industries manufacturing & service sectors section 6 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 6

Consider the following statements:

1. The per capita consumption of plastics in India is the highest in the world.
2. The petrochemical industry in India gives a big boost to small scale industries.

a) Both 1 and 2

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 7

For which one of the following items, is Tirupur well known as a huge exporter to many parts of the world?

a) Leather Goods

b) Knitted Garments

c) Gems and Jewellery

d) Handicrafts

Question : 8

Which statement is correct regarding Industrial Policy 1956?

1. The policy of 1956, for the first time, recognized the contribution of small scale industries in the growth of the Indian economy.
2. It laid stress on rational distribution of national income and effective utilization of resources.
3. This policy is considered one of the most important industrial policies of India as it decided the nature and scope of the Indian economy till the reforms of 1991.

a) All the above

b) II & III

c) I & II

d) Only I

Question : 9

NASSCOM is the organisation of companies of which sector?

a) Mobile phone service

b) Automobiles

c) Media

d) Information technology

Question : 10

Consider the following statements: Small-Scale industries are in most cases not as efficient as and competitive as the large scales ones. Yet the government provides preferential treatment and reservation in a range of products to the small firms because small industries

1. Provide higher employment on a par unit capital development basis.
2. Promote a regional dispersion of industries and economic activities.
3. Have promoted better in the export of manufacture products than the large scales one.
4. Provides jobs to low skills workers, who otherwise may not find employment avenues elsewhere.

a) 2 and 3

b) 1 and 2

c) 1 and 4

d) 3 and 4