Read the given passage and answer the following question.
Concept of High Technology Industry
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. Professional (white collar) workers make up a large share of the total workforce. These highly skilled specialists greatly outnumber the actual production (blue collar) workers. 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.
Neatly spaced, low, modern, dispersed, office-plant-lab buildings rather than massive assembly structures, factories and storage areas mark the high-tech industrial landscape. Planned business parks for high-tech start-ups have become part of regional and local development schemes.
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. Are some technopolies developing in India?
Which of the following is NOT an example of high tech industry?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Paper industry
The passage states: “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.”
Option (1) Robotics — An example of high-tech industry. Robotics on the assembly line is a high-tech industry.
Option (2) Pharmaceutical products — An example of high-tech industry. The constant development of new pharmaceutical products is high-tech work.
Option (3) Paper industry — Not an example of high-tech industry. Paper is made from wood, bamboo and grass that come from forests. So the paper industry is a forest based industry, not a high-tech one.
Option (4) Computer Aided Designs — An example of high-tech industry. Computer-aided design (CAD) is a high-tech activity.
NCERT (2026-27): “(d) Forest based Raw Material using Industries … The forests provide many major and minor products which are used as raw material. Timber for furniture industry, wood, bamboo and grass for paper industry, lac for lac industries come from forests.” |