Manufacturing Industries are NOT classified on the basis of _________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Research
Manufacturing industries are classified on four bases: size, inputs/raw materials, output/products and ownership.
Option (1) Raw material — A basis of classification. Industries are grouped by their inputs as agro based, mineral based, chemical based, forest based and animal based.
Option (2) Size — A basis of classification. Industries are grouped by size as household or cottage, small scale and large scale.
Option (3) Ownership — A basis of classification. Industries are grouped by ownership as public sector, private sector and joint sector.
Option (4) Research — Not a basis of classification. Research is not one of the four bases used to classify manufacturing industries.
NCERT (2026-27): “Classification of Manufacturing Industries … Manufacturing industries are classified on the basis of their size, inputs/raw materials, output/products and ownership (Fig. 5.1).”
Fig. 5.1: Classification of Industries |
