Secondary Economic Activities — Prelims Questions

Consider the following statements about industrial location factors: 1. Weber's theory considers only transport costs and labor costs as location factors 2. Agglomeration economies always lead to industrial concentration in urban areas 3. Government policies have become less important in industrial location decisions post-liberalization 4. Environmental regulations now significantly influence industrial location in India Which of the statements given above are correct?

Which of the following best explains why the Mumbai-Pune industrial belt became India's most diversified industrial region?

The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme primarily aims to:

Consider the following pairs: Industrial Region - Primary Specialization 1. Hooghly Belt - Jute and Engineering 2. Bangalore-Chennai Corridor - Information Technology and Biotechnology 3. Ahmedabad-Vadodara Belt - Textiles and Chemicals 4. Delhi-NCR - Heavy Industries and Steel How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

Which of the following factors has become increasingly important for high-tech manufacturing industries in the post-liberalization era?