Please refer to Chapter 6 Manufacturing Industries MCQ Class 10 Social Science with answers below. These multiple-choice questions have been prepared based on the latest NCERT book for Class 10 Social Science. Students should refer to MCQ Questions for Class 10 Social Science with Answers to score more marks in Grade 10 Social Science exams. Students should read the chapter Manufacturing Industries and then attempt the following objective questions.

MCQ Questions Class 10 Social Science Chapter 6 Manufacturing Industries

The Manufacturing Industries MCQ Class 10 Social Science provided below covers all important topics given in this chapter. These MCQs will help you to properly prepare for exams.

Question. The only industry in the country which is self reliant and complete in the value chain is:
(a) Agro based industry
(b) Heavy industry
(c) Textile industry
(d) None of the above

Question. The power-looms came into use after the:
(а) Sixteenth century
(b) Seventeenth century
(c) Eighteenth century
(d) Nineteenth century

Question. Industries that use minerals and metals as raw materials are called:
(a) Agro based industries
(b) Metal based industries
(c) Mineral based industries
(d) None of the above

Question. Which of the following is basic industry:
(а) Sugar
(b) Cotton
(c) Jute
(d) Iron and steel

Question. Inspite of large quantity of production of steel, per capita consumption per annum is only:
(a) 20 kg
(b) 32 kg
(c) 40 kg
(d) 52 kg

Question. In the 1950s China and India produced almost the same quantity of:
(a) Iron
(b) Manganese
(c) Copper
(d) Steel

Question. Agriculture and industry are:
(a) Exclusive to each other
(b) Not-exclusive to each other
(c) Not inter-related to each other
(d) None of the above

Question. The trend of growth rate in manufacturing over the last decade has been around:
(а) 7 percent per annum
(b) 8 percent per annum
(c) 9 percent per annum
(d) 10 percent per annum

Question. The number of aluminium smelting plants in India are:
(a) 8
(b) 10
(c) 12
(d) 14

Question. In 2004, India produced over 600 million tonnes of:
(a) Steel
(b) Aluminium
(c) Copper
(d) All the above

Question. India occupies the first place in the production of:
(a) Sugar
(b) Jute
(c) Gur and khandsari
(d) All the above

Question. The number of sugar mills in the country are:
(a) 400
(b) 420
(c) 440
(d) 460

Question. The chemical industry in India contributes approximately:
(а) 3 percent of the GDP
(b) 4 percent of the GDP
(c) 5 percent of the GDP
(d) 6 percent of the GDP

Question. The first cement plant was set up in Chennai in:
(a) 1804
(b) 1904
(c) 1814
(d) 1914

Question. Production of goods in large quantities after processing from raw materials to valuable products is called:
(а) Finishing
(b) Completing
(c) Manufacturing
(d) None of the above

Question. People employed in the secondary activities manufacture the primary materials into.
(а) Raw materials
(b) Complete goods
(c) Usable goods
(d) Finished goods

Write true (T) or false (F)

Question. The cement industry requires bulky and heavy raw materials like limestone, silica, alumina and gypsum.

Question. There are 138 large cement plants and 332 mini cement plants in the country.

Question. Today, there are nearly 1800 cotton and human made fibre textile mills in the country.

Question. Many industries tend to come together to make use of the advantages offered by the urban centres known as agglomeration economies.

Question. The textile industry does not occupy a unique position in the Indian economy.

Question. Bauxite, the raw material used in the smelters is a very bulky, dark greyish coloured rock.

Question. The chemical industry in India is the third largest in Asia and occupies the twelfth place in the world in term of its size.

Question. Automobiles provide vehicles for quick transport of good services and passengers.

Question. Software technology parks provide single window service and high data communication facility to software experts.

Question. Inorganic chemicals include petro chemicals, which are used for manufacturing of synthetic fibres, plastics, dye stuffs, etc.

Question. There are 57 fertilizer units manufacturing nitrogenous and complex nitrogenous fertilizers.

Question. Since 2003, manufacturing is again growing at the rate of 9 to 10 percent per annum.

Question. Industrial locations are not complex in nature.

Question. The raw material used in the sugar industry is bulky and in haulage its sucrose content reduces.

Question. Iron is needed to manufacture a variety of engineering goods, medical, telephonic etc.

Fill in the blanks

Question. At present there are 15 manufactures of passenger cars and multiutility, ……………………… of commercial vehicles, 14 of the two and three-wheelers.

Question. A major impact of IT industry has been on ……………………… generation.

Question. ……………………… is done by handloom, powerloom and in mills.

Question. Since the mid-eighties, the ……………………… sector has received a lot of attention.

Question. Production and consumption of ……………………… is often regarded as the index of a country’s development.

Question. India is the largest producer of ……………………… iron.

Question. The first successful textile mill was established in ……………………… in 1854.

Question. Primary treatment of pollutants by mechanical means involves screening, grinding, ……………………… and sedimentation.

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