Class 8th Geography 8. Industries Questions and Answers

Class 8th Geography
8. Industries
Questions and Answers

Q. 1. Mark in the box next to the right alternative
(A) Which factor amongst those mentioned
below does not directly impact industrial
development?
(i) Water
(ii) Electricity
(iii) Labor
(iv) Air
Ans: Air
(B) Which of the following is a small industry?
(i) Machine parts
(ii) Book binding industry
(iii) Silk Industry
(iv) Sugar industry
Ans: Book binding Industry
(C) Which of the following cities is not an IT Centre?
(i) Old Delhi
(ii) New Delhi
(iii) Noida
(iv) Bengaluru
Ans: Old Delhi
(D) An amount of 2% of the profits have to be utilized for which purpose by industries?
(i) Income Tax
(ii) Corporate Social Responsibility
(iii) Goods and Service Tax
(iv) Sales Tax
Ans: Corporate Social Responsibility

Q. 2. State whether the following statements aretrue or false. Correct the incorrect Statements.
(a) Small and medium industries of a country are harmful to heavy industries.
Ans: Incorrect.
Correct sentence: Small and medium industries of a country are supportive to heavy industries.
(b) The level of industrialization is an indiactor of the economic development of a country.
Ans: Correct
(c) The aim of the industrial development
corporations is to decentralize industrialization.
Ans: Correct
(d) Corporate social responsibility is compulsory for every industrialist.
Ans: Incorrect.
Correct sentence: Corporate social responsibility is not compulsory for every industries.

Q. 3. Answer the following questions in three tofour lines.
(a) What are the facilities provided by the
government to industrial estates?
Ans: The following are the facilities provided by the government to industrial estates:
• Government gives concessional rates to the estates for electricity, water and taxes.
• Estates are also provided piece of land at concessional rates by the government.

(b) Write in your own words how industrial
development impacts national development.
• Ans: Industrial development generates employment opportunities.
• Due to increased employment level, people get jobs and per capita income increases. This further increases the standard of living of people.
• Industrial development increases the value of the Gross National Product.
• Industrial development increases the production of various goods. By exporting the surplus goods, country can earn foreign exchange. In this way, industrial development positively impacts national development.

(c) Give your opinion in short on the usefulness of Corporate Social Responsibility.
Ans: । Corporate social responsibility is responsibility shown by the industrialists by working for the betterment of the society and for conserving environment.
2. Industries making annual profit of more than 5 crores are expected to spend 2% of their profits on some of the following acts:
• Providing educational or health facilities
• Establishing centres for mentally or physically challenged, widows, other needy people
• Developing a particular village or region
• Establishing environmental development centres, etc.
3. Corporate social responsibility increases the welfare of people and so proves beneficial to the society.

(d) Mention three features of small industries.
Ans: Three features of small industries are as follows:
• Small industries require comparatively less amount of inputs like capital, machinery and manpower.
• Small industries require comparatively less premise for its day-to-day operations.
• Generally, the goods produced in small industries have local/regional markets.

Q. 4. Write detailed answers to the following
questions.

(a) Explain the factors affecting industrial
development.
Ans: The factors affecting industrial development are as follows:
1. Scientific and technological advancement, quantity and quality of labour, speedy transportation facilities, ready markets, availability of raw materials, government policies, political stability, etc. are factors that influence the industrial development of a nation.
2. For example, dense forest areas, mountainous areas, desert regions have extreme physiographical features. Transport facilities are found to be limited in such regions. Therefore, industrial development is found to be limited in such regions.
3. For example, agriculture is developed on a large scale in the fertile plains and the regions of moderate rainfall. Agriculture provides raw materials to many industries. Therefore, industrial development is found to be high in such regions.

(b) State the advantages of the Maharashtra
Industrial Development Corporation.
Ans:The advantages of the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation are as follows:
• The state government of Maharashtra established Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) on 1st August, 1962.
• Through MIDC, government has set  up industries in all districts of Maharashtra. MIDC supports the industrial growth and decentralization of industries.
• Government gives concessional rates to the estates/industries for electricity, water and taxes. Estates/industries are also provided piece of land at concessional rates by the government.
• MIDC has been playing an important role in generating employment opportunities in all the 36 districts of Maharashtra.
• MIDC has been playing an important indirect role in increasing the per capita income and standards of living of people in Maharashtra.

(c) Explain the importance of the I. T.  Industry.
Ans: 1. Information technology industry includes various components like searching for technical information, obtaining information, analyzing information, compiling information, graphic presentation of information and providing information.
2. Information technology industry provides various types of information through internet on computers, mobiles and other devices. This industry provides information at comparatively less cost, time and efforts.
3. The obtained information can be used for personal, economic, social, cultural, etc. development. India has made rapid progress in this industry.

(d) Considering India’s population, the development of industries is a good solution to the problem of unemployment Explain.
Ans: 1. According to Census, 2011, the population of India was nearly 121 crores.

2. In India, majority of people are engaged in agriculture. In India, agriculture is seasonal in nature. Therefore, the unemployment rate is found to be high in India. Therefore, it is essential to develop industries in India.

3. By developing small industries, unemployed people will get employment opportunities. Small industries will help in providing jobs to less skilled, less educated people.

4. By developing medium and large industries in rural areas, the process of urbanisation can be boosted in villages. It will also restrict migration of people from villages to towns and cities. The employment level in a nation can be raised by developing industries. Thus, considering India’s population, the development of industries is a good solution to the problem of unemployment.

Q. 5. Prepare a flow chart for the following
statements.

(a) The journey of clothes we use from the farm to ourselves.
Ans:
1. Collecting Raw material from the field
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2. Transporting it to industry
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3. Thread making process
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4.Cotton fabric making process
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5.Cloth making process
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6.Finished cloth


(b) Essential factors for the location of any one industry.
Ans:

Q. 6. Highlight the differences.
(a) Medium industries – heavy industries
Ans:
(b) Agro based industries – Information Technology industries.
Ans: 

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