10th Social Science - Book Back Answers - Economics Unit 5

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Tamil Nadu Board 10th Standard Social Science - Economics Unit 5: Book Back Answers and Solutions

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1 Mark Questions: Choose the correct answer, Fill in the blanks, Identify the correct statement, Match the following
2 Mark Questions: Answer briefly
3, 4, and 5 Mark Questions: Answer in detail

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Unit 5: Industrial Clusters in Tamilnadu

I. Choose the correct answer.

1. ‘The Detroit of Asia’ is ___________.
a) Tuticorin
b) Coimbatore
c) Chennai
d) Madurai
Answer Key:
c) Chennai

2. Pumpsets and motors are produced mostly in _____.
a) Salem
b) Coimbatore
c) Chennai
d) Dharampuri
Answer Key:
b) Coimbatore

3. _____ are an essential aspect of a nation’s development.
a) Agriculture
b) Industry
c) Railway
d) None of these
Answer Key:
b) Industry

4. Tiruppur is known for _____.
a) Leather tanning
b) Lock making
c) Knitwear
d) Agro-processing
Answer Key:
c) Knitwear

5. A successful industrial cluster entirely created by Tamil Nadu is at _____.
a) Hosur
b) Dindigul
c) Kovilpatti
d) Tirunelveli
Answer Key:
a) Hosur

II. Fill in the blanks.

1. Hundred of leather and tannery facilities are located around _____ District in Tamil Nadu.
2. Special Economic Zones policy was introduced in _____.
Answer Key:
1. Vellore
2. April 2000

III. Pick out odd one.

1. Which one of the following is not having leather factories?
a) Ranipet
b) Dharmapuri
c) Ambur
d) Vaniyambadi
Answer Key:
b) Dharmapuri

2. Which one of the following is not an industrial development agency?
a) TIDCO
b) SIDCO
c) MEPZ
d) SIPCOT
Answer Key:
c) MEPZ

IV. Match the following.

1	Entrepreneur	Export Processing Zone
2	MEPZ	Coimbatore
3	TANSI	Innovator
4	Manchester of south India	1965

Answer Key:

1	Entrepreneur	Innovator
2	MEPZ	Export Processing Zone
3	TANSI	1965
4	Manchester of south India	Coimbatore

V. Write short answers.

1. Why are wages low in the agricultural sector?
Answer Key:
1. There is declining marginal productivity of land.
2. So agriculture can absorb labour to a limited extent.
3. As more people rely on agriculture labour, the wages come down.

2. What is meant by an industrial cluster?
Answer Key:
1. Industrial clusters are groups of firms in a defined geographic area that share common markets, technologies and skill requirements.
2. The advantages of industrial clusters or districts were first observed by the famous economist Alfred Marshall in the 1920.

3. What are the routes for cluster formation?
Answer Key:
1. Certain cluster evolve over a long time, when artisans settle in one locality andevolve over centuries (Ex. Handloom Weaving Cluster)
2. When a large firm is established, a cluster of firms may energe to take care of its input and services requirement.
3. Governments may decide to encourage manufacturing using raw materials from a region. It may also lead to cluster formation.

4. Mention any three industrial development agencies in Tamil Nadu.
Answer Key:
1. SIPCOT - was formed in 1971 to promote industrial growth in the state by setting up industrial estates.
2. TIDCO - was formed in 1965 to promote industries in the state to establish industrial estates.
3. TANSI - was formed in 1965 as the first industrial corporation. It is a domain of small scale industries.

5. What are the problems of industrialization currently in Tamil Nadu?
Answer Key:
1. Some clusters are the reasons for pollution.
2. They include leather, textile and chemical industries.
3. Employment generation has declined due to advanced technology and global competition.
4. Due to appointment of temporary workers, the quality of employment has suffered.

6. What is Meant by Entrepreneur?
Answer Key:
1. Enterpreneur is an innovator of new ideas and business process.
2. Management skills, team building abilities and leadership qualities are required for an entrepreneur to manage a business.

7. What is Entrepreneurship?
Answer Key:
1. Entrepreneurship is a process of an action of an entrepreneur who undertakes to establish his enterprise.
2. It is also the ability to create and build something new.

VI. Write brief answers.

1. What are the important characteristics of successful industrial clusters?
Answer Key:
1. Geographical Proximity of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME’s).
2. Specialisation in sectors.
3. Close Inter - firm collaboration
4. Inter - firm competition based on innovation
5. Trust building Socio - Cultural Identity.
6. Work force with multi skills.
7. Active Self - help organizations.
8. Supportive regional and municipal governments.

2. Write in detail about the types of policies adopted by the Tamil Nadu government to industrialise.
Answer Key:

Types of Policies adopted by the Tamil Nadu government to industrialisation:
Education:
1. To supply skilled human resources to industries.
2. To promote literacy and basic arithmatic skills for workers.
3. A number of engineering colleges, polytechnics and Industrial training centres are established.

Infrastructure:
1. Industrialisation has spread to small villages on account of electricity.
2. Transport facilities are provided connecting small towns and villages.
3. Because of public and private transport, Rural - Urban connectivity has improved making marketing easy and profitable.

Promotion of Industries:
1. Efforts are made to promote more industrial sectors.
2. Specific sectors like, auto mobiles, auto components, bio technology and IT and Communication are promoted.
3. Several Industrial promotion agencies are established to provide support infra structure to large, medium and small industries.

3. Explain the role of Entrepreneur?
Answer Key:
1. Entrepreneurs play a most important role in the economic growth and development of a country’s economy.
2. They promote development of industries and help to remove regional disparities by industrialising rural and backward areas.
3. They help the country to increase the GDP and Per Capita Income.
4. They promote capital formation by mobilising the idle savings of the citizens and country’s export trade.
5. Entrepreneurs provide large-scale employment to artisans, technically qualified persons and professionals and try to maximise profits by innovations.
6. They enable the people to avail better quality goods at lower prices, which results in the improvement of their standard of living.

VII. Case studies.

1. Choose a cluster in Tamil Nadu based on online research and write a note on it.
Answer Key:
An example of a cluster in Tamil Nadu is given below. Students can do online research on their own and write details using this as a sample.

Example case study of a pulp and paper industry in Tamil Nadu.

Tamil Nadu Newprint and papers Limited (http:// www.tnpl.co.in/)

The company:
TNPL was formed by the Government of India in 1979 as a public limited company under the provisions of the companies Act of 1956. Objective: The primary objective of the company is to produce newsprint and printing and writing paper using bagasse, a sugarcane residue as the primary raw material.

Assistance:
The only paper will in India assisted by the World Bank.

Machinery:
The state of art machines were built in flexibility for manufacturing both newsprint and printing and writing papers in the same machine.

Capacity:
The latest upgraded capacity enhanced to 2,30,000 tpa in April 2003 through upgradation of the paper machines which is considered as the largest production capacity in India at a single location.

Marketing:
The products are being marketed throughout the country and also exported to 20 countries around the world.

Location:
The factory is situated at Kagithapuram in Kanir district in Tamil Nadu.

VIII. Activity and Projects.

1. Write a note on a cluster or a firm near your school/home based on your observations.
Answer Key:
Here is an sample of a cluster of firm observed in an area is given. This is to help students gain a basic idea about how to undertake this activity. Students can select their location, observe and write findings and do this activity.

Name of the Village:
Neikkarapatti, Salem

Industrial cluster:
Good quality and high production of Jaggery. The area in around almost all the houses, small or big make it a point to involve themselves in the production of Jaggery.

Type:
It is one of the prominent Cottage Industry in the area.

Reason:
Most of the farmers in the region cultivate sugarcane and own a jaggery making unit.

Labour:
It is a manual jaggery making traditional work, unmindful of the challenges.

Process:
The whole process takes about five hours with different names locally as Vellam and Mandai Vellam based on the shape of the mould.

IX. Life Skills.

1. Teacher and Students discuss about the entrepreneurs and their activities and Write an a essay in the topic of “If you are like a Entrepreneur”.
Answer Key:
Note: Students should imagine themselves as entrepreneurs and write an essay on the topic. This is sample essay given as a guideline for the students.

(A stationery shop – business)

       Entrepreneurs are business owners. If I am a entrepreneur, first of all, I should start my business in the line of my interest and in part with the demand of the locality and their needs. This would help me to earn profit from it.
       I prefer do my entrepreneurial task by staring it at a small level with less financial investment (approx. 10,000) from my uncle who is also an entrepreneur who supports and motivates me.
       I purchase my products for sale from the whole saler. The items I purchase are not perishable stationery items. It is easy for me to store it in my house itself. I get bulk orders from nearby shops. Sometimes, latest arrivals of designed erasers, pencil sharpeners will be a attractive one.
       As an entrepreneur, I am ready to face risk factors, price hike, less demand, poor quality, seasonal changes and so on. But, I enjoy my work as a businessman and earn profit that gives my career a spark to continue in the same line of business.