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Indian industry - Test Set 6

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  1. Question 1

    Which city is popularly known as the "Manchester of North India"?
    1. Kanpur
    2. Ahmedabad
    3. Ludhiana
    4. Varanasi
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  2. Question 2

    Which of the following industries employs the maximum number of workers in India?
    1. Iron and Steel Industry
    2. Cement Industry
    3. Cotton Textile Industry
    4. Sugar Industry
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  3. Question 3

    The first Jute mill in India was established in:
    1. 1845
    2. 1855
    3. 1875
    4. 1901
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  4. Question 4

    The first jute mill in India was set up at:
    1. Rishra, West Bengal
    2. Barrackpore, West Bengal
    3. Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
    4. Shreerampur, West Bengal
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  5. Question 5

    The first modern paper mill in India was established in which year and place?
    1. 1832, Serampore
    2. 1854, Mumbai
    3. 1904, Chennai
    4. 1827, Kolkata
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  6. Question 6

    Which of the following is a sunrise industry in India?
    1. Jute Textile
    2. Iron and Steel
    3. Computer Industry
    4. Sugar
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  7. Question 7

    Which industrial region is dominated by cotton textile industries?
    1. Chota Nagpur
    2. Bangalore-Tamil Nadu
    3. Mumbai-Pune
    4. Hooghly
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  8. Question 8

    The Rourkela Steel Plant sources its iron ore from which region?
    1. Keonjhar
    2. Bellary
    3. Bailadila
    4. Singhbhum
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  9. Question 9

    Which company is NOT a major player in India’s aluminium industry?
    1. HINDALCO
    2. NALCO
    3. BALCO
    4. SAIL
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  10. Question 10

    The first cement plant in India was established in which city?
    1. Mumbai
    2. Chennai
    3. Kolkata
    4. Delhi
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  11. Question 11

    The Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Limited (VISL) is located in which state?
    1. Karnataka
    2. Odisha
    3. Jharkhand
    4. Chhattisgarh
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  12. Question 12

    The Durgapur Steel Plant was established with collaboration from which country?
    1. Russia
    2. Germany
    3. Japan
    4. Britain (UK)
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  13. Question 13

    The Indian Oil Corporation’s Mathura Refinery is located in which state?
    1. Uttar Pradesh
    2. Gujarat
    3. Assam
    4. Maharashtra
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  14. Question 14

    Which industry is classified as a forest-based industry?
    1. Sugar
    2. Paper
    3. Cotton Textile
    4. Leather
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  15. Question 15

    The silk industry in India is primarily concentrated in which state?
    1. West Bengal
    2. Uttar Pradesh
    3. Karnataka
    4. Gujarat
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  16. Question 16

    Which of the following is an agro-based industry?
    1. Cement
    2. Leather
    3. Iron and Steel
    4. Petrochemical
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  17. Question 17

    Which state is a major center for the leather industry in India?
    1. Tamil Nadu
    2. Gujarat
    3. Maharashtra
    4. Rajasthan
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  18. Question 18

    The handloom sector of the textile industry is characterized by:
    1. High capital investment
    2. Use of heavy machinery
    3. Labor-intensive production
    4. Large-scale production
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  19. Question 19

    Which state is NOT a leading sugarcane-producing state in India?
    1. Uttar Pradesh
    2. Maharashtra
    3. Tamil Nadu
    4. Madhya Pradesh
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  20. Question 20

    The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is associated with which industry?
    1. Automobile
    2. Aircraft
    3. Shipbuilding
    4. Electronics
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