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1. 1.

   What is shown in picture 2 ?

   

   Name the industry of which this activity is a part of.

2. 2.

   Given below are names of some of the major automobile companies in the world. On an outline map of the world, mark and label their country of origin. You can draw their logos too.

   Toyota	Nissan	Honda
   Mercedes-Benz	BMW	Audi
   General Motors (GM)	Ford	Chrysler

    

3. 3.

   Choose the correct answer from the given options.

   1. Industries that require bulky raw materials or perishable raw materials are localised near one of the following points:
      1. market
      2. power
      3. urban areas
      4. raw material
   2. What is common between Ruhr, Sambre-Meuse and Appalachian Mountain industrial belt?
      1. These are all industrial regions.
      2. These are all located close to coalfields.
      3. These are all densely-populated regions.
      4. These are all automobile manufacturing centres.
   3. Which of the following industries is indispensable to the development of a country?
      1. a cotton-textile industry
      2. a shipbuilding industry
      3. an iron and steel industry
      4. an aeronautical industry
   4. Identify the industry that has been a major employment generator and foreign exchange earner in recent times.
      1. the steel industry
      2. the cement industry
      3. the Information Technology industry
      4. the infrastructure industry
   5. Two statements are given in the question below as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statement and choose the appropriate option: Assertion (A): The major sugar industries of the world are located in sugar cane growing regions. Reason (R): The sugar cane juice begins to dry if not crushed within a day.

   Choose the correct option:

   1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
   2. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
   3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
   4. (A) is false but (R) is true.

   6. Match Column I with Column II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

   Column I: Type of industry	Column II: Industries
   A. Mineral-based industry	1. Sugar mills
   B. Cottage industry	2. Iron and steel industries
   C. Large-scale industry	3. Fertiliser industry
   D. Agro-based industry	4. Carpet weaving

   Choose the right option from the following:

   1. A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
   2. A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
   3. A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
   4. A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3
4. 4.

   State, whether the following statements are 'true' or 'false'. Correct and rewrite the false statements.

   1. In a cottage industry, goods are generally produced for the consumption and sale in the local markets.
   2. Those industries that derive their raw materials from agriculture or are plant-based are called mineral-based industries.
   3. Cotton textile is one of the oldest industries in the world.
   4. Shipbuilding industry dates back to the Harappan times (2500 BCE) when the town of Lothal existed as a tidal dockyard.
   5. Sugar industry involves the development and use of systems for storing, retrieving and sending information.
5. 5.

   Why are industries needed? Give any three reasons.

6. 6.

   Differentiate between large-scale and small-scale industries.