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India's Industries

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Q26. The first fertilizer plant in the public sector was established in India at-

  1. AIn Nangal
  2. BIn Trombay
  3. Cin Sindri
  4. Din Alwaye
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Answer: C) in Sindri

Q27. The first successful paper factory in India was set up in 1879 at which of the following places?

  1. ATrunkwar
  2. BBallygunge
  3. CLucknow
  4. DSerampore
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Answer: C) Lucknow

Q28. Most of the paper factories in India are located in the state of West Bengal because of-

  1. AAdequate availability of raw materials
  2. BKolkata's large population provides access to the country's largest paper market
  3. CProcurement of coal as a source of power from Raniganj and Jharia
  4. Dall of the above
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Answer: D) all of the above

Q29. The most important industry located in Nepanagar is-

  1. Amachine tools
  2. Bcement
  3. CSugar
  4. Dnewsprint
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Answer: D) newsprint

Q30. Where is the heavy machinery plant located?

  1. Aeyelashes
  2. BDhanbad
  3. CJamshedpur
  4. DRanchi
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Answer: D) Ranchi

Q31. Barauni is famous for which of the following industries?

  1. Aoil refining industry
  2. Bleather industry
  3. Ciron and steel industry
  4. Dpaper industry
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Answer: A) oil refining industry

Q32. Where is the Diesel Locomotive Factory located?

  1. AChittaranjan
  2. BPerambur
  3. CVaranasi
  4. DKapurthala
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Answer: C) Varanasi

Q33. What is Kanpur famous for?

  1. Acoal mine
  2. Bleather industry
  3. Csugar industry
  4. Diron and steel industry
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Answer: B) leather industry

Q34. What is Pimpri in Maharashtra famous for?

  1. Afor watch making
  2. BFor the paper industry
  3. CFor the cement industry
  4. DFor the antibiotic industry
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Answer: D) For the antibiotic industry

Q35. Where is the country's leading motor manufacturing company Maruti Udyog Limited located?

  1. AChennai
  2. BGurgaon
  3. CKolkata
  4. DPune
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Answer: B) Gurgaon

Q36. Where is the country's leading jeep manufacturing company Mahindra & Mahindra Company Limited located?

  1. AJamshedpur
  2. BGurgaon
  3. CPune
  4. DChennai
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Answer: C) Pune

Q37. The most important small scale industry in India is-

  1. Aelectronics industry
  2. Bhandloom industry
  3. Csugar industry
  4. Dengineering industry
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Answer: B) handloom industry

Q38. Which city of India is called the 'Capital of Electronics Industry'?

  1. AChennai
  2. BBangalore
  3. CKanpur
  4. DCoimbatore
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Answer: B) Bangalore

Q39. Which of the following industries employs the largest number of women?

  1. Atea industry
  2. Bjute industry
  3. Cclothing industry
  4. Drubber industry
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Answer: A) tea industry

Q40. Which of the following refineries is located near the mineral oil field?

  1. AVisakhapatnam
  2. BNoonmati
  3. Ceyelashes
  4. DMathura
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Answer: B) Noonmati

Q41. Baroni Refinery has been established with the cooperation of which country?

  1. AGermany
  2. BEngland
  3. CFrance
  4. Dformer Soviet Union
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Answer: D) former Soviet Union

Q42. Which of the following places are famous for paper industry? 1. Yamuna Nagar 2. Guwahati 3. Shahabad 4. Ballarpur Select the correct answer from the code given below -

  1. A1, 2 and 3
  2. B1, 2 and 4
  3. C1, 3 and 4
  4. D2, 3 and 4
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Answer: B) 1, 2 and 4

Q43. What is Pithampur in Madhya Pradesh known for?

  1. Apaper
  2. Baluminium
  3. Cautomobile
  4. DJute
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Answer: C) automobile

Q44. Which of the following states has ideal conditions for petrochemical industry?

  1. AGujarat
  2. BMaharashtra
  3. CTamil Nadu
  4. DUttar Pradesh
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Answer: A) Gujarat

Q45. Which one of the following centres is not known for iron and steel industry?

  1. ARenukoot
  2. BSalem
  3. CVisakhapatnam
  4. DBhadravati
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Answer: A) Renukoot

Q46. Oil refineries in India are often located near major ports because -

  1. AOil fields are mostly located near the coast.
  2. BThere is dependence on imported raw materials
  3. CRefined products are easily linked to the market
  4. DTechnical capability is accessible
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Answer: B) There is dependence on imported raw materials

Q47. At which place in India did George Auckland first establish a jute mill in 1855?

  1. AIn Risra
  2. Bin Budge Budge
  3. CIn Titagarh
  4. DIn Shivpur
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Answer: A) In Risra

Q48. The partition of the country resulted in the decline of the jute industry because-

  1. AMany jute mills had moved to Bangladesh.
  2. BThere was a shortage of capital in India.
  3. CThe flawed policy of the British had an impact on
  4. DSkilled labour and much of the jute production area went to present-day Bangladesh.
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Answer: D) Skilled labour and much of the jute production area went to present-day Bangladesh.

Q49. Electric locomotives are manufactured in-

  1. Ain Jamshedpur
  2. Bin Varanasi
  3. Cin Chittaranjan
  4. DIn Gorakhpur
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Answer: C) in Chittaranjan

Q50. The first sugar mill was established in Bihar in -

  1. AIn Marhowra
  2. BIn Bettiah
  3. Cin Motihari
  4. Din Patna
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Answer: A) In Marhowra

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