CBSE Class 10 Social Science Competency Based Questions Manufacturing Industries available here. We have included total 3 set of passage. Each passage has 3 questions. Students who are going to prepare their Board exam please Read the passage below and answer the following questions.
Manufacturing Industries Class 10 Competency Based Questions
Manufacturing Industries Class 10 Competency Based Questions:
1) Read the passage below and answer the following questions:
The iron and steel industry is the basic industry since all the other industries — heavy, medium and light, depend on it for their machinery. Steel is needed to manufacture a variety of engineering goods, construction material, defence, medical, telephonic, scientific equipment, and a variety of consumer goods.
1.) Identify the correct statement.
a) While manufacturing steel, Aluminum is required to harden it.
b) Sandstone is required in manufacturing steel.
c) Chotanagpur plateau has the maximum number of iron and steel industry.
d) None of the above.
2.) What is the ratio of limestone, coking coal, and iron ore in preparation of steel?
a) 4 : 2 : 1
b) 1 : 2 : 4
c) 2 : 4 : 1
d) 2 : 1 : 4
3.) What is pig iron?
Pig iron is the molten iron ore which is fluxed with limestone and slag is removed from it. Pig iron is further purified by melting and oxidizing the impurities. At this stage manganese, nickel, and chromium are added to it.
2) Read the passage below and answer the following questions:
Aluminium smelting is the second most important metallurgical industry in India. It is light, resistant to corrosion, a good conductor of heat, malleable and becomes strong when it is mixed with other metals. It is used to manufacture aircraft, utensils, and wires. It has gained popularity as a substitute of steel, copper, zinc, and lead in several industries.
1.) Identify the incorrect statement.
a) Bauxite, the raw material used in the aluminium smelters.
b) Bauxite is light in weight.
c) Bauxite is dark reddish colored rock.
d) Aluminum smelting plants are found in Odisha.
2.) Read the following statements.
- Regular supply of electricity is required in aluminum production.
- An assured supply of raw materials is required for the aluminum industry.
- Water is required in aluminum production.
- Limestone is required in aluminum production.
Which of the following factors are prime factors for establishing an aluminum industry?
a) 1 and 4
b) 1, 3 and 4
c) 1 and 2
d) All of the above
3.) What is cryolite?
a) A molten non-metal which acts as an electrolyte in aluminum smelter.
b) A molten metal which acts as an electrolyte in aluminum smelter.
c) A high temperature liquid which acts as an electrolyte in aluminum smelter.
d) A low temperature liquid which acts as an electrolyte in aluminum smelter.
3) Read the passage below and answer the following questions:
India stands second as a world producer of sugar but occupies the first place in the production of gur and khandsari.The mills are located in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh. Sixty per cent mills are in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
1.) Identify the incorrect statement.
a) The sugar industry is seasonal in nature.
b) Brazil is the largest producer of sugarcane.
c) The sugar industries are located far away from sugarcane producing farms.
d) The sugarcane industry is shifting towards Maharashtra.
2.) Which of the following factors are responsible for shift in sugarcane industry?
- Sugarcane produced here is high in sucrose content.
- Sugarcane can be easily imported in these regions.
- A hotter climate ensures longer crushing periods.
- Cooperative industry is more successful in these regions.
Identify the correct pair.
a) 1 and 2
b) 2 and 3
c) 3 and 4
d) 1 and 4
3.) What factors influence the location of sugarcane industry?
The raw materials required in the sugarcane industry is bulky and in haulage it loses its sucrose content because of which sugarcane industries are located close to the point of production.
DIRECTIONS for the question: In each of the questions given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark your answer as per the codes provided below:
Assertion(A): Cement industry requires bulky and heavy raw materials like limestone, silica, and gypsum.
Reason(R): Cement industry has strategically located plants in Gujarat that have suitable access to the market in the Gulf countries.
a) A is true but R is false.
b) A is false but R is true.
c) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
d) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
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