NTSE Sample Questions based on INDUSTRIES (Class VIII)

Q.1. Industry refers to an economic activity  –

(i) concerned with production of goods

(ii) extraction of minerals

(iii) Provision of services

(A) Only (i) is correct                                       (B) Only (i) and (ii) are correct    

(C) Only (i) and (iii) are correct                        (D) All are correct

Q.2. Match the following
(a) Agro based industries                              (i) Sea food or manufacturing fish oil
(b) Mineral based industries                         (ii) pulp and paper, pharmaceuticals, furniture and buildings
(c)  Marine based industries                         (iii) food processing, vegetable oil, cotton textile, dairy products etc.
(d)  Forest based industries                           (iv) heavy machinery, building materials and railway coaches.


(A) a-(iii), b-(iv), c-(ii), d-(i)                               (B) a-(iii), b-(iv), c-(i), d-(ii)
(C) a-(iv), b-(iii), c-(i), d-(ii)                               (D) a-(ii), b-(iv), c-(i), d-(iii)

Q.3. Match the following
(a) Public Sector industries              (i) owned and operated by the state and individuals

                                                              or a group of individuals
(b) Joint Sector Industries                (ii) owned and operated by the producers or suppliers

                                                               of raw materials, workers or both.
(c) Cooperative Sector                     (iii) owned and operated by individuals or a group

                                                               of individuals
(d) Private sector                              (iv) owned and operated by government

(A) a-(iii), b-(ii), c-(iv), d-(i)                               (B) a-(ii), b-(i), c-(i), d-(iv)
(C) a-(iv), b-(i), c-(ii), d-(i)                                 (D) a-(i), b-(iv), c-(iii), d-(ii)

Q.4. Identify the type of industry according to the features given –

(i) use lesser amount of capital and technology

(ii) e.g. are silk weaving and food processing industries.

(A) Cottage Industries                                     (B) Small Scale Industries          

(C) Large Scale Industries                               (D) None of the above

Q.5. An industrial system consists of –

(i) Inputs – the raw materials, labour, and costs of land, transport, power and other infrastructure.

(ii) Process – converts the raw material into finished products.

(iii) Outputs – end product and the income earned from it.

(A) Only (i) is correct        (B) (i) and (ii) are correct   (C) (ii) and (iii) are correct (D) All are correct

Q.6. One of the worst industrial disasters of all time occurred in ___1_______ on 3 December 1984 around 00.30 a.m. It was a _____2__________ accident in which highly poisonous ________3__________ gas along with ___________4_____________________ and other reaction products leaked out of the ____5____  factory of _________6___________. The official death toll was 3598 in 1989. Thousands, who survived still suffer from one or many ailments like ______7______, impaired immune system, gastrointestinal disorders etc.

Q.7. Match the following industrial regions and the continents in which they are –

(a) N.America                               (i) Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney

(b) S. America                              (ii) Petersburg, Urals, Kuzbos, Moscow, Donbas

(c) Africa                                      (iii) Seattle, Denver, Phoenix, Gulf Coast

(d) Europe                                     (iv) Cairo, Khartoum, Nairobi, Durban, Capetown,

(e) Australia                                  (v) Bahia Coast, Bagota, Lima, Santiago, Buenos Aires, Montevideo

(A) a-(iii), b-(v), c-(iv), d-(ii), e-(i)                      (B) a-(ii), b-(v), c-(i), d-(iv), e-(iii)
(C) a-(iv), b-(iii), c-(ii), d-(v), e-(i)                      (D) a-(v), b-(iv), c-(iii), d-(ii), e-(i)

Q.8. Match the following

               World’s major industries                                Location

(a) Iron and Steel Industry                              (i) Silicon valley of Central California and

                                                                             the Bangalore region of India

(b) Textile Industry                                         (ii) Germany, USA, China, Japan and Russia

(c) Information Technology Industry             (iii) India, HongKong , South Korea, Japan and Taiwan

(A) a.- (iii), b-(i), c-(ii)                                                (B) a.- (ii), b-(i), c-(iii)

(C) a.- (i), b-(iii), c-(ii)                                                (D) a.- (ii), b-(iii), c-(i)

Q.9. Which of the following reasons contribute in making Steel one of the most important metal –

(i) Almost everything we use is either made or iron and steel or has been made with tools and machinery of these metals.

(ii) Steel is tough and it can easily be shaped, cut or made into wire.

(iii) Special alloys of steel gives it ususual hardness, toughness or ability to resist rust.

(iv) Its raw material as well as finished goods, both are heavy and bulky.

(A) All of the above      (B) (i), (ii) & (iii) only    (C) (i), (ii) & (iv) only      (D) (i) & (iv) only

Q.10. After the 1950, Iron and Steel Industry began to be located on or near –

(i) Where raw materials, power supply and running water were easily available.

(ii) Near coal fields and close to canals and railways

(iii) On large areas of flat land near sea ports.

(A) Only (i) is correct        (B) (i) and (ii) are correct   (C) (ii) and (iii) are correct (D) Only (iii) is correct

Q.11. Match the following

      Iron and Steel Industry                                 State in which located

(a) Burnpur and Durgapur                              (i) Tamilnadu

(b) Bokaro and Jamshedpur                           (ii) Karnataka

(c) Bhilai                                                        (iii) Orissa

(d) Vishakhapatnam                                       (iv) Jharkhand

(e) Vijaynagar and Bhadrawati                      (v)  Chattisgarh

(f) Salem                                                        (vi) Andhra Pradesh

(A) a-(iii), b-(iv), c-(v), d-(vi), e-(ii), f-(i)                       (B) a-(ii), b-(v), c-(vi), d-(iv), e-(iii), f-(i)
(C) a-(iv), b-(vi), c-(ii), d-(v), e-(i), f-(iii)                       (D) a-(v), b-(iv), c-(iii), d-(vi), e-(i), f-(ii)

Q.12. Sakchi was chosen to set up the steel plant for –

(i) Near to Kalimati station on the Bengal-Nagpur railway line.

(ii) Close to the Iron-ore, coal and manganese deposits.

(iii) Close to Kolkatta, which provided a large market.

(iv) Birth place of Jamshedji Tata.

(v) Kharkai and Subarnarekha rivers ensured sufficient water supply.

(A) (i),(ii), (iii) & (iv) are correct                                  (B) (i), (ii), (iii) & (v) are correct  

(C) (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) are correct                                (D) All of them are correct

Q.13. For which city we are talking about –

(i) An important steel city.

(ii) Coal is available locally, iron ore comes from about 1500 km away

(iii) Situated on the world’s best routes for shipping ore cheaply

(iv) Oheo, Monogahela and Allegheny rivers provide adequate water supply.

(A) Jamshedpur            (B) Pittsburgh                   (C) Moscow               (D) Shianghai

Q.14. Which Industry we are talking about –

(i) One of the oldest industries of the world.

(ii) Till the industrial revolution in the 18^th century, it used hand spinning techniques and looms.

(iii) Power looms facilitated its development, first in Britain and later in other parts of the world.

(iv) Today India, China, Japan and the USA are important centres.

(A) Iron and Steel Industry                                 (B*) Information and Technology Industry                

(C) Cotton Textile Industry                                (D) Synthetic Textile Industry

 Q.15. Match the following

(a) Muslins                                       (i) Masulipatnam
(b) Chintzes                                     (ii) Burhanpur, Surat and Vadodara
(c) Calicos                                       (iii) Dhaka
(d)  Gold-wrought cotton                 (iv) Calicut

(A) a-(iii), b-(i), c-(iv), d-(i)                               (B) a-(ii), b-(i), c-(i), d-(iv)
(C) a-(iv), b-(i), c-(ii), d-(i)                               (D) a-(i), b-(iv), c-(iii), d-(ii)

Q.16. Identify the Industrial centre –

(i) The first mill was established in 1859.

(ii) Second largest textile city in its country.

(iii) Situated very close to cotton growing areas.

(iv) Flat terrain and easy availability of land

(v) Densely populated states provide both skilled and semi-skilled labour.

(vi) Well developed road and railway network permits easy transportation.

(A) Osaka                     (B) Pittsburgh               (C) Ahmedabad                      (D) Bangalore

Q.17. How much of the Indian textile industry’s total production is exported ?

(A) Half                     (B) One-Third                (C) One-fourth                (D) Three-fourth

Q.18. The main factors guiding the location of Information technology industry is/are

(i) Resource availability                                        (ii) Cost

(iii) Infrastructure                                                  (iv) Availability of water

(A) Only (i) is correct                                         (B) (i) and (iv) are correct    

(C) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct                             (D) Only (iii) is correct

Q.19. In which year the First textile mill in India was established at Fort Gloster near Kolkatta ?

(A)1817              (B) 1818                      (C) 1819                  (D) 1918

Q.20. Which city is often termed as ‘Silicon Plateau’ ?

(A) Santa Clara Valley                    (B) Pittsburgh               (C) Hyderabad                     (D) Bangalore

ANSWER  - Q.1.-(D), Q.2.-(D), Q.3.-(C), Q.4.-(B), Q.5.-(D),
                     Q.6.- 1.Bhopal,  2.Technological, 3. MethylIsocynate, 4. Hydrogen Cyanide, 

                               5.Pesticide, 6.Union Carbide 7. Blindness,

                     Q.7.-(A), Q.8.-(D), Q.9.-(B), Q.10-(D)

                     Q.11.-(A), Q.12.-(B), Q.13.-(B), Q.14.-(C), Q.15.-(A),

                     Q.16.-(C), Q.17.-(B), Q.18.-(C), Q.19.-(B), Q.20.-(D),