Industry (Indian Geography)

Total Questions: 13

1. Which Indian city is known as 'Manchester of India'? [C.P.O. S.I. 11.06.2016 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (d) Ahmedabad
Solution:Ahmedabad is called the "Manchester of India'. Its situated on the banks of the Sabarmati River in the state of Gujarat. This city was founded by Ahmad Shah in 1411.

2. Which place is said to be the Manchester of South India? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 2.09.2016 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (a) Coimbatore
Solution:Coimbatore is known as the 'Manchester of South India'. It is located in the state of Tamil Nadu. Due to large cotton production and a number textile mill in the state, it is called the "Manchester of South India".

3. In the beginning of the 19th century cotton mills in India were mostly located in which of the following states? [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 03.12.2022 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (c) Maharashtra
Solution:The first cotton mill in India was established in 1854 at Tardeo, which is in Maharashtra. It was the first successful Textile mill in India. The cotton textile mills were concentrated in the western parts of the country like Maharashtra and Gujarat, while the jute industries were concentrated in the Bengal.

4. By which industry 'Bauxite' is used as a raw material? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 7.09.2016 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (a) aluminium
Solution:Bauxite is an ore of aluminium. Its color is found to be white-pink or red depending on the amount of iron. It is used as a raw material in the aluminium production. As per the data for the year 2018-19 (P). the top three bauxite-producing states are Odisha. Jharkhand, and Gujarat in that order.

5. Which of the following pair of industry-location is correct? [S.S.C. Online CPO S.J. (T-I) 11.11.2022 (Shift-III)]

 I. Iron and Steel PlantBhilai
 II . Cotton TextileLucknow
Correct Answer: (c) Only I
Solution:The Iron and steel plant is located in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, while the factories of cotton textile industry are mainly located in cities like Kanpur, Etawah, Modinagar, Bareilly etc. in North India.

6. At present, the Grand Trunk Road extends from_______ in India. [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 02.12.2022 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (b) Amritsar to Kolkata
Solution:Sher Shah Suri built the Shahi (Royal) road to strengthen and consolidate his empire from the Indus Valley to the Sonar Valley in Bengal. This road was renamed the Grand Trunk (GT) road during the British period, connecting Calcutta and Peshawar. At present, it extends from Amritsar to Kolkata. It is bifurcated into two segments: (a) National High- way(NH)-1 from Amritsar to New Delhi, and (b) NH-2 from New Delhi to Kolkata.

7. The national highway network connecting Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata is called _____ . [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 13.12.2022 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (d) Golden Quadrilateral
Solution:The national highway network connecting Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata is called Golden Quadrilateral. The Golden Quadrilateral is a national highway network connecting most of India's major industrial, agricultural and cultural centres.

The Diamond Quadrilateral is a project of the Indian Railways to establish a high-speed rail network in India. The Diamond Quadrilateral will connect the four mega cities of India, viz., Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai, similar to the Golden Quadrilateral highway system.

8. With which of the following industries are the names 'NALCO' and 'BALCO' associated? [S.S.C. JE Civil Exam 23.03.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (a) Aluminium
Solution:National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) and Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO) are aluminium companies in India. NALCO was set up on January 7, 1981, in Bhubaneswar. BALCO was incorporated in the year 1965. NALCO Company is a Category 'A' Public Sector Enterprise having integrated and diversified operations in Mining. Metals, and Power

9. Gorakhpur is the headquarter of_______Railway of India. [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 11.07.2022 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (d) North-Eastern
Solution:Gorakhpur Railway Station is located in the heart of the city of Gorakhpur in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of the North Eastern Railway.

10. How many passenger trains are there as per 2021 data? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 02.06.2022 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (c) 13,169
Solution:Indian railway runs 13,169 passenger trains daily on long-distance and suburban routes, covering 7,325 stations across India.
Ashwini Vaishnaw is the current railway minister.