅ a) Iron and Steel
b) Jute
c) Cotton
d) Edible Oil


12. What is the main criterion for classifying industries as small scale?
a) Number of workers
✅ b) Capital investment
c) Location
d) Output


13. Which of the following industry uses limestone as a raw material?
✅ a) Cement
b) Sugar
c) Jute
d) Rubber


14. Which place in India is known for railway diesel engine manufacturing?
a) Chennai
✅ b) Varanasi
c) Coimbatore
d) Bhilai


15. Which industry is best suited to the cooperative sector?
✅ a) Sugar
b) Steel
c) Cement
d) Automobile


16. Which city is known for IT and software industries?
a) Bhopal
b) Jaipur
✅ c) Bengaluru
d) Patna


17. Which of these industries is seasonal in nature?
✅ a) Sugar
b) Iron and Steel
c) Aluminium
d) Automobile


18. Which of the following industries is not in the public sector?
a) SAIL
b) BHEL
✅ c) TISCO
d) ONGC


19. Which of the following is a heavy industry?
✅ a) Iron and Steel
b) Toy Making
c) Biscuit Factory
d) Footwear


20. What does NTPC stand for?
a) National Trade and Power Corporation
✅ b) National Thermal Power Corporation
c) Nuclear Thermal Power Corporation
d) None of the above




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21. Which of the following states is a major fertilizer producer?
a) Rajasthan
b) Assam
✅ c) Gujarat
d) Manipur


22. Which item is produced in handloom, powerloom and mills?
✅ a) Cotton Textile
b) Steel
c) Cement
d) Fertilizers


23. The first successful textile mill was established in:
✅ a) Mumbai
b) Chennai
c) Ahmedabad
d) Kolkata


24. Which is the second most important metallurgical industry in India?
a) Iron
✅ b) Aluminium Smelting
c) Steel
d) Copper


25. What percentage of mills are in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar?
a) 30%
✅ b) 60%
c) 70%
d) 90%


26. Which industry contributes the most to foreign exchange earnings?
✅ a) Textile
b) Automobile
c) Cement
d) Sugar


27. What is the basic criterion of classification of industries by ownership?
a) Output
✅ b) Who owns and runs the unit
c) Capital
d) Raw material


28. Which of the following causes air pollution?
✅ a) Burning of fossil fuels
b) Plastic recycling
c) Paper manufacturing
d) Sugarcane transport


29. Where are aluminium plants generally located?
a) Near ports
b) Near cities
✅ c) Near raw materials and power
d) Coastal regions


30. Which one of the following industries causes thermal pollution?
✅ a) Thermal Power Plants
b) Textile Mills
c) Chemical Units
d) Automobile factories




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31. Which of the following is not an inorganic chemical?
a) Nitric acid
✅ b) Synthetic rubber
c) Soda ash
d) Caustic soda


32. The main consumer of chemical industry is:
✅ a) Chemical industry itself
b) Farmers
c) Textile mills
d) Plastic industry


33. Which state has the highest number of cement plants?
a) Punjab
✅ b) Gujarat
c) Jharkhand
d) Tamil Nadu


34. Which of the following is a light industry?
✅ a) Electric bulbs
b) Iron and steel
c) Shipbuilding
d) Cement


35. Which river is associated with most jute mills?
✅ a) Hugli
b) Ganga
c) Yamuna
d) Godavari


36. Which industry provides inputs to other industries?
✅ a) Basic Industry
b) Tertiary
c) Consumer
d) Agro-based


37. Which one is an example of cooperative industry?
✅ a) Sugar industry in Maharashtra
b) Cement in Rajasthan
c) Steel in Bhilai
d) Petrochemical in Gujarat


38. What is a major cause of noise pollution?
✅ a) Factory equipment
b) Paper mills
c) Agricultural fields
d) Cotton textile


39. The index of development of a country is measured by:
✅ a) Production and consumption of steel
b) Food production
c) Fertilizer use
d) Urbanization rate


40. Which of the following is not used in steel production?
a) Iron ore
b) Limestone
c) Coking coal
✅ d) Bauxite




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41. Which industry uses both heavy and light raw materials?
a) Shipbuilding
✅ b) Automobile
c) Sugar
d) Jute


42. What is the ideal ratio of iron ore, coal and limestone for steel?
✅ a) 4:2:1
b) 1:2:4
c) 2:4:1
d) 3:3:1


43. Which industry is most dependent on rail transport?
✅ a) Iron and Steel
b) Handloom
c) Plastic
d) Electronics


44. What is the most polluting industry?
✅ a) Paper and Pulp
b) Fertilizer
c) Automobile
d) Khadi


45. Which metal has replaced copper and zinc in many industries?
✅ a) Aluminium
b) Lead
c) Tin
d) Silver


46. Which is not a step to reduce water pollution?
a) Recycling of water
✅ b) Dumping solid waste
c) Primary and secondary treatment
d) Rainwater harvesting


47. Which industry is dependent on petroleum refineries?
✅ a) Petrochemical
b) Cotton textile
c) Paper
d) Automobile


48. Which material is used to reduce air pollution in factories?
✅ a) Electrostatic precipitators
b) Boilers
c) Chimneys
d) Wood


49. Which industrial sector has seen fastest growth in India recently?
a) Textile
✅ b) IT and Software
c) Fertilizer
d) Jute


50. Which is the main cause of land pollution from industry?
✅ a) Dumping of solid waste
b) Use of bauxite
c) Use of fly ash
d) Air emission




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