Class 10 Manufacturing Industries: Agro-based Mock Test (ICSE)

Topics in Manufacturing Industries: Agro-based

• Location factors of industries
• Cotton textiles
• Silk and sericulture
• Sugar industry

Manufacturing Industries: Agro-based practice questions with answers

1. Q1Multiple choice·1 mark
   Which sector of the Indian cotton textile industry accounts for the largest share of total cloth production in the country?

   1. (a)Powerloom sector
   2. (b)Handloom sector
   3. (c)Public sector
   4. (d)Mill sector
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   1. Correct option: (a)+1

   Answer: (a)
2. Q2Multiple choice·1 mark
   Which Indian state is the leading producer of mulberry silk through sericulture?

   1. (a)Karnataka
   2. (b)West Bengal
   3. (c)Bihar
   4. (d)Assam
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   1. Correct option: (a)+1

   Answer: (a)
3. Q3Multiple choice·1 mark
   Apart from raw material availability, which of the following infrastructure facilities is critically essential for the processing operations of agro-based industries like textiles and sugar?

   1. (a)Abundant supply of water for washing, cooling, and steam generation
   2. (b)Nearness to seaports for exporting the finished cloth and refined sugar abroad
   3. (c)Cold storage plants for keeping the harvested cane and raw cotton fresh
   4. (d)Nearness to forests for fuelwood to boil the cane juice and dry the yarn
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   1. Correct option: (a) Abundant supply of water for washing, cooling, and steam generation+1

   Answer: (a)
4. Q4Multiple choice·1 mark
   Which of the following is a primary geographical reason for the southward shift of the Indian sugar industry towards peninsular India?

   1. (a)Peninsular India receives heavy winter rainfall from the Western Disturbances, which suits cane.
   2. (b)The northern plains have mainly black soils, which give a low sugar recovery from cane.
   3. (c)Peninsular rivers are snow-fed and perennial, so they assure a year-round supply of water for irrigating the cane fields.
   4. (d)The tropical climate of the south provides a longer crushing season and higher sucrose content in sugarcane.
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   1. Correct option: (d) The tropical climate of the south provides a longer crushing season and higher sucrose content in sugarcane.+1

   Answer: (d)

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