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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks.

   1. _____________ activities involve processing of resources. (Primary/Secondary)
   2. The _______________ industries are those industries which are owned and operated by the government. (private sector/public sector)
   3. ______________ is the process by which metals are extracted from their ores by heating. (Smelting/Refining)
   4. Henry Ford first used the _______________ method in manufacturing automobiles. (assembly line/hybrid)
2. 2.

   Match the following:

   Column A	Column B	Column C
   1. Agro-based industry	a. Number of industries in a region	i. Cottage industry
   2. Joint sector industries	b. owned by state as well as individuals	ii. Maruti Udyog Limited
   3. Small scale industry	c. Food processing industry	iii. Bangalore city
   4. Industrial belt	d. Plants, animals as raw materials	iv. Bangalore-Tamil Nadu region
   5. Information technology industry	e. Silicon Valley of Central California	v. Diary industry

    

3. 3.

   Write 'T' for True and 'F' for False.

   1. Iron industry is an agro based industry.
   2. Cottage industries are large scale industries.
   3. Private sector industries are those which are owned and run by individuals or a group of individuals.
   4. Planktons destroys the fish in water bodies.
4. 4.

   Choose the correct answer.

   1. Which one of these is not an agro based industry?
      1. Cotton industry
      2. Silk industry
      3. Iron and steel industry
      4. Dairy industry
   2. Which of these factors decides the location of the industry?
      1. Availability of raw material of transport system
      2. Availability of raw material
      3. Availability of labour
      4. All of the above
   3. What is known as the backbone of Modern Industry?
      1. Coal
      2. Gold
      3. Textiles
      4. Steel
   4. The Silicon Valley in United States is located near:
      1. Alps
      2. Rocky Mountains
      3. Mount Whitney
      4. Mount Washington
   5. One of the Information Technology hubs in India
      1. Cochin
      2. Gwalior
      3. Ranchi
      4. Bangalore
   6. The world's largest producer of sugarcane
      1. India
      2. Cuba
      3. Ethiopia
      4. China
5. 5.

   Define industry.

6. 6.

   What are secondary activities?