Industrial and Scientific Institutions and Production Centres (Uttar Pradesh) (Part – II)

Total Questions: 44

41. Oil refinery plant in Uttar Pradesh is located at - [U.P. Lower Sub. (Mains) 2015]

Correct Answer: (d) Mathura
Solution:Option (b) Fertilizers Plant - Lucknow, is not correctly matched. Rest other pairs are correctly matched.

42. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, as approved by the Union Cabinet, will be set up at - [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]

Correct Answer: (b) Jais
Solution:Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology approved by the union cabinet has been established in Jais, Raibareli. Its academic session started in 2008-09.

43. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Spl.) (Pre) 2010]

Correct Answer: (a) Lal Bahadur Shashtri Ganna - Meerut Kisan Sansthan
Solution:Lal Bahadur Shastri Ganna Kisan Sansthan is situated in Lucknow. It was established as 'Uttar Pradesh Ganna Kisan Sansthan' in 1975. Other institutes are correctly matched with their locations.

44. Uttar Pradesh Khadi and Village Industries Board was set up in which year? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]

Correct Answer: (b) 1960
Solution:Khadi and Village Industries Board was constituted as an advisory board as per Uttar Pradesh Khadi Gramodyog Act 10, 1960 in the year 1960 for multifaceted development of this sector. After that Uttar Pradesh Khadi Gramodyog Board Amendment Act 64, 1966 provided it the right to implement Khadi and Village Industries schemes in the state. Thus, the Khadi Gramodyog Board was reorganised as an autonomous institution and all related schemes were transferred to it from Industry Directorate since April, 1967. In July, 1984, with the modification of Board Act, the Minister of Khadi Gramodyog was nominated as Ex: Officio the chairperson of the Board.