Regional Pattern of Industrialisation

Q. What is capital, in industrial terms?

1. The seat of a country's government
2. A really good product
3. A conglomeration of industries
4. Money required to run businesses

Q. Select the factors which reduces the cost of setting up an industry from the following.

1. Availability of cheap raw materials
2. Availability of capital and financing services to cover hefty costs
3. Unstable power supply
4. Nearby markets with transportation difficulties

Q. Industries cluttering together to take advantage of all the services offered by the urban centres is known as ___________.

1. Agglomeration economies
2. Urbanisation economies
3. Aggregation economies
4. Globalisation economies

Q. Pair the regions with the raw materials they produced for British industries.

*GY = Ganga-Yamuna

1. Upper GY* Doab
2. Tea
3. Western Punjab
4. Jute
5. Assam Valley
6. Sugarcane
7. Bengal
8. Cotton

Q. Identify the main centres of household industries in India before the arrival of the British.

1. Chennai
2. Lahore
3. Cuttack
4. Dhaka
5. Kolkata
6. Madurai
7. Bhopal
8. Pune
9. Varanasi
10. Nagpur

Q. Pair the regions with the raw materials they produced for British industries.

*GY = Ganga-Yamuna

1. Upper GY* Doab
2. Tea
3. Western Punjab
4. Jute
5. Assam Valley
6. Sugarcane
7. Bengal
8. Cotton

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1. The seat of a country's government
2. A really good product
3. Money required to run businesses
4. A conglomeration of industries

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Select the factors which reduces the cost of setting up an industry from the following.

1. Availability of cheap raw materials
2. Availability of capital and financing services to cover hefty costs
3. Unstable power supply
4. Nearby markets with transportation difficulties

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Industries cluttering together to take advantage of all the services offered by the urban centres is known as ___________.

1. Agglomeration economies
2. Urbanisation economies
3. Globalisation economies
4. Aggregation economies

Q. Identify the main centres of household industries in India before the arrival of the British.

1. Chennai
2. Lahore
3. Cuttack
4. Dhaka
5. Kolkata
6. Madurai
7. Bhopal
8. Pune
9. Varanasi
10. Nagpur