Question

Read the given passage carefully and answer the five questions that follow.
Cottage industry 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. 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 foodstuff, fabrics, mats, containers, tools, furniture, shoes and figurines of wood from the 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 and wood obtained locally from the forests.
Small scale manufacturing is distinguished from household industries by its production techniques and place of manufacture (a workshop outside the home/cottage of the producer). This type of manufacturing uses local raw materials, simple power-driven machines and semi skilled labour. It provides employment and raises local purchasing power. Therefore, countries like India, China, Indonesia and Brazil, etc. have developed labour intensive small-scale manufacturing in order to provide employment to their population.
Large scale manufacturing involves a large market, various raw materials, enormous energy, specialised workers, advanced technology, assembly line mass production and large capital. This kind of manufacturing developed in the last 200 years, in the United Kingdom, North eastern USA and Europe. Now it has diffused almost all over the world.
The small-scale manufacturing and the cottage manufacturing are distinguished on the basis of _______.
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
(1) raw materials
(2) quantity of production
(3) production techniques
(4) scale of profits

• A. Raw materials
• B. Quantity of production
• C. Production techniques
• D. Scale of profits
• A. It engages semi-skilled labour force.
• B. It provides employment and raises local purchasing power.
• C. The artisans produce goods in their homes with the help of their family members or part-time labour.
• D. It is labour-intensive manufacturing.
• A. Use of advanced technology
• B. Specialized workers
• C. Finished products may be for consumption in the same household
• D. Mass production
• A. Capital intensive
• B. Energy intensive
• C. Technology intensive
• D. Labor intensive
• A. Mat
• B. Shoes
• C. Car
• D. Basket

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Small-scale and cottage industries are mainly distinguished by their production techniques, with cottage industries using more traditional methods.
The correct option is (C): Production techniques

Answer 2

Small-scale manufacturing typically involves workshops or factories, unlike cottage industries, which involve home-based production.
The correct option is (C): The artisans produce goods in their homes with the help of their family members or part-time labour.

Answer 3

Cottage industries often produce goods for local consumption, including within the household itself.
The correct option is (C): Finished products may be for consumption in the same household

Answer 4

Large-scale manufacturing is generally not labor intensive, as it relies more on capital, technology, and energy.
The correct option is (D): Labor intensive

Answer 5

Cottage industries typically produce small goods like mats, shoes, and baskets, but not large manufactured goods like cars.
The correct option is (C): Car