Q.Which of the following is generally NOT considered a characteristic of a small-scale industry?
(A) Owner-management
(B) Labour-intensive production
(C) Nationwide or global market reach for the great majority of units
(D) Flexibility in changing product line or process

Small-scale units typically sell in a local/regional market rather than nationwide or globally, unlike large-scale industry.

Check each option against the standard list of SSI characteristics; option (C) describes large-scale industry's typical reach, not SSI's.

Small-scale industry is typically characterised by owner-management, labour-intensive (rather than capital-intensive) production, use of local resources, a largely local/regional market, organisational flexibility, and a simple/flat organisation structure.

Option-by-option analysis:

• (A) Incorrect as an answer to "NOT a characteristic" — owner-management genuinely IS a standard SSI characteristic.
• (B) Incorrect as an answer — labour-intensive production genuinely IS a standard SSI characteristic.
• (C) Correct as the answer — a nationwide/global market for the great majority of units is a feature of LARGE-scale industry, not small-scale industry, which typically serves a local or regional market.
• (D) Incorrect as an answer — flexibility genuinely IS a standard SSI characteristic.

Don't confuse "some SSI units now export via e-commerce" (a genuine recent trend) with the GENERAL characteristic examined here, which is about the typical/majority pattern, not the exception.