Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

Fundamentals of Human Geography: Secondary Activities

Question:

Read the given passage carefully and answer following questions.

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 regional concentrated, self-sustained and highly specialised are called technopolies. The Silicon Valley near San Francisco and Silicon Forest near Seattle are examples of technopolies.

Which of the following is not a characteristics of High-tech industries?

Options:

Neatly spaced, low, modern, dispersed, office-plant-lab buildings

Massive assembly structure, factories and storage areas

Planned business parks

Regionally concentrated, self-sustained and highly specialised

Correct Answer:

Massive assembly structure, factories and storage areas

Explanation:

The characteristic that is not associated with high-tech industries is: Massive assembly structure, factories and storage areas

High-tech industries typically do not feature massive assembly structures, factories, and storage areas. Instead, they are characterized by neatly spaced, low, modern, dispersed, office-plant-lab buildings, as mentioned in the passage.