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Indian industry - Test Set 2

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20 questions

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  1. Question 1

    Kakrapar Atomic centre is located near which city in India?
    1. Kota
    2. Kalpakkam
    3. Surat
    4. Mumbai
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  2. Question 2

    In which year was India's first Cotton textile industry set up in ghusuri near Kolkata?
    1. 1818
    2. 1821
    3. 1819
    4. 1823
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  3. Question 3

    Major Iron and Steel industries are located in the plateau of
    1. Malwar
    2. Bundelkhand
    3. Chhotanagpur
    4. None of the above
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  4. Question 4

    The first Nuclear power station was commissioned in
    1. Gujarat
    2. Rajasthan
    3. Maharashtra
    4. Tamil Nadu
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  5. Question 5

    Which one of the following is not a major industrial centre?
    1. Madurai
    2. Coimbatore
    3. Mumbai
    4. Kolkata
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  6. Question 6

    Which of the following is the largest dockyard (shipyard) in India?
    1. Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Visakhapatnam
    2. Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai
    3. Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata
    4. Cochin Shipyard Limited, Kochi
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  7. Question 7

    Which city is most famously associated with the firecracker (cracker) industry in India?
    1. Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu
    2. Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
    3. Kochi, Kerala
    4. Bhiwandi, Maharashtra
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  8. Question 8

    In India, the maximum number of female workers is employed in which of the following industries?
    1. Leather Industry
    2. IT and Software Industry
    3. Handloom and Textile Industry
    4. Food Processing Industry
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  9. Question 9

    Which of the following is considered the industrially most advanced state in India in terms of manufacturing output, infrastructure, and investment?
    1. Maharashtra
    2. Tamil Nadu
    3. Gujarat
    4. Karnataka
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  10. Question 10

    Which company established the first jute mill in India?
    1. East India Company
    2. British India Jute Mills Ltd
    3. George Acland’s Company
    4. Andrew Yule & Company
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  11. Question 11

    Which country is the largest manufacturer of jute goods in the world?
    1. India
    2. Bangladesh
    3. Nepal
    4. China
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  12. Question 12

    The first woollen textile mill in India was established at:
    1. Dhariwal
    2. Kanpur
    3. Ludhiana
    4. Amritsar
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  13. Question 13

    In which year was India’s first woollen mill established?
    1. 1855
    2. 1876
    3. 1895
    4. 1901
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  14. Question 14

    Largest Woolen textile producing region of Punjab is-
    1. Kanpur
    2. Ludhiana
    3. Amritsar
    4. Dhariwal
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  15. Question 15

    Ludhiana in Punjab is especially famous for which of the following industries?
    1. Jute Textile Industry
    2. Silk Industry
    3. Hosiery centre
    4. Leather Industry
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  16. Question 16

    India imports a large quantity of the finest quality wool (especially for worsted woollen fabrics) from which of the following countries?
    1. Australia
    2. China
    3. Iran
    4. New Zealand
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  17. Question 17

    Where was the first silk plant (organized silk reeling unit) in India established?
    1. Murshidabad, West Bengal
    2. Bhagalpur, Bihar
    3. Rayapuram, Kerala
    4. Kashmir
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  18. Question 18

    Which of the following countries is the largest producer of silk in the world?
    1. India
    2. China
    3. Japan
    4. Thailand
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  19. Question 19

    Which state is the largest producer of silk in India?
    1. Karnataka
    2. Assam
    3. West Bengal
    4. Andhra Pradesh
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  20. Question 20

    Silk is classified as which of the following?
    1. Synthetic fiber
    2. Cellulose fiber
    3. Mineral fiber
    4. Natural protein fiber
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