Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

Fundamentals of Human Geography: Secondary Activities

Question:

Which one of the following statements is wrong?

Options:

Cheap water transport has facilitated the jute mill industry along the Hugli

Sugar, cotton textiles and vegetable oils are footloose industries.

The development of hydro-electricity and petroleum reduced, to a great extent, the importance of coal energy as a locational factor for industry.

Port towns in India have attracted industries

Correct Answer:

Sugar, cotton textiles and vegetable oils are footloose industries.

Explanation:

Sugar, cotton textiles and vegetable oils are not footloose industries. These are agro based industries.