Balbharti Maharashtra State Board Class 12 Geography Important Questions Chapter 5 Secondary Economic Activities Important Questions and Answers.
Maharashtra State Board 12th Geography Important Questions Chapter 5 Secondary Economic Activities
Choose the correct option by identifying the correct correlation in the sentences.
Question 1.
Secondary activities include
(a) Processing
(b) Commercial farming
(c) Horticulture
(d) Mining
Answer:
(a) Processing
Question 2.
Economic factor deciding location of industry
(a) Labour
(b) Transport
(c) Market
(d) Agglomeration
Answer:
(c) Market
Question 3.
Industry in which semi-skilled labour is essential
(a) Food processing
(b) Electronic
(c) Construction
(d) Chemical
Answer:
(c) Construction
Question 4.
Industry having split location
(a) Food processing
(b) Automobile
(c) Iron and steel
(d) Jute textile
Answer:
(b) Automobile
Question 5.
In India, which of the following industries have portal location?
(a) Iron and steel
(b) Oil refineries
(c) Food processing
(d) Dairy
Answer:
(b) Oil refineries
Identify the correct correlation.
Question 1.
A – Cottage industry is the most basic industry.
R – Some of the products of this industry have great demand abroad.
(a) Only A is correct.
(b) Only R is correct.
(c) Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A.
(d) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Answer:
(d) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Question 2.
A – Public sector industries are owned by the state.
R – Marketing of goods is through private agencies.
(a) Only A is correct.
(b) Only R is correct.
(c) Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A.
(d) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Answer:
(a) Only A is correct.
Question 3.
A – Tata Iron and Steel Industry is the basic industry.
R – Finished product of this industry is the raw material in many industries.
(a) Only A is correct.
(b) Only R is correct.
(c) Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A.
(d) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Answer:
(c) Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A.
Identify the incorrect factor.
Question 1.
Physical factors of location of industries,
(a) Climate
(b) Market
(c) Water
(d) Physiography
Answer:
(b) Market
Question 2.
Physical factors of location of industries,
(a) Transport
(b) Labour
(c) Land
(d) Capital
Answer:
(d) Capital
Question 3.
Physical factors of location of industries,
(a) Land
(b) Labour
(c) SEZs
(d) Water
Answer:
(c) SEZs
Question 4.
Industrial regions in the United States of America.
(a) New England
(b) England
(c) New York
(d) Mid-Atlantic
Answer:
(b) England
Question 5.
Industrial regions in Japan.
(a) Tokyo
(b) Kobe
(c) Kimberly
(d) Kawasaki
Answer:
(c) Kimberly
Question 6.
Industrial regions in Africa.
(a) Congo
(b) Ghana
(c) Angela
(d) Zambia
Answer:
(c) Angela
Question 7.
Important industries in New Zealand.
(a) Meat products
(b) Dairy products
(c) Canned fruits
(d) Oil refining
Answer:
(d) Oil refining
Question 8.
Agro-based industries
(a) Cotton textile
(b) Sugar
(c) Food processing
(d) Steel industry
Answer:
(d) Steel industry
Question 9.
Proposed economic corridors
(a) DMIC
(b) ADKIC
(c) BMC
(d) BMIC
Answer:
(c) BMC
Complete the Chain
Question 1.
| A | B | C |
| (1) Co-operative sector | (1) Owned by private individual | (1) ONGC |
| (2) MNCs | (2) Only one state | (2) AMUL |
| (3) Private sector | (3) More than one country | (3) BHEL |
| (4) Public sector | (4) Group of people set up | (4) TISCO |
Answer:
| A | B | C |
| (1) Co-operative sector | (1) Group of people set up | (1) AMUL |
| (2) MNCs | (2) More than one country | (2) ONGC |
| (3) Private sector | (3) Owned by private individual | (3) TISCO |
| (4) Public sector | (4) Only one state | (4) BHEL |
Question 2.
| A | B | C |
| (1) Household industry | (1) Material produced by industry used as raw material by other industries | (1) Iron and Steel industry |
| (2) Heavy industry | (2) Goods produced for direct consumption | (2) Electronic industry |
| (3) Light industry | (3) Manufacture parts and components | (3) Iron sheets |
| (4) Ancillary industry | (4) Use local raw material | (4) Potters |
Answer:
| A | B | C |
| (1) Household industry | (1) Use local raw material | (1) Potters |
| (2) Heavy industry | (2) Material produced by industry used as raw material by other industries | (2) Iron and Steel industry |
| (3) Light industry | (3) Goods produced for direct consumption | (3) Electronic industry |
| (4) Ancillary industry | (4) Manufacture parts and components | (4) Iron sheets |
Complete the following as per instructions.
Question 1.
Arrange the industrial regions of USA from North to South.
New York, Mid-Atlantic, New England, Eastern Texas.
Answer:
New England, New York, Mid-Atlantic, Eastern Texas.
Question 2.
Arrange the industrial regions of Australia from East to West.
Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth
Answer:
Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth.
Question 3.
Arrange the industrial regions of Japan from North to South. Tokyo, Osaka, Yokohama, Nagoya.
Answer:
Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka.
Give geographical reasons.
Question 1.
What factors are responsible for non-development of industries in Central Australia?
Answer:
- Central part of Australia is covered by the Great Australian desert.
- Since it is a desert, physical factors like climate, water, raw materials, labour and transport facilities are not suitable for the development of industries.
- Because of these adverse physical conditions, the density of population is extremely low and therefore there are limited markets. Also, due to these unfavourable economic factors also industries are not developed in central Australia.
Differentiate between.
Question 1.
Public Sector Industries and Private Sector Industries.
Answer:
| Public Sector Industries | Private Sector Industries |
| (i) Public sector industries are owned by the state. | (i) Private sector industries are owned by a private individual or in partnership. |
| (ii) Government investment and marketing of goods. | (ii) Individuals or partners make investment and profit or loss is shared equally. |
| (iii) Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited (BHEL) is a public sector industry. | (iii) Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) is a private sector industry. |
Question 2.
Large scale industries and Cottage or Household industries
Answer:
| Large scale industries | Cottage or Household industries |
| (i) These industries require huge amount of capital for machinery and infrastructure. | (i) These industries need limited capital, since machinery and infrastructure. |
| (ii) Goods are produced to sell in the regional or national market. | (ii) Goods are produced for the sale in the local market. |
| (iii) For example, cotton textile industry or iron and steel industry. | (iii) For example, weavers, blacksmith, sculpture, carpenter etc. |
| (iv) These industries require skilled labour since all products are handmade. | (iv) These industries require machinery than skilled labour. |
Answer the following Questions by using given map.
- Name the industrial region of India.
- Name the industrial region of north China.
- Name the industrial region of Russia
- Name the industrial region on North-East part of USA.
- Name the industrial region on South-Western coast of Australia.
- Name the industrial region of South Japan.
- Name the industrial region of South America.
- Name the industrial region of South China.
- Name the industrial region of Europe.
Answer:
- The industrial region of India is Chota Nagpur region.
- The industrial region of North China is East coast industrial region (Beijing).
- The industrial region of Russia is Moscow-Tula region.
- The industrial region of North-East part of USA is New England industrial region.
- The industrial region on South-Western coast of Australia is Perth industrial region.
- The industrial region of South Japan is Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto industrial region.
- The industrial region of South America is South-East Brazil industrial region.
- The industrial region of South China is Lower Yangtze industrial region.
- The industrial region of Europe is Great Britain industrial region.
Write short notes on.
Question 1.
Classification of industries based on the source of raw material.
Answer:
Based on the source of raw material, industries are classified as follows:
Agro-based industries : The industries which use agricultural produce as raw material and process them into finished products are called agro-based industries. For example, fruit processing industries which produce jam, jelly, sherbet, fruit canning, etc., locate near fruit growing areas.
Mineral-based industries : These industries use minerals as raw material and after processing produce finished products. For example, petrochemical industries use mineral oil as raw material and produce petrol, diesel, lubricants, kerosene, paraffin wax etc.
Forest-based industries : These industries use forest products such as wood, tendu leaves, rubber, turpentine, grass, etc., as raw material and after processing produce finished products. For example, paper industries use wood and make paper, rubber industries use natural rubber to make rubber products, scented oil is made from various grass varieties.
Marine-based industries : These industries use marine resource as raw material and after processing produce finished products. For example, fish canning, fish oil making industries use fish as raw material. Other marine-based industries are industries producing decorative articles/ purses, by using sea shells as raw material or decorative articles of corals.
Pastoral-based industries: These industries use animal product such as milk, meat or body parts of animals such as bones, horns, wool, skin etc. For example, dairy industries use milk, woollen textile mills use wool, or leather industries use skin of animals as raw material.