Question - 2 : -
Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below:
1.(ii) In which one of the following types of economy are the factors of production owned individually?

Answer - 2 : -

(a) Capitalist

(b) Mixed

(d) None

Answer

(a) Capitalist

Question - 3 : -
Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below:
1.(iii) Which one of the following types of industries produces raw materials for other industries?

Answer - 3 : -

(a) Cottage industries

(b) Small-scale industries

(d) Footloose industries

Answer

Question - 4 : -
Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below:
1.(iv) Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

Answer - 4 : -

(a) Automobile industry … Los Angeles

(b) Ship building industry… Lusaka

(d) Iron and steel industry … Pittsburgh

Answer

(d) Iron and steel industry … Pittsburgh

Question - 5 : -
High-Tech industry:

Answer - 5 : -

This is the latest generation of manufacturing industries. It merges the application of intensive research and development into the manufacturing of products of an advanced scientific and engineering character. Professional (white collar) workers make up a large share of the total workforce and outnumber the actual (blue collar workers).

Question - 6 : -
Write a short note on the following in about 30 words:
Manufacturing:

Answer - 6 : -

Manufacturing adds value to natural resources by transforming raw materials into finished goods of higher value for sale in local or distant markets. It involves a full array of production from handicrafts to moulding iron and steel and stamping out plastic toys to assembling delicate computer components or space vehicles.

Question - 7 : -
Write a short note on the following in about 30 words:
Footloose industry:

Answer - 7 : -

Foot loose industries can be located in a wide variety of places. They are not dependent on any specific raw-material, weight losing or otherwise. They largely depend on component parts which can be obtained anywhere.

Question - 8 : -
Differentiate between primary and secondary activities.

Answer - 8 : -

Primary Activities	Secondary Activities
(i) those activities, which depend directly on nature for extraction of resources.	(i) They convert raw material obtained from primary activities into finished goods of higher value.
(ii) It includes activities like agriculture, mining, fishing, etc.	(ii)It concerned with manufacturing, processing and construction (infrastructure) industries.
(iii) They are pre-dominant in under developed/developing countries.	(iii) They are dominant in developed countries.
(iv) They earn low value and some need to be processed by secondary activities for sale in market.	(iv) produce goods of higher value. They are dependent on primary activities for procurement of raw material.
(v) As economies develop, the share of primary activities decline.	(v) As economies develop, the share of secondary activities increase.
(vi) They form the basis of village economies	(vi) Secondary activities along with tertiary, quaternary and quinary activities form the basis of urban centers.

Question - 9 : -
Discuss the major trends of modem industrial activities especially in the developed countries of the world.

Answer - 9 : -

Major concentrations of modern manufacturing have flourished in a few number of places. These cover less than 10 per cent of the world’s land area. These nations have become the centres of economic and political power. However, in terms of the total area covered, manufacturing sites are much less conspicuous and concentrated on much smaller areas than that of agriculture due to greater intensity, of processes. For example, 2.5 sq km of the American corn belt usually includes about four large farms employing about 10-20 workers supporting 50¬100 persons. But this same area could contain several large integrated factories and employ thousands of workers.

Following are the characteristics of the modem industries in the modern world:

Mechanisation: Mechanisation refers to using gadgets which accomplish tasks. Automation (without aid of human thinking during the manufacturing process) is the advanced stage of mechanisation.

Technological Innovation: Technological innovations through research and development strategy are an important aspect of modern manufacturing for quality control, eliminating waste and inefficiency, and combating pollution.

Organisational Structure and Stratification:

Modern manufacturing is characterized by:

a complex machine technology extreme specialisation and division of labour for producing more goods with less effort, and low costs.

vast capital

large organisations

executive bureaucracy.

Development of high tech industries and technopolies: High technology, or simply high-tech, is the latest generation of manufacturing activities. It is best understood as the application of intensive research and development (R and D) efforts leading to the manufacture of products of an advanced scientific and engineering character. Robotics on the assembly line, computer -aided design (CAD) and manufacturing, electronic controls of smelting and refining processes, and the constant development of new chemical and pharmaceutical products are notable examples of a high-tech industry.

High-tech industries which are regionally concentrated, self-sustained and highly specialised are called technopolies. The Silicon Valley near San Francisco and Silicon Forest near Seattle are examples of technopolies.

Offshoring: Most of the industries in the developed countries are seeking and establishing their back office operations in third world countries where the work force is available in abundance at a cheaper rate. The government in the countries where they set up their operations is also eager to accommodate them with relaxed policies so as to generate employment.

Agglomeration economies: The present times also happen to be a high for agglomeration economies and industrial hubs where different related industries localize themselves close to each other in order to maximize profits and reduce overheads,

Question - 10 : -
Explain why high-tech industries in many countries are being attracted to the peripheral areas of major metropolitan centers ?

Answer - 10 : -

High technology, or simply high tech, is the latest generation of manufacturing activities. Professional workers make up for a large number of the total workforce. These professional skilled workers are located in urban areas, and due to high rent in the central areas of the cities, they situate themselves in the periphery.

The industry is also situated in the periphery because of the low rent, and also because of the closeness to the urban centres which provide them with availability of the workers. Neatly spaced, low, modem, dispersed, office-plant-lab buildings rather than massive assembly structures, factories and storage areas mark the high-tech industrial landscape.

This requires large areas for massive set up which due to increased population in major metropolitan cities is not available. Hence, these industries are set up near the urban centers where adequate space is available. Also their situation near urban places helps them to gain access to the-urban market, and also to tap the skilled workforce that is available therein due to availability of educational institutes.

Example in case would be Gurgaon in Haryana, which has grown into one of the greatest high tech hub near Delhi.

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