Which of the following statements about industrialisation as an economic factor of population distribution are correct?
(A) Industrial belts provide job opportunities and attract large number of people.
(B) Kobe-Osaka region is a moderately populated region
(C) With the start of industry, several other allied services were also needed in an area
(D) Industry and supplementary services provide job opportunities
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (C), (D) only
(A) Industrial belts provide job opportunities and attract large number of people. — True. Industrial belts give jobs, so large numbers of people come to live there.
(B) Kobe-Osaka region is a moderately populated region — False. The Kobe-Osaka region of Japan is thickly populated because many industries are found there. NTA changed one word of the book, and a true line became false. Read every word before you mark the answer.
(C) With the start of industry, several other allied services were also needed in an area — True. Industry needs more than factory workers. Transport operators, shopkeepers, bank employees, doctors and teachers are also needed.
(D) Industry and supplementary services provide job opportunities — True. The jobs go not just to factory workers but also to these other service providers.
Note: The given answer is as per the official NTA Answer Key. The book does not say in clear words that industry needs “allied” or “supplementary” services. It only gives the list of transport operators, shopkeepers, bank employees, doctors, teachers and other service providers who find jobs in industrial belts, which shows statements (C) and (D) to be true.
NCERT (2026-27): “(iii) Industrialisation: Industrial belts provide job opportunities and attract large numbers of people. These include not just factory workers but also transport operators, shopkeepers, bank employees, doctors, teachers and other service providers. The Kobe-Osaka region of Japan is thickly populated because of the presence of a number of industries.” |