Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

Fundamentals of Human Geography: Secondary Activities

Question:

Choose a product made in the cottage industry from the given options:

Options:

Cotton Shirts

Mineral-oil

Rubber

Pottery and bricks from clay and stones

Correct Answer:

Pottery and bricks from clay and stones

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → Pottery and bricks from clay and stones

"HOUSEHOLD INDUSTRIES OR COTTAGE MANUFACTURING: It is the smallest manufacturing unit. The artisans use local raw materials and simple tools to produce everyday goods in their homes with the help of their family members or part time labour. Finished products may be for consumption in the same household or, for sale in local (village) markets, or, for barter. Capital and transportation do not wield much influence as this type of manufacturing has low commercial significance and most of the tools are devised locally.  Some common everyday products produced in this sector of manufacturing include foodstuffs, fabrics, mats, containers, tools, furniture, shoes, and figurines from wood lot and forest, shoes, thongs and other articles from leather; pottery and bricks from clays and stones. Goldsmiths make jewellery of gold, silver and bronze. Some artefacts and crafts are made out of bamboo, wood obtained locally from the forests.