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In NIC 2008 classification, industries are categorised PRIMARILY by:Read the answer and worked solution →Which is an agro-based industry?Read the answer and worked solution →India is the second largest producer of which manufactured good in the world?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is a public-sector iron and steel plant located in Chhattisgarh?Read the answer and worked solution →Aluminium smelting industry sites tend to be located near sources of:Read the answer and worked solution →Which is a basic chemical product of the chemical industry?Read the answer and worked solution →Fertilizer industry in India centres around which type of fertilizer production?Read the answer and worked solution →The cement industry is BEST located near which combination of resources?Read the answer and worked solution →Bengaluru is often called the 'electronic capital of India' because it hosts:Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is a major industrial pollution problem associated with India's manufacturing growth?Read the answer and worked solution →Approximately what is manufacturing's share in India's GDP, As per your syllabus, chapter?Read the answer and worked solution →The high-tech industry's most rapid growth in India has been in:Read the answer and worked solution →Industrial regions of India are NOT located in which of these areas?Read the answer and worked solution →The most important means of moving freight in India is:Read the answer and worked solution →India has the second-largest road network in the world, after:Read the answer and worked solution →National Highway 44 — the longest in India — runs between:Read the answer and worked solution →India's container traffic is highest at which port?Read the answer and worked solution →The Golden Quadrilateral super-highway project connects which four metropolitan cities?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is India's biggest inland-waterway terminal port?Read the answer and worked solution →India's first major satellite-launch operation hub is at:Read the answer and worked solution →In which year was the Indian Postal Service introduced under colonial rule?Read the answer and worked solution →India's longest river-linked inland waterway is NW1 — what does NW1 connect?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is the southernmost major port on India's east coast?Read the answer and worked solution →In your syllabus, 'trade' refers to:Read the answer and worked solution →Which transport mode is MOST suited for moving petroleum and natural gas across long distances within India?Read the answer and worked solution →India's first long-distance pipeline operational network for crude oil runs between:Read the answer and worked solution →India's foreign-trade composition has SHIFTED in recent decades to include MORE exports of:Read the answer and worked solution →India has emerged as one of the most favoured destinations for which kind of tourism?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Indian airline corporation, prior to nationalisation reform, operated India's international flights?Read the answer and worked solution →India's deepest landlocked port, fully mechanised for handling iron-ore exports, is:Read the answer and worked solution →

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In NIC 2008 classification, industries are categorised PRIMARILY by:

  1. Ownership
  2. Output volume
  3. Source of raw material
  4. Number of employees
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Correct answer: C. Source of raw material

1. Your syllabus lists multiple classification bases. 2. Industries can be classified by raw material (agro/mineral-based), output, ownership and capital investment. 3. The most fundamental classification is by source of raw material — agro-based vs mineral-based. _Source: syllabus Geography Contemporary India - II, Ch 6 "Manufacturing Industries", §Classification ¶1_

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Which is an agro-based industry?

  1. Cotton textiles
  2. Iron and steel
  3. Petrochemicals
  4. Cement
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Correct answer: A. Cotton textiles

1. Your syllabus lists agro-based industries. 2. Cotton, jute, silk, woollen textiles, sugar, edible oil are agro-based. 3. Iron-steel, petrochemicals and cement are mineral-based. _Source: syllabus Geography Contemporary India - II, Ch 6 "Manufacturing Industries", §Classification ¶2_

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India is the second largest producer of which manufactured good in the world?

  1. Steel
  2. Cement
  3. Aluminium
  4. Paper
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Correct answer: A. Steel

1. syllabus ranks India's manufacturing output globally. 2. India is the second largest producer of crude steel in the world (after China). 3. India is also the largest producer of pig iron. _Source: syllabus Geography Contemporary India - II, Ch 6 "Manufacturing Industries", §Iron & Steel ¶2_

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