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Class 12 Secondary Activities worksheet

CBSE Social Science. Manufacturing, factors of industrial location, footloose and high-tech industries, and industries by size, raw material, product and ownership. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.

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Sample questions

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Section A · multiple choice

1.
Manufacturing literally means:
1. to mine
2. to sell
3. to make by machine
4. to make by hand
Answer
(d) to make by hand
2.
Sugar industries are usually located close to:
1. sugarcane fields
2. good road links
3. raw jute and cheap water transport
4. milk supply areas
Answer
(a) sugarcane fields
3.
On the basis of raw material, the cement industry is:
1. forest-based
2. animal-based
3. agro-based
4. mineral-based
Answer
(d) mineral-based

Section B · short answer

4.
How do secondary activities add value to natural resources? Give an example.
Answer
They turn raw materials into more useful products, e.g. cotton into yarn and cloth, or iron ore into steel.
5.
Where is each industry usually located? (a) dairy processing (b) jute textiles
Answer
(a) milk supply areas (b) raw jute and cheap water transport

Section C · long answer

6.
Differentiate between primary and secondary activities.
Answer
Primary activities take resources directly from nature (farming, mining, fishing); secondary activities process them into finished goods of higher value (manufacturing, processing, construction).

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