Present Industrial Structure

Q. On the basis of ownership, industries can be classified as:

1. Factory and non-factory manufacturing units
2. Public, private, and joint sector
3. Large-scale and small-scale industries
4. Cottage and small-scale industries

Q.

Give two examples of public sector industries.

Q.

Give some examples of PSU in India

Q. Identify the public sector undertaking from the list below.

1. Infosys Technologies
2. Coal India
3. Rattan Power
4. Reliance Industries

Q.

Is GAIL a private sector or public sector enterprise?

Q. On the basis of ownership, industries can be categorised under the joint sector. What does joint sector mean?

1. Public and small-scale industries working together
2. Private and small-scale industries working together
3. Public and private industries working together
4. Cottage and small-scale industries working together

Q. Which of these is/are not a private sector undertaking(s)?

1. Infosys Technologies
2. Coal India Limited
3. Reliance Industries
4. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation

Q. Cottage industries and small-scale industries are a part of which of the following type of industry?

1. Non-factory manufacturing units
2. Factory manufacturing units
3. Public sector
4. Private sector

Q. Companies like the Steel Authority of India and Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited are known as PSUs.

What can we understand from the statement given above?

1. PSUs are owned privately.
2. PSUs are owned by the government.
3. PSUs are jointly owned by the private as well as the public sector.
4. PSUs are owned by a foreign government.

Q. What is the purpose of the Foreign Exchange Management Act?

1. Sharing better techniques of production with foreign parties
2. Sharing better market facilities for the goods produced with foreign parties.
3. Supervising foreign trade and all related payments done in foreign currency
4. Supervising the production and sale of foreign goods

Q. Why are companies like Coal India Limited and Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited known as public sector undertakings?

1. They are owned by the state governments.
2. They are owned by the central government.
3. They are owned by the public of India.
4. They are owned by either the central or the state government.

Q. Non-factory manufacturing units produce goods with a factory system and heavy machinery. So, they operate on a small scale and low capital.

1. False
2. True

Q. Assertion (A): Non-factory manufacturing units produce goods without having any extensive factory system.

Reason (R): The factories operate on a small scale and low capital, so they are also called small-scale manufacturing businesses.

1. A is correct.
2. R is correct.
3. A is incorrect.
4. Both A and R are correct, and R is the correct explanation of A.

Q. On the basis of ownership, which of the following is not a type of industry in India?

1. Industrial sector
2. Public sector
3. Private sector
4. Joint sector

Q. Which of these regulate foreign investements and payments?

1. Technical Development Board
2. Foreign Exchange Regulation Act
3. Five-Year Plans
4. Reserve Bank of India

Q. Match the items with the most appropriate options given below.

1. Privately owned
2. Government owned
3. Large-scale produce
4. Small-scale produce

Q. Which of the following categories of industries is not a type based on the criterion of ownership?

1. Public sector
2. Private sector
3. Cottage industries
4. Joint sector