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MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

Total questions: 154

Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one of the following industries uses limestone as a raw material?

a)

Aluminum

b)

Cement

c)

Sugar

d)

Jute

2.

Which one of the following agencies markets steel for the public sector plants?

a)

HAIL

b)

SAIL

c)

Tata Steel

d)

MNCC

3.

Which one of the following industries uses bauxite as a raw material?

a)

Aluminum

b)

Cement

c)

Jute

d)

Steel

4.

Which one of the following cites has emerged as a ' electronic capital of India'?

a)

Delhi

b)

Kolkata

c)

Bengaluru

d)

Hyderabad

5.

Which of the following industries is not a heavy industry.

a)

Cotton textile

b)

Cement

c)

Iron and Steel

d)

Ship building

6.

Which one of the following factors plays the most important role in the location of an industry in a particular region?

a)

Raw material

b)

Market

c)

Least production cost

d)

Transport

7.

Which one of the following industries manufactures telephones, computers etc.

a)

Cement

b)

Iron and steel

c)

Electronic

d)

Chemical

8.

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

9.

Oil India Limited (OIL) belongs to which type of industry?

a)

Joint sector

b)

Public sector

c)

Cooperative

d)

Private sector

10.

Where was the first successful textile mill established in India?

a)

Bengal

b)

Bengaluru

c)

Mumbai

d)

Ahmedabad

11.

Many industries tend to come together to make use of the advantages offered by the urban centres. This is known as.............................

a)

Agglomeration economics

b)

Coming together

c)

Holding together

d)

Joint sector if economics

12.

In which sector are the manufacturing industries placed?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

None of these

13.

To which sector does the textile industry belong to?

a)

Agro-based

b)

Mineral based

c)

Chemical based

d)

None of these

14.

Identify the objective behind the formulation of National Jute Policy, 2005.

a)

Increasing productivity

b)

Improving quality and ensuring good prices

c)

Enhance the yield per hectare

d)

All the above

15.

Which industry has been a major foreign exchange earner in the last few years?

a)

Automobile

b)

Textile

c)

Iron and Steel

d)

Information Technology

16.

Why is there a tendency for Sugar mills to concentrate in the southern and western states of India?

a)

Higher sucrose content and yield greater quantity

b)

Cooler climate

c)

Cooperative are more successful in these reason

d)

All of these

17.

Identify the main problems faced by the textile industry.

a)

Erratic power supply

b)

Old and obsolete machinery

c)

Stiff competition from the synthetic fibre industry

d)

All of these

18.

The process of converting raw materials into finished goods that are produced on a large scale called :

a)

Information technology

b)

Electronic industry

c)

Manufacturing

d)

Factory

19.

Classification of industry based on source of raw material :

a)

Agro Based

b)

Mineral based

c)

Both Agro and mineral based

d)

None of these

20.

What steps have been taken by NTPC towards environment protection?

a)

Adopting latest technique

b)

Minimising waste management by maximising ash utilisation

c)

Afforestation and green belt

d)

All of these

21.

The processing of raw material into more valuable products falls under the category of

a)

Primary Industry

b)

Secondary Industry

c)

Tertiary Industry

d)

None of these

22.

Where was the First Jute Mill set up in India ?

a)

Madras

b)

Bombay

c)

Calcutta

d)

Delhi

23.

Which one of the following agencies, markets steel for the public sector plants?

a)

GAIL

b)

SAIL

c)

TATA STEEL

d)

MNCC

24.

Which one of the following industries uses limestone as a raw material?

a)

Aluminium

b)

Cement

c)

Steel

d)

Jute

25.

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.

26.

Where was the First Cement Plant dey up in India ?

a)

Madras

b)

Bombay

c)

Calcutta

d)

Delhi

27.

Which country is the major importer of Indian yarn?

a)

Indonesia

b)

Bhutan

c)

Japan

d)

Iran

28.

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

29.

Which one of the following factors plays the most important role in the location of an industry in a particular region?

a)

Raw Material

b)

Market

c)

Least production cost

d)

Transportation

30.

Which of the following industries is not a heavy industry ?

a)

Cotton Textile

b)

Cement

c)

Iron and Steel

d)

Ship Buiding

31.

In which state Jamshedpur Iron and Steel industry situated?

a)

West Bengal

b)

Jharkhand

c)

Odisha

d)

Bihar

32.

A city also refer as Silicon City

a)

Mumbai

b)

Jaipur

c)

Bangaluru

d)

Hyderabad

33.

The processing of raw material into more valuable products falls under the category of

a)

Primary Industry

b)

Secondary Industry

c)

Tertiary Industry

d)

None of these

34.

Where was the First Jute Mill set up in India ?

a)

Madras

b)

Bombay

c)

Calcutta

d)

Delhi

35.

Which one of the following agencies, markets steel for the public sector plants?

a)

GAIL

b)

SAIL

c)

TATA STEEL

d)

MNCC

36.

Which one of the following industries uses limestone as a raw material?

a)

Aluminium

b)

Cement

c)

Steel

d)

Jute

37.

Which country is the major importer of Indian yarn?

a)

Indonesia

b)

Bhutan

c)

Japan

d)

Iran

38.

Which one of the following factors plays the most important role in the location of an industry in a particular region?

a)

Raw Material

b)

Market

c)

Least production cost

d)

Transportation

39.

Which one of the following industries uses bauxite as a raw material?

a)

(a) Aluminium

b)

(b) Cement

c)

(c) Jute

d)

(d) Steel

40.

Which two states are more famous for their cotton textile industry?

a)

(a) Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab

b)

(b) Maharashtra and Gujarat

c)

(c) Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

d)

(d) Assam and West Bengal

41.

The sugar industry is well suited to the ___________.

a)

cooperative sector

b)

Joint Sector

c)

Private sector

d)

Public sector

42.

__________ is the world’s most important natural fibre.

a)

(a) cotton

b)

(b) jute

c)

(c) silk

d)

(d) woolen

43.

Where was the First Cement Plant set up in India ?

a)

Madras

b)

Bombay

c)

Calcutta

d)

Delhi

44.

The industries which has the maximum women employees?

a)

(a) IT

b)

(b) Sugar

c)

(c) Iron and Steel

d)

(d) Textile

45.

The processing of raw material into more valuable products falls under the category of

a)

Primary Industry

b)

Secondary Industry

c)

Tertiary Industry

d)

None of these

46.

Where was the First Jute Mill set up in India ?

a)

Madras

b)

Bombay

c)

Calcutta

d)

Delhi

47.

Which one of the following agencies, markets steel for the public sector plants?

a)

GAIL

b)

SAIL

c)

TATA STEEL

d)

MNCC

48.

Which one of the following industries uses limestone as a raw material?

a)

Aluminium

b)

Cement

c)

Steel

d)

Jute

49.

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.

50.

Where was the First Cement Plant dey up in India ?

a)

Madras

b)

Bombay

c)

Calcutta

d)

Delhi

51.

Which country is the major importer of Indian yarn?

a)

Indonesia

b)

Bhutan

c)

Japan

d)

Iran

52.

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

53.

Which one of the following factors plays the most important role in the location of an industry in a particular region?

a)

Raw Material

b)

Market

c)

Least production cost

d)

Transportation

54.

Which of the following industries is not a heavy industry ?

a)

Cotton Textile

b)

Cement

c)

Iron and Steel

d)

Ship Buiding

55.

Production of goods in large quantities after processing from raw materials to more valuable products is called _______

a)

Production

b)

Industries

c)

Manufacturing

d)

Agriculture

56.

The economic strength of a country is measured by the development of -----------

a)

primary sector

b)

manufacturing industries

c)

service sector

d)

tourism

57.

Expand : NMCC

a)

National and Multinational companies and Corporations

b)

The National Minimum Competitiveness Council

c)

The National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council

d)

The National Manufacturing Council of the Country

58.

Industries use the advantages offered by the urban centres known as ------

a)

Agglomeration economies

b)

Special Economic Zone

c)

SIPCOT

d)

SIDCO

59.

One of the following is the agro based industries

a)

Petrochemicals

b)

Sugar industries

c)

BHEL

d)

SAIL

60.

------ industries produce goods for direct use by consumers

a)

Basic

b)

Heavy

c)

Light

d)

Consumer

61.

At present the maximum investment allowed is rupees ______ crore/s.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

62.

BHEL is the example of ------ industries

a)

Public sector

b)

Private sector

c)

Joint sector

d)

Cooperative sector

63.

TISCO is the example of _____ industries

a)

Private sector

b)

Public sector

c)

Joint sector

d)

Cooperative sector

64.

One of the following is the Joint sector industry

a)

SAIL

b)

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

c)

Oil India Ltd.

d)

Amul

65.

--------- industries are owned and operated by the producers or suppliers of raw materials, workers or both.

a)

Private sector

b)

Public sector

c)

Joint sector

d)

Cooperative sector

66.

Based on the bulk and weight of raw material and finished goods, industries are classified into ------ and ------

a)

Large and small scale industries

b)

Heavy and light industries

c)

Key and consumers industries

d)

Agro and mineral based industries

67.

The first textile mill was established in -------

a)

Mumbai

b)

Surat

c)

Ahmedabad

d)

Rishra

68.

In the early years, the cotton textile industry was concentrated in the cotton growing belt of Maharashtra and -------

a)

West Bengal

b)

Gujarat

c)

Madhya Pradesh

d)

Karnataka

69.

---------- provides large scale employment to weavers in their homes as a cottage industry

a)

Mill sector

b)

Power looms

c)

Handspun Khadi

d)

Others

70.

In jute production ---- ranks first

a)

Bangladesh

b)

India

c)

Japan

d)

Mumbai

71.

Most of the jute industries are located on the banks of the ------- river

a)

Ganga

b)

Brahmaputra

c)

Hugli

d)

Damodar

72.

The iron and steel industry is the ----- industry

a)

basic

b)

consumer

c)

private sector

d)

public sector

73.

Iron ore, coking coal and lime stone are required in the ratio of --------

a)

2 : 4 : 1

b)

4 : 2 : 1

c)

2 : 2 : 1

d)

1 : 2 : 1

74.

Expand : SAIL

a)

Sail Authority of India Ltd

b)

Service Authority of India Ltd

c)

Steel Authority of India Limited

75.

What of a country is measured by the development of manufacturing industries.

a)

Economic Delevopment

b)

Economic Activity

c)

Economic Strength

d)

All of the Above

76.

What is the importance of manufacturing?

a)

Industrial Development is necesary for the eradication of Poverty.

b)

Doesn't remove regional division.

c)

Agriculture is not affected.

d)

Brings much needed foreign exchange.

77.

NMCC is abbreviated for:-

a)

The National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council.

b)

Nation Manufacture Competitive Cancel

c)

The Notion Mock Captive Counsil

d)

No Matters Can Change

78.

After which century, power-looms came into use.

a)

12th

b)

14th

c)

7th

d)

18th

79.

The first successful textile mill was established in Mumbai in which year.

a)

1853

b)

1857

c)

1858

d)

1854

80.

Madurai is in which state?

a)

Assam

b)

Tamil Nadu

c)

Rajasthan

d)

Jammu and Kashmir

81.

What is Kolar?

a)

Jute Textile

b)

Silk Textile

c)

Cotton Textile

d)

Wollen Textile

82.

Iron ore, coking coal and lime stone are required in the ratio of approximately

a)

3:4:5

b)

4:2:1

c)

7:7:7

d)

2:2:3

83.

Full form of STPI

a)

Statue of Transport Plant Industry

b)

Software Technology Parks of India

c)

Signature To Park of India

d)

Software Technology Parks in India

84.

Which pollution adversely affects human health, animals, plants, buildings and the atmosphere as a whole?

a)

Water

b)

Thermal

c)

Air

d)

Noise

85.

Every litre of waste water discharged by our industry pollutes how many times the quantity of freshwater.

a)

7

b)

8

c)

8.7

d)

9

86.

NTPC has which certification for what 14001?

a)

ISO; Environment Manage System

b)

IPO; Environment Merge System

c)

ISO; Environment Management System

d)

ISO: Energy Management System

87.

Which industry had experienced a quantum jump in less than 15 years.

a)

Automobile

b)

IT

c)

Fertiliser

d)

Chemical

88.

Which is the second most important metallurgical industry in India.

a)

Miniral Based Industries

b)

Iron and Steel Industry

c)

Cement Industry

d)

Aluminium Smelting

89.

Which industry comprises both large and small scale manufacturing units.

a)

Cement Industry

b)

Fertiliser Industry

c)

Chemical Industry

d)

Iron and Steel Industry

90.

Which industry requires bulky and heavy raw materials.

a)

Iron and Steel

b)

Cement

c)

Fertiliser

d)

Chemical

91.

Full Form of BPO

a)

Business Processes Outsourcing

b)

Busness Processing Output

c)

Business Processing Output

d)

Busness Processing Output

92.

Which industry is located around Delhi, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Indore, Hyderabad, Jamshedpur and Bengaluru.

a)

Cement

b)

Automobile

c)

Jute

d)

Aluminium Smelting

93.

What is resulting in degradation of environment in India?

a)

PPM

b)

Increasing pollution

c)

Water Wastage

d)

Cutting Trees

94.

Which industry is known as Basic and Heavy industry?

a)

Cement

b)

Automobile

c)

Iron and Steel

d)

Cotton

95.

Which one of the following agencies markets steel for the public sector plants?

a)

Honeywell Automation India Limited

b)

Malaysian National Computer Confederation.

c)

Steel Authority of India Limited

d)

TATA Steel

96.

Which one of the following has been major source of foreign exchange for IT industry?

a)

(a) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)

b)

Oil India Limited (OIL)

c)

Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)

d)

Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)

97.

what ratio are iron ore, coking coal and limestone required to make steel?

a)

4 : 2 : 1

b)

4 : 1 : 2

c)

2 : 4 : 1

d)

2 : 1 : 4

98.

Which one of the following groups of factors is a prime group for the location of aluminium smelting plant?

a)

Capital and market

b)

Raw material and electricity

c)

Labour and raw material

d)

ital and transport

99.

Which one of the following is not true regarding the National Jute Policy of 2005?

a)

(a) Creating awareness about the use of biodegradable materials

b)

(b) Ensuring good prices to the jute farmers

c)

(c) Increasing productivity

d)

(d) Improving quality of jute

e)

All the above

100.

What is per capita consumption of steel per annum in India?

a)

(a) 28 kg

b)

(b) 30 kg

c)

(c) 32 kg

d)

(d) 34 kg

101.

Most of the integrated steel plants in India are located in

a)

(a) Malwa Plateau

b)

(b) Bundelkhand Plateau

c)

(c) Meghalaya Plateau

d)

(d) Chotanagpur Plateau

102.

Which are the two prime factors for the location of aluminium industry?

a)

(a) Market and labour

b)

(b) Transport network and water supply

c)

(c) Cheap and regular supply of electricity and bauxite

d)

(d) None of the above

103.

The first cement plant was set up in India in 1904 in

a)

(a) Jamshedpur

b)

(b) Hyderabad

c)

(c) Nagpur

d)

(d) Chennai

104.

The first cement plant was set up in India in 1904 in

a)

(a) Jamshedpur

b)

(b) Hyderabad

c)

(c) Nagpur

d)

(d) Chennai

105.

Which one of the following groups of states have the largest number of cotton textile centres?

a)

(a) Gujarat and Maharashtra

b)

(b) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

c)

(c) Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh

d)

(d) Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat

106.

Which one of the following countries has the largest installed capacity of spindles in the world?

a)

(a) India

b)

(b) China

c)

(c) USA

d)

(d) Britain

107.

Which one of the following cities is known as electronic capital of India ?

a)

(a) Srinagar

b)

(b) Noida

c)

(c) Bengaluru

d)

(d) Pune

108.

Manufacturing Industries are placed in:

a)

(a) Primary sector

b)

(b) Secondary sector

c)

(c) Tertiary sector

d)

(d) Service sector

109.

Which one of the following air services provides services to Oil and Natural Gas Commission in its off-shore operations?

a)

(a) Indian Airlines

b)

(b) Air India

c)

(c) Pawan hans Helicopters LTD

d)

(d) Alliance

110.

What is the correct meaning of agglomeration economies?

a)

(a) Many industries set up in rural centres

b)

(b) Industries are basically agro-based.

c)

(c) Many industries tend to come together to make use of the advantages offered by the urban centres

d)

(d) Industries set up produce raw material for secondary sector.

111.

Which one of the following factors plays the most important role in the location of an industry in a particular region?

a)

Raw material

b)

Market

c)

Least production cost

d)

Transport

112.

Which of the following industries is not a heavy industriy.

a)

(a) Cotton textile

b)

(b) Cement

c)

(c) Iron and Steel

d)

(d) Ship building

113.

Which one of the following industries manufactures telephones, computer, etc.?

a)

(a) Cement

b)

(b) Iron and Steel

c)

(c) Electronic

d)

(d) Chemical

114.

Which of the following statements regarding manufacturing is not true?

a)

a) Manufacturing helps in modernising agriculture.

b)

(b) Development of manufacturing industries is a preconditi(on for eradication of unemployment and poverty.

c)

(c) Export of manufactured goods expands trade and commerce and brings in much needed foreign exchange.

d)

(d) Manufacturing puts the country into a debt trap.

115.

Most of the integrated steel plants in India are located in

a)

(a) Malwa Plateau

b)

(b) Bundelkhand Plateau

c)

(c) Meghalaya Plateau

d)

(d) Chotanagpur Plateau

116.

The sugar industry is well suited to the ___________.

a)

cooperative sector

b)

Joint Sector

c)

Private sector

d)

Public sector

117.

The processing of raw material into more valuable products falls under the category of

a)

(a) Secondary activities

b)

(b) Tertiary activities

c)

(c) Primary activities

d)

(d) None of the above

118.

Which one of the following cities is known as electronic capital of India ?

a)

Srinagar

b)

Noida

c)

Bengaluru

d)

Pune

119.

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 produce raw material for secondary sector.

120.

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

121.

Air pollution is caused by

a)

Organic and inorganic industrial effluents discharged into rivers.

b)

Presence of 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.

122.

what ratio are iron ore, coking coal and limestone required to make steel?

a)

4 : 2 : 1

b)

4 : 1 : 2

c)

2 : 4 : 1

d)

2 : 1 : 4

123.

After which event in India, there was a great demand for the vehicles in the market go high?

a)

Liberalisation

b)

Privatisation

c)

Globalisation

d)

Special Economic Zones(SEZs)

124.

(a)   % of the employment has been given to women in the electronic sector.

125.

ON THE BASIS OF CAPITAL INDUSTRIES ARE DIVIDED INTO:

a)

SMALL SCALE

b)

LIGHT

c)

RICH INDUSTRIES

d)

LARGE SCALE

126.

ON THE BASIS OF OWNERSHIP INDUSTRIES ARE CLASSIFIED BASED ON:

a)

PUBLIC SECTOR

b)

PRIVATE SECTOR

c)

SMALL SCALE SECTOR

d)

JOINT SECTOR

e)

COOPERATIVE SECTOR

127.

AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES ARE EXCLUSIVE OF EACH OTHER.

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

128.

How are industries and agriculture interdependent?

129.

IS CLEAN AIR A HUMAN RIGHT?

4 lines
130.

Where was the First Jute Mill set up in India ?

a)

Madras

b)

Bombay

c)

Calcutta

d)

Delhi

131.

Which one of the following agencies, markets steel for the public sector plants?

a)

GAIL

b)

SAIL

c)

TATA STEEL

d)

MNCC

132.

Which one of the following industries uses limestone as a raw material?

a)

Aluminium

b)

Cement

c)

Steel

d)

Jute

133.

The processing of raw material into more valuable products falls under the category of

a)

Primary Industry

b)

Secondary Industry

c)

Tertiary Industry

d)

None of these

134.

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.

135.

Which country is the major importer of Indian yarn?

a)

Indonesia

b)

Bhutan

c)

Japan

d)

Iran

136.

Where was the First Cement Plant dey up in India ?

a)

Madras

b)

Bombay

c)

Calcutta

d)

Delhi

137.

Which one of the following factors plays the most important role in the location of an industry in a particular region?

a)

Raw Material

b)

Market

c)

Least production cost

d)

Transportation

138.

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

139.

Which of the following industries is not a heavy industry ?

a)

Cotton Textile

b)

Cement

c)

Iron and Steel

d)

Ship Buiding

140.

Which one of the following factors plays the most important role in the location of an industry in a particular region? [Delhi 2012]

a)

(a) Raw material

b)

(b) Market

c)

(c) Least production cost

d)

(d) Transport

141.

Which one of the following industries manufactures telephones, computer, etc.?

a)

(a) Cement

b)

(b) Iron and Steel

c)

(c) Electronic

d)

(d) Chemical

142.

Which one of the following public sector plants is located in Odisha?

a)

(a) Bokaro Steel Plant

b)

(b) Bhilai Steel Plant

c)

(c) Durgapur Steel Plant

d)

(d) Rourkela Steel Plant

143.

TISCO is

a)

(a) Joint Sector Industry

b)

(b) Private Sector Industry

c)

(c) Co-operative Sector Industry

d)

(d) Public Sector Industry

144.

Which one of the following industries uses bauxite as a raw material?

a)

(a) Aluminium

b)

(b) Cement

c)

(c) Jute

d)

(d) Steel

145.

Which one of the following does not influence industrial location?

a)

(a) Raw material

b)

(b) Capital and power

c)

(c) Market and labour

d)

(d) Underground railway line

146.

The first cotton mill of India was set up in

a)

(a) Ahmedabad

b)

(b) Kolkata

c)

(c) Mumbai

d)

(d) Coimbatore

147.

. Which of the following is not a private sector industry?

a)

(a) Dabur Industries

b)

(b) Bajaj Auto Ltd.

c)

(c) SAIL

d)

(d) TISCO

148.

Which two states are more famous for their cotton textile industry?

a)

(a) Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab

b)

(b) Maharashtra and Gujarat

c)

(c) Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

d)

(d) Assam and West Bengal

149.

Most of the integrated steel plants in India are located in

a)

(a) Malwa Plateau

b)

(b) Bundelkhand Plateau

c)

(c) Meghalaya Plateau

d)

(d) Chotanagpur Plateau

150.

Which of the following factors are not necessary to set up an iron and steel plant?

a)

(a) Proximity to iron-ore mines

b)

(b) Availability of coking coal

c)

(c) Good resources of limestone and manganese

d)

(d) Nearness to a water body to discharge wastes

151.

The sugar industry is well suited to the ___________.

a)

cooperative sector

b)

Joint Sector

c)

Private sector

d)

Public sector

152.

__________ is the world’s most important natural fibre.

a)

(a) cotton

b)

(b) jute

c)

(c) silk

d)

(d) woolen

153.

The requirement of large number of people or workers.

a)

(a) self sufficient

b)

(b) Labour – intensive

c)

(c) Transport

154.

Which Industry Produce goods for consumption such as sugar, paper, cloth etc.

a)

(a) Basic Industries

b)

(b) Capital Goods Industries

c)

(c) Intermediate Goods Industries

d)

(d) Consumer Goods Industries