NCERT Book Class 10th Geography MCQ
Chapter 6 : Manufacturing Industries
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
1. Which of the following is a primary sector industry?
a) Steel industry
b) Textile industry
c) Agro-based industry
d) Information technology
Answer: c) Agro-based industry
2. Where is India’s largest public sector steel plant located?
a) Tatanagar (Jamshedpur)
b) Bhilai
c) Bokaro
d) Durgapur
Answer: b) Bhilai
3. What is the raw material for the cotton textile industry?
a) Wool
b) Jute
c) Cotton
d) Silk
Answer: c) Cotton
4. Which mineral is essential for the iron and steel industry?
a) Bauxite
b) Coal
c) Limestone
d) All of these
Answer: d) All of these
5. Where was India’s first cotton textile mill established?
a) Ahmedabad
b) Kolkata
c) Mumbai
d) Surat
Answer: c) Mumbai
6. Which of the following is classified as a heavy industry?
a) Plastic industry
b) Cement industry
c) Textile industry
d) Sugar industry
Answer: b) Cement industry
7. Which city is a major hub for India’s automobile industry?
a) Chennai
b) Bengaluru
c) Pune
d) All of these
Answer: d) All of these
8. What is the primary raw material for the aluminum industry?
a) Iron ore
b) Bauxite
c) Coal
d) Limestone
Answer: b) Bauxite
9. Which Indian city is known as the “Silicon Valley of India”?
a) Hyderabad
b) Bengaluru
c) Gurgaon
d) Pune
Answer: b) Bengaluru
10. Which industry is not agro-based?
a) Sugar industry
b) Cotton textile industry
c) Petrochemical industry
d) Jute industry
Answer: c) Petrochemical industry
11. India’s largest private-sector steel plant is:
a) Bhilai Steel Plant
b) Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO)
c) Bokaro Steel Plant
d) Vijayanagar Steel Plant
Answer: b) Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO)
12. Which city is called the “Manchester of India”?
a) Coimbatore
b) Ahmedabad
c) Ludhiana
d) Surat
Answer: b) Ahmedabad
13. The largest jute industry center in India is:
a) Kolkata
b) Mumbai
c) Chennai
d) Hyderabad
Answer: a) Kolkata
14. Which industry causes significant pollution?
a) IT industry
b) Handicrafts
c) Oil refining
d) Food processing
Answer: c) Oil refining
15. The Green Revolution is associated with which industry?
a) Fertilizer industry
b) Cement industry
c) Textile industry
d) Automobile industry
Answer: a) Fertilizer industry
16. Which is not a public sector industry?
a) Bhilai Steel Plant
b) Tata Steel
c) SAIL
d) Vijayanagar Steel Plant
Answer: b) Tata Steel
17. Which state leads in cement production?
a) Gujarat
b) Rajasthan
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: b) Rajasthan
18. Which industry employs the most people in India?
a) Cotton textile industry
b) Steel industry
c) IT industry
d) Petrochemical industry
Answer: a) Cotton textile industry
19. India’s first successful oil refinery was established in:
a) Digboi (Assam)
b) Mathura
c) Barauni
d) Koyali
Answer: a) Digboi (Assam)
20. Which is a “basic industry”?
a) Sugar industry
b) Cement industry
c) Iron and steel industry
d) Paper industry
Answer: c) Iron and steel industry
21. India’s largest oil refinery is located in:
a) Jamnagar (Reliance)
b) Koyali (Indian Oil)
c) Mathura
d) Visakhapatnam
Answer: a) Jamnagar (Reliance)
22. Which is called a “sunrise industry”?
a) IT industry
b) Jute industry
c) Cotton textile industry
d) Sugar industry
Answer: a) IT industry
23. The largest software exporter in India is:
a) Bengaluru
b) Hyderabad
c) Pune
d) Chennai
Answer: a) Bengaluru
24. Which industry is related to “white-collar jobs”?
a) IT industry
b) Steel industry
c) Textile industry
d) Sugar industry
Answer: a) IT industry
25. The largest producer of jute in India is:
a) West Bengal
b) Bihar
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Assam
Answer: a) West Bengal
26. Which city is called the “Steel City of India”?
a) Bhilai
b) Jamshedpur
c) Bokaro
d) Durgapur
Answer: b) Jamshedpur
27. Which state is India’s largest sugar producer?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Maharashtra
c) Karnataka
d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: b) Maharashtra
28. Which industry produces “heavy water”?
a) Fertilizer industry
b) Nuclear power industry
c) Petrochemical industry
d) Cement industry
Answer: b) Nuclear power industry
29. Which state is India’s largest paper producer?
a) West Bengal
b) Maharashtra
c) Odisha
d) Kerala
Answer: a) West Bengal
30. Which is called a “green industry”?
a) IT industry
b) Organic fertilizer industry
c) Plastic industry
d) Cement industry
Answer: b) Organic fertilizer industry
31. India’s largest software exporting city is:
a) Bengaluru
b) Hyderabad
c) Pune
d) Chennai
Answer: a) Bengaluru
32. Which industry is called “footloose industry”?
a) Leather industry
b) Plastic industry
c) Food processing
d) Glass industry
Answer: a) Leather industry
33. India’s largest automobile manufacturer is:
a) Tata Motors
b) Maruti Suzuki
c) Mahindra & Mahindra
d) Hyundai
Answer: b) Maruti Suzuki
34. Which is called “basic industry”?
a) Sugar industry
b) Iron and steel industry
c) Textile industry
d) Food processing
Answer: b) Iron and steel industry
35. India’s largest aluminum producer is:
a) Hindalco
b) NALCO
c) Vedanta
d) Bharat Aluminum
Answer: a) Hindalco
36. Which industry belongs to the service sector?
a) IT industry
b) Cotton textile industry
c) Cement industry
d) Sugar industry
Answer: a) IT industry
37. India’s largest chemical industry hub is in:
a) Mumbai
b) Ahmedabad
c) Kolkata
d) Chennai
Answer: a) Mumbai
38. Which is a “traditional industry”?
a) Cotton textile industry
b) IT industry
c) Biotechnology
d) Solar energy industry
Answer: a) Cotton textile industry
39. India’s largest exporting industry is:
a) Information Technology
b) Jute industry
c) Sugar industry
d) Cement industry
Answer: a) Information Technology
40. Which industry is considered “environment-friendly”?
a) Coal-based power plants
b) Solar energy industry
c) Petroleum refining
d) Cement industry
Answer: b) Solar energy industry
41. India’s largest industrial corridor is:
a) Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor
b) Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor
c) Kolkata-Guwahati Industrial Corridor
d) Ahmedabad-Surat Industrial Corridor
Answer: a) Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor
42. Which is NOT an agro-based industry?
a) Sugar industry
b) Paper industry
c) Cotton textile industry
d) Petrochemical industry
Answer: d) Petrochemical industry
43. Which industry causes maximum industrial pollution?
a) Cotton textile industry
b) Oil refining
c) Iron and steel industry
d) Leather industry
Answer: d) Leather industry
44. Which is NOT a public sector company?
a) BHEL
b) Bajaj Auto
c) HAL
d) SAIL
Answer: b) Bajaj Auto
45. India’s largest electronics manufacturing hub is in:
a) Noida
b) Bengaluru
c) Hyderabad
d) Chennai
Answer: a) Noida
46. Which is called “small scale industry”?
a) Cotton textile industry
b) Iron and steel industry
c) Cement industry
d) Petrochemical industry
Answer: a) Cotton textile industry
47. India’s largest defense production center is in:
a) Bengaluru
b) Hyderabad
c) Pune
d) Chennai
Answer: b) Hyderabad
48. Which is called “high-tech industry”?
a) Biotechnology
b) Cotton textile industry
c) Sugar industry
d) Jute industry
Answer: a) Biotechnology
49. Which state is India’s largest pharmaceutical producer?
a) Maharashtra
b) Gujarat
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: b) Gujarat
50. Which industry is associated with “Make in India” program?
a) Automobile industry
b) Cotton textile industry
c) Sugar industry
d) Jute industry
Answer: a) Automobile industry
51. The purpose of National Industrial Corridor is to:
a) Promote only agriculture
b) Boost manufacturing and exports
c) Promote only tourism
d) Promote only education
Answer: b) Boost manufacturing and exports
52. Which is a mineral-based industry?
a) Sugar industry
b) Cotton textile industry
c) Cement industry
d) Jute industry
Answer: c) Cement industry
53. India’s largest software technology park is in:
a) Bengaluru
b) Hyderabad
c) Noida
d) Pune
Answer: a) Bengaluru
54. Which industry is related to biotechnology?
a) Textile industry
b) Pharmaceutical industry
c) Cement industry
d) Iron and steel industry
Answer: b) Pharmaceutical industry
55. When was “Make in India” launched?
a) 2012
b) 2014
c) 2016
d) 2018
Answer: b) 2014
56. Which industry is related to “green energy”?
a) Coal-based power plants
b) Solar energy industry
c) Petroleum refining
d) Cement industry
Answer: b) Solar energy industry
57. India’s largest private cement producer is:
a) Ambuja Cement
b) Ultratech Cement
c) JK Cement
d) Shree Cement
Answer: b) Ultratech Cement
58. Which company is under state government?
a) Tata Steel
b) Bajaj Auto
c) HAL
d) Reliance Industries
Answer: c) HAL
59. India’s largest textile park is in:
a) Surat
b) Ludhiana
c) Coimbatore
d) Indore
Answer: a) Surat
60. Which company is related to aerospace industry?
a) Tata Motors
b) HAL
c) Bajaj Auto
d) Mahindra & Mahindra
Answer: b) HAL
61. Which state is India’s largest electronics hardware exporter?
a) Karnataka
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Maharashtra
Answer: b) Tamil Nadu
62. Which industry works on PPP model?
a) Coal mining
b) Metro rail projects
c) Cotton textile industry
d) Sugar industry
Answer: b) Metro rail projects
63. Which state is India’s largest rubber producer?
a) Kerala
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Karnataka
d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: a) Kerala
64. Which company manufactures railway coaches?
a) BEML
b) ICF
c) Hindustan Copper
d) Bharat Dynamics
Answer: b) ICF
65. India’s largest tyre manufacturer is:
a) MRF
b) Apollo Tyres
c) JK Tyres
d) CEAT Tyres
Answer: a) MRF
66. Which companies are in food processing?
a) Nestle India
b) Amul
c) Britannia
d) All of these
Answer: d) All of these
67. India’s largest telecom equipment manufacturer is:
a) BEL
b) Samsung India
c) Nokia Networks
d) Airtel
Answer: a) BEL
68. Which companies are in defense production?
a) HAL
b) BEL
c) OFB
d) All of these
Answer: d) All of these
69. India’s largest mobile manufacturing hub is in:
a) Noida
b) Shenzhen
c) Bengaluru
d) Hyderabad
Answer: a) Noida
70. Which companies produce mineral water?
a) Bisleri
b) Kinley
c) Aquafina
d) All of these
Answer: d) All of these
71. Which state is India’s largest plastic producer?
a) Gujarat
b) Maharashtra
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Karnataka
Answer: a) Gujarat
72. Which companies make readymade garments?
a) Raymond
b) Park Avenue
c) Pantaloons
d) All of these
Answer: d) All of these
73. India’s largest diamond processing center is in:
a) Surat
b) Mumbai
c) Jaipur
d) Delhi
Answer: a) Surat
74. Which industry is related to handlooms?
a) Powerloom industry
b) Khadi industry
c) Carpet industry
d) All of these
Answer: b) Khadi industry
75. India’s largest bicycle manufacturer is:
a) Hero Cycles
b) Atlas
c) Avon Cycles
d) All of these
Answer: a) Hero Cycles