Civil Engineering Drawing Multiple Choice Questions on “Industrial Planning”.
1. Which is not a human factor of industrial location?
a) Infrastructure
b) Capital
c) Labour
d) Market
Answer: a
Clarification: Human Factors: Capital, labour, policies, market, technology, transportation, communication, etc.
2. Industrial estates may be located outside the towns.
a) True
b) False
Answer: a
Clarification: To prevent the haphazard growth of an industry, industrial estates should be well planned. Industrial states should be so located that they do not encourage concentration of population in large urban centres.
3. The site for an industrial estate should be close to perennial water supply.
a) True
b) False
Answer: a
Clarification: The site for an industrial estate should be close to perennial water supply for the proper supply of water in the industry, should be within reasonable distance from the source of electric power, should be close to the railway station and should permit easy drainage.
4. The minimum size of work shed may be of 20 sq. m and the maximum size of 250 sq. m.
a) True
b) False
Answer: b
Clarification: The minimum size of work shed may be of 60 sq m and the maximum size of 600 sq m. Considering the functional requirements of industries, number of different size of sheds should be limited, sheds of 10 m and 13 m span may be adopted in most cases.