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Fill in the Blanks Quiz: Manufacturing Industries

Question 1: Production of goods in large quantities after processing from raw materials to more valuable products is called _____.

manufacturing

Question 2: People employed in the secondary activities manufacture the primary materials into _____ goods.

finished

Question 3: The economic strength of a country is measured by the development of _____ industries.

manufacturing

Question 4: Manufacturing sector is considered the backbone of development in general and economic development in _____.

particular

Question 5: Manufacturing industries not only help in modernising _____, which forms the backbone of our economy.

agriculture

Question 6: Industrial development is a precondition for eradication of _____ and poverty from our country.

unemployment

Question 7: Export of manufactured goods expands trade and commerce, and brings in much needed foreign _____.

exchange

Question 8: Countries that transform their raw materials into a wide variety of finished goods of higher value are _____.

prosperous

Question 9: Agriculture and industry are not exclusive of each _____.

other

Question 10: The agro-industries in India have given a major boost to agriculture by raising its _____.

productivity

Question 11: Industries may be classified on the basis of source of raw materials used, according to their main role, on the basis of capital investment, on the basis of _____ and based on the bulk and weight of raw material and finished goods.

ownership

Question 12: Agro based industries include cotton, woollen, jute, silk textile, rubber and sugar, tea, coffee, _____ oil.

edible

Question 13: Mineral based industries include iron and steel, cement, aluminium, machine tools, _____.

petrochemicals

Question 14: Basic or key industries supply their products as raw materials to manufacture other goods e.g. iron and steel and copper smelting, aluminum _____.

smelting

Question 15: Consumer industries produce goods for direct use by consumers – sugar, toothpaste, paper, sewing machines, _____ etc.

fans

Question 16: A small scale industry is defined with reference to the maximum investment allowed on the assets of a unit. At present the maximum investment allowed is rupees one _____.

crore

Question 17: Public sector industries are owned and operated by government agencies – BHEL, _____ etc.

SAIL

Question 18: Private sector industries owned and operated by individuals or a group of individuals –TISCO, Bajaj Auto Ltd., Dabur _____.

Industries

Question 19: Joint sector industries are jointly run by the state and individuals or a group of individuals. Oil India Ltd. (OIL) is jointly owned by public and private _____.

sector

Question 20: Cooperative sector industries are owned and operated by the producers or suppliers of raw materials, workers or both. Such examples are the sugar industry in Maharashtra, the coir industry in _____.

Kerala

Question 21: Heavy industries such as iron and _____.

steel

Question 22: Light industries that use light raw materials and produce light goods such as electrical goods _____.

industries

Question 23: The textile industry occupies unique position in the Indian economy, because it contributes significantly to industrial production, employment generation and foreign exchange _____.

earnings

Question 24: It is the only industry in the country, which is self-reliant and complete in the value chain i.e., from raw material to the highest value added _____.

products

Question 25: In ancient India, cotton textiles were produced with hand spinning and handloom weaving _____.

techniques

Question 26: The first successful textile mill was established in Mumbai in _____.

1854

Question 27: India is the largest producer of raw jute and jute goods and stands at second place as an exporter after _____.

Bangladesh

Question 28: The iron and steel industry is the basic industry since all the other industries — heavy, medium and light, depend on it for their _____.

machinery

Question 29: Production and consumption of steel is often regarded as the index of a country’s _____.

development

Question 30: Aluminium smelting is the second most important metallurgical industry in _____.

India