Q 1 – The Steel plant located in the coastal area is at :
(a) Masulipatnam
(b) Vishakhapatnam
(c) Nagapatnam
(d) Thiruvanthapuram
(b) Vishakhapatnam
Q 2 – The economic strength of a country is measured by the development of which of the following?
(a) Agriculture
(b) Infrastructural facilities
(c) Manufacturing industries
(d) Export trade
(c) Manufacturing industries
Q 3 – Which one of the following agencies markets steel for the public sector plants?
(a) HAIL
(b) SAIL
(c) Tata Steel
(d) MNCC.
(b) SAIL
Q 4 – Which of the following developments usually follows industrial activity?
(a) Agriculture
(b) Urbanisation
(c) Electrification
(d) Mining
(b) Urbanisation
Q 5 – In which one of the following states is 60 per cent of India’s steel units located?
(a) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
(b) Uttarakhand and Bihar
(b) Punjab and Haryana
(d) Jharkhand and Odisha.
(d) Jharkhand and Odisha
Q 6 – How can industrialisation assist in bringing in foreign exchange?
(a) Modernisation of agriculture
(b) Removing dependence on agriculture by providing alternative employment
(c) Export of manufactured goods
(d) Import of manufactured goods
(c) Export of manufactured goods
Q 7 – Which of the following industries uses bauxite as a raw material?
(a) Aluminium
(b) Cement
(c) Jute
(d) Steel.
(a) Aluminium
Q 8 – Oil India Limited (OIL) belongs to which of the following types of industries?
(a) Public sector
(b) Private sector
(c) Joint sector
(d) Cooperative sector
(c) Joint sector
Q 9 – Which one of the following industries manufactures telephones, computers, etc.?
(a) Steel
(b) Aluminium
(c) Electronic
(d) Information Technology.
Q 69 –The ‘slash and burn agriculture is known in Mexico as:
(a) Milpa
(b) Contact
(c) Roca
(d) Masoli
(c) Electronic
Q 10 – Which of the following is the effect of liberalisation and foreign direct investment on the iron and steel industry of India?
(a) Lower productivity of labour
(b) High costs and limited availability of coking coal
(c) Irregular supply of energy
(d) Boost to the industry
(d) Boost to the industry
Q 11 – Which one of the following industries generates the largest amount of employment?
(a) Cotton Industry
(b) Jute Industry
(c) Silk Industry
(d) Textile Industry.
(d) Textile Industry
Q 12 – On the basis of the character of raw material and finished product, the iron and steel industry belongs to which category?
(a) Heavy industry
(b) Medium industry
(c) Light industry
(d) Perishable goods industry
(a) Heavy industry
Q 13 – Limestone is the basic raw material for which one of the following industries?
(a) Iron and steel industry
(b) Fertilizer industry
(c) Cement industry
(d) Automobile industry
(c) Cement industry
Q 14 – Which of the following inorganic chemicals is used for the making of glass, soaps, detergents and paper?
(a) Soda ash
(b) Sulphuric acid
(c) Nitric acid
(d) Alkalies
(a) Soda ash
Q 15 – Which one of the following cities has emerged as the ‘electronic capital of India?
(a) Delhi
(b) Kolkata
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Hyderabad
(c) Bengaluru
Q 16 – Which of the following industries belongs to the category of heavy industries?
(a) Watches
(b) Shipbuilding
(c) Electric bulbs
(d) Knitting needles
(b) Shipbuilding
Q 17 – On what basis is the industrial sector classified into public and private sectors?
(a) Employment conditions
(b) The nature of the economic activity
(c) Ownership of enterprises
(d) Number of workers employed in the enterprise.
(c) Ownership of enterprises
Q 18 – Which of the following is not an inorganic chemical?
(a) Sulphuric acid
(b) Petrochemicals
(c) Nitric acid
(d) Alkalies
(b) Petrochemicals
Q 19 – Which one of the following public sector plants is located in Chhattisgarh?
(a) Bokaro Steel Plant
(b) Bhilai Steel Plant
(c) Durgapur Steel Plant
(d) Rourkela Steel Plant
(b) Bhilai Steel Plant
Q 20 – Which one of the following is not true regarding the Iron and Steel industry in India?
(a) India is the largest producer of sponge iron.
(b) Most of the public sector undertakings market their steel through the Steel Authority of India.
(c) Chhotanagpur Plateau region has the maximum concentration of iron and steel industries.
(d) As a leading iron and steel producing country, India does not need to import steel from other countries.
(d) As a leading iron and steel producing country, India does not need to import steel from other countries
Q 21 – In what ratio are iron ore, coking coal and limestone required to make steel?
(a) 4 : 2 : 1
(b) 4 : 1 : 2
(c) 4 : 3 : 1
(d) 4 : 3 : 2
(a) 4 : 2 : 1
Q 22 – Which one of the following factors has once again opened the opportunity for jute product?
(a) Increasing concern for the use of biodegradable materials
(b) Increasing productivity
(c) Enhancing the yield per hectare
(d) Improving quality
(a) Increasing concern for the use of biodegradable materials
Q 23 – Which one of the following groups of factors is a prime group for the location of the aluminium smelting plant?
(a) Capital and market
(b) Raw material and electricity
(c) Labour and raw material
(d) Capital and transport
(b) Raw material and electricity
Q 24 – Which one of the following steel plants is located in Chhattisgarh?
(a) Bokaro
(b) Durgapur
(c) Bhilai
(d) Rourkela
(c) Bhilai
Q 25 – Which one of the following is not true regarding the National Jute Policy of 2005?
(a) Creating awareness about the use of biodegradable materials
(b) Ensuring good prices to the jute farmers
(c) Increasing productivity
(d) Improving the quality of jute
(a) Creating awareness about the use of biodegradable materials
Q 26 – Small scale and large scale industries are classified on which basis?
(a) Capital investment
(b) Ownership
(c) Main role
(d) Source of raw materials
(a) Capital investment
Q 27 – What is the per capita consumption of steel per annum in India?
(a) 28 kg
(b) 30 kg
(c) 32 kg
(d) 34 kg
(c) 32 kg
Q 28 – When and where was the first successful textile mill established in India?
(a) In Ahmedabad in 1858
(b) In Chennai in 1954
(c) In Kolkata in 1816
(d) In Mumbai in 1854
(d) In Mumbai in 1854
Q 29 – Which of the following factors are not necessary to set up an iron and steel plant?
(a) Proximity to iron-ore mines
(b) Availability of coking coal
(c) Good resources of limestone and manganese
(d) Nearness to a water body to discharge wastes
(d) Nearness to a water body to discharge wastes
Q 30 – Sixty per cent of sugar mills are concentrated in which of the following states?
(a) Punjab and Haryana
(b) Maharashtra and Gujarat
(c) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
(d) West Bengal and Orissa
(c) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
Q 31 – Air pollution is caused by
(a) Organic and inorganic industrial effluents discharged into rivers.
(b) Presence of a high proportion of sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide and air-borne particulate materials.
(c) Unwanted sounds from industries, generators, saws and pneumatic and electric drills.
(d) Overdrawing of groundwater.
(b) Presence of high proportion of sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide and air-borne particulate materials.
Q 32 – Which of the following industries is the largest consumer of chemicals?
(a) Fertilisers
(b) Textiles
(c) Chemicals
(d) Paper
(c) Chemicals
Q 33 – Most of the integrated steel plants in India are located in
(a) Malwa Plateau
(b) Bundelkhand Plateau
(c) Meghalaya Plateau
(d) Chotanagpur Plateau
(d) Chotanagpur Plateau
Q 34 – The leading centre of the woollen textile industry in Punjab
(a) Kanpur
(b) Ludhiana
(c) Murshidabad
(d) Panipat
(d) Panipat
Q 35 – Which are the two prime factors for the location of the aluminium industry?
(a) Market and labour
(b) Transport network and water supply
(c) Cheap and regular supply of electricity and bauxite
(d) None of the above
(c) Cheap and regular supply of electricity and bauxite
Q 36 – The first cement plant was set up in India in 1904 in
(a) Jamshedpur
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Nagpur
(d) Chennai
Q 69 –The ‘slash and burn agriculture is known in Mexico as:
(a) Milpa
(b) Contact
(c) Roca
(d) Masoli
Q 69 –The ‘slash and burn agriculture is known in Mexico as:
(a) Milpa
(b) Contact
(c) Roca
(d) Masoli
(d) Chennai
Q 37 – TISCO is
(a) Joint Sector Industry
(b) Private Sector Industry
(c) Co-operative Sector Industry
(d) Public Sector Industry
(b) Private Sector Industry
Q 38 – Which one of the following countries has the largest installed capacity of spindles in the world?
(a) India
(b) China
(c) USA
(d) Britain
(b) China
Q 39 – The processing of raw material into more valuable products falls under the category of
(a) Secondary activities
(b) Tertiary activities
(c) Primary activities
(d) None of the above
(a) Secondary activities
Q 40 – Which one of the following cities is known as the electronic capital of India?
(a) Srinagar
(b) Noida
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Pune
(c) Bengaluru
Q 41 – Which of the following statements regarding manufacturing is not true?
(a) Manufacturing helps in modernising agriculture.
(b) Development of manufacturing industries is a precondition for eradication of unemployment and poverty.
(c) Export of manufactured goods expands trade and commerce and brings in much needed foreign exchange.
(d) Manufacturing puts the country into a debt trap.
(d) Manufacturing puts the country into a debt trap.
Q 42 – The first successful textile mill was established in:
(a) Delhi
(b) Vishakhapatnam
(c) Chennai
(d) Mumbai (Bombay)
(d) Mumbai (Bombay)
Q 43 – Match the following
| Column A | Column B |
| (i) Software technology park | a. Bhadravati |
| (ii) Iron and steel plant | b. Amritsar |
| (iii) Cotton textile industry | c. Murshidabad |
| (iv) Silk textile industry | d. Bengaluru |
| (v) Woollen textile industry | e. Shahjahanpur |
| Column A | Column B |
| (i) Software technology park | d. Bengaluru |
| (ii) Iron and steel plant | a. Bhadravati |
| (iii) Cotton textile industry | e. Shahjahanpur |
| (iv) Silk textile industry | c. Murshidabad |
| (v) Woollen textile industry | b. Amritsar |
Q 44 – Which one of the following air services provides services to the Oil and Natural Gas Commission in its off-shore operations?
(a) Indian Airlines
(b) Air India
(c) Pawan Hans Helicopters LTD
(d) Alliance
(c) Pawan Hans Helicopters LTD
Q 45 – Industries that use minerals as raw material are called
(a) Agro-based industries
(b) Forest-based industries
(c) Basic industries
(d) Mineral-based industries
(d) Mineral-based industries
Q 46 – What is the correct meaning of agglomeration economies?
(a) Many industries set up in rural centres
(b) Industries are basically agro-based.
(c) Many industries tend to come together to make use of the advantages offered by the urban centres
(d) Industries set up to produce raw material for the secondary sector.
(c) Many industries tend to come together to make use of the advantages offered by the urban centres
Q 47 – Which country is the major importer of Indian yarn?
(a) Indonesia
(b) Bhutan
(c) Japan
(d) Spain
(c) Japan
Q 48 – Which of the following industries has been a major foreign exchange earner in the last few years?
(a) Electronics Industry
(b) Information Technology Industry
(c) Engineering Industry
(d) Tourism Industry
(b) Information Technology Industry.
Q 49 – Which of the following statements is not correct regarding the spinning sector in India?
(a) Spinning mills are mostly located in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.
(b) India has world-class production in spinning.
(c) Our spinning mills are capable of using all the fibres we produce.
(d) Most of the yam we produce is used by our local weavers.
(d) Most of the yam we produce is used by our local weavers.
Q 50 – Which of the following is an electronics industry?
(a) HMT, Bengaluru
(b) TISCO, Jamshedpur
(c) BHEL, Hyderabad
(d) BALCO, Korba
(c) BHEL, Hyderabad