MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

Q-1. The first textile mill was established in-

a) Kolkata 

b) Chennai

c) Mumbai

d) Coimbatore

Ans. (c) Mumbai

Q-2. Software Technology Park in Kerala-

a) Kochi

b) Thiruvananthapuram

c) Coimbatore

d) Alleppy

Ans. (b) Thiruvananthapuram

Q-3. Leading center of woolen textile industry in Punjab-

a) Kanpur

b) Ludhiana

c) Murshidabad

d) Panipat

Ans. (b) Ludhiana

Q-4. Which one of the following industries uses limestone as a raw material-?

a) Aluminum

b) Cement

c) Sugar

d) jute

Ans. (b) cement

Q-5. Which state is the leading producer of jute product in India -

a) Kerala

b) Uttar Pradesh

c) West Bengal

d) Karnataka 

Ans. (c) West Bengal

Q-6. Name the iron and steel plants of Jharkhand -

a) Bokaro and Jamshedpur

b) Vijay Nagar and bhadravati

c) Chennai and Delhi

d) Bangalore

Ans. (a) Bokaro and Jamshedpur

Q-7. Name the iron and steel plants of Karnataka -

a) Vijay Nagar

b) Bokaro

c) Jamshed Pur

d) Ranchi  

Ans. (a) Vijay Nagar

Q-8. How many aluminum plants are there in our country?

a) 7

b) 10

c) 8

d) 11

Ans. (c) 8

Q-9. An Ore from which aluminum is obtained -

a) Bauxite

b) Hematite

c) Magnetite

d) None of these

Ans. (a) Bauxite

Q-10. Where was the first cement plant established –

a) Chennai

b) Mumbai

c) Delhi

d) Kolkata

Ans. (a) Chennai

Q-11. India produced over ……… million tonnes of aluminum.

a) 500

b) 600

c) 700

d) 800

Ans. (b) 600

Q-12. Which is the largest producer of bauxite -

a) Kerala

b) Karnataka

c) Orissa

d) Rajasthan

Ans. (c) Orissa

Q-13. India ranks …………… among the world crude steel producer-

a) 5

b) 6

c) 7

d) 9

Ans. (d) 9

Q-14. Crushing season of sugarcane is of nearly ………. Month in north -

a) 2

b) 6

c) 4

d) 10

Ans. (c) 4

Q-15. Crushing season of sugarcane is of nearly ………. Month in South -

a) 2

b) 4

c) 5

d) 8

Ans. (d) 8

Q-16. Which one of the following industries user bauxite as a raw material 

a) Electronics

b) Cement

c) Aluminum

d) Steel

Ans. (c) Aluminum

Q-17. Which of the following industrial towns is located in the Chhotanagpur Plateau?

a) Chennai

b) Ranchi

c) Srinagar

d) Sundernagar

Ans. (b) Ranchi

Q-18. Which one of the following iron and steel plant established durng third five year plan?

a) Bhilai

b) Bokaro

c) Rurkela

d) Durgapur

Ans. (b) bokaro

Q-19. Which is the largest paper producing states in india-

a) Andhra Pradesh 

b) Maharashtra

c) West Bengal

d) Orissa

Ans. (c) West Bengal

Q-20. Choose the right answer

A. Cotton police of India- Mumbai

B. Silicon valley of India- Bangalore

C. Manchester of North India – Kanpur

D. Detroit of India – Modi Nagar

a) All the options are right

b) Only B and D are right

c) Only A and B are right

d) Only A,B and C are right

Ans. (d) Only A, B and C are right

Q-21. The following is the lis of iron and steel plants located in various parts of India.

A. Vishakhapatnam                            B. Bhadravati

C. Jamshedpur                                    D. Salem

E. Rourkela                                          F. Bokaro

G. Vijayanagar                                    H. Durgapur

a) A.D.G.H

b) B.C.F.G

c) A.B.D.G

d) B.E.G.H

Ans. (c) A.B.D.G

Q-22. Assertion: Cotton textile industry is decentralized in India:

Reason: Cotton textile industry is immensely influenced by market.

a) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) explains (A)

b) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) explains (A)

c) (A) is true and (R) is  false

d) (A) is false and (R) is  true

Ans. (c) (A) is true and (R) is false


Q-23. Which of the following is a mineral based industry?

a) Sugar

b) Tea

c) Coffee

d) Petrochemicals 

Ans. (d) Petrochemicals 

Q-24. Which is the only industry in India which is self- reliant?

a) Textile Industry

b) Iron and Steel

c) Electrical 

d) Sugar

Ans. (a) Textile Industry

Q-25. Where the first textile mill was establishes?

a) Kolkata

b) Mumbai 

c) Gujarat 

d) Lucknow 

Ans. (b) Mumbai

Q-26. Which industry provides employment to weavers at home as a cottage industry?

a) Silk 

b) Handspun Khadi

c) Jute 

d) None of these 

Ans. (b) Handspun Khadi

Q-27. Why is there a need to always import cotton?

a) Obsolete Machinery

b) Increase demand

c) Shortage in the home market

d) Poor quality in the domestic market

Ans. (a) Obsolete Machinery

Q-28. Which country has the largest installed capacity of spindle in the world?

a) Japan 

b) Philippines 

c) China 

d) India 

Ans. (c) China 

 Q-29. What challenge does the jute industry face in India?

a) Poor labour turnover 

b) Low productivity of labour 

c) Poor market price

d) Competition from synthetic substitutes

Ans. (d) Competition from synthetic substitutes

Q-30. What is the major contribution of the Electronics industry to the country?

a) Maximized wealth formation

b) Reduced poverty 

c) Improved standard of living 

d) Encouraged employment

Ans. (d) Encouraged employment

Q-31. Air pollution is caused because of the high proportion of undesirable gases such as

a) Methane 

b) Hydrogen

c) Sulphur

d) carbone

Ans. (c) Sulphur

Q-32. When does thermal pollution take place?

a) Sun heat up the lakes and ponds

b) Hot water from factories drains into rivers and ponds

c) When hot oil drains into rivers and lakes

d) None of these

Ans. (b) Hot water from factories drains into rivers and ponds

Q-33. Public sector plants market their steel through

a) TISCO

b) Tata Steel

c) SAIL

d) GAIL

Ans. (c) SAIL

Q-34. A mechanical means of treating industrial effluents

a) Sedimentation

b) Rainwater harvesting

c) Recycling of waste water

d) Biologically

Ans. (a) Sedimentation

Q-35. Smoke emitted by chemical and paper factories, refineries, etc can be reduced by using

a) Coal

b) Oil

c) Gas

d) Either (b) or (c)

Ans. (d) either (b) or (c)

Q-36. Why is there a tendency of the sugar mills to shift and concentrate in Maharashtra?

a) More water resources

b) Soil is more fertile

c) More land for cultivation

d) Higher sucrose content of cane

Ans. (d) higher sucrose content of cane

Q-37. Which out of the following industries help in the manufacture of telephones, computer, radars, etc.

a) Aluminum

b) Information Technology 

c) Steel 

d) Electronics 

Ans. (d) Electronics

Q-38. Which country are the largest producer and consumer of steel in the world?

a) China 

b) Japan

c) India

d) United States 

Ans. (a) China 

Q-39. Which city in India has emerged as the ‘electronic capital’ of India?

a) Chennai

b) Mumbai 

c) Bangalore 

d) Delhi 

Ans. (c) Bangalore

Q-40. Finished products of ……….. Industries are used as raw material.

a) Agro-based

b) Mineral-based

c) Key industries 

d) Consumer industries

Ans. (c) Key industries 

Q-41. Joint sector industry is a type of industry based on 

a) Capital 

b) Ownership 

c) The bulk and weight of raw material and finished goods

d) Their main role 

Ans. (b) Ownership

Q-42. Light Industry use

a) Light raw material 

b) Material which produce light

c) Light investment

d) None of these

Ans. (a) Light raw material 

Q-43. Most of the jute mills are located along the bank of Hugli River because

a) Proximity of the jute producing areas lying mainly in the basin of the Hugli River

b) Inexpensive water transport available

c) Abundance of fresh-water for producing raw jute 

d) All of the above

Ans. (a) Proximity of the jute producing areas lying mainly in the basin of the Hugli River

Q-44. Name the industry in which India is self-reliant?

a) Textile

b) Sugar

c) Iron and Steel

d) Chemical 

Ans. (a) Textile

Q-45. Which is not the country importing Indian jute products?

a) USA

b) Canada 

c) UK 

d) Iran

Ans. (d) UK

Q-46. Mysore industrial center is related to the production of which fiber of the following?

a) Wool 

b) Cotton

c) Silk 

d) Jute 

Ans. (c) Silk

Q-47. Which one the following industries manufactures mobile and computer laptops?

a) Steel

b) Aluminum

c) Electronic 

d) Information technology 

Ans. (d) Information technology 

Q-48. Which of the following is not a sugar producing states?

a) Uttar Pradesh 

b) Karnataka 

c) Andhra Pradesh 

d) Assam 

Ans. (d) Assam