Industrial Sector (Part – IV)

Total Questions: 50

21. Which one of the following statements is not correct? [I.A.S (Pre) 2005]

(a) (a) Rourkela Steel Plant, the first integrated steel plant in the Public Sector of India was set up with the Soviet Union Collaboration.
(b) Salem Steel Plant is a premier producer of stainless steel in India.
(c) Maharashtra Electrosmelt Ltd. is a subsidiary of the Steel Authority of India Ltd.
(d) Visakhapatnam Steel Plant is a unit of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd.

Correct Answer: (a) (a) Rourkela Steel Plant, the first integrated steel plant in the Public Sector of India was set up with the Soviet Union Collaboration.

Solution:Among the given statements, statement of option (a) is incorrect while other three statements are correct. See the explanation of above question. Maharashtra Electrosmelt Ltd. was merged with its parent company 'SAIL' in 2011

22. Bokaro Steel Plant was established with the help of: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1991]

(a) USA
(b) UK
(c) France
(d) Soviet Union

Correct Answer: (d) Soviet Union

Solution:Bokaro Steel Plant-the fourth integrated plant in the Public Sector-started taking shape in 1965 in collaboration with the Soviet Union (USSR). It was originally incorporated as a limited company on 29th January, 1964, and was later merged with SAIL., first as a subsidiary and then as a unit, through the Public Sector Iron & Steel Companies (Restructuring & Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1978. The construction work started on 6th April, 1968 and its first blast furnace started on 2nd October, 1972.

23. Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2011]

Steel plant	Collaborating country
(a) Rourkela	Germany
(b) Bhilai	Old USSR
(c) Durgapur	U.K.
(d) Bokaro	U.S.A.

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:The correctly matched pairs are as follows:

Steel plant	Collaborating country
(a) Rourkela	Germany (West Germany)
(b) Bhilai	USSR (Soviet Union)
(c) Durgapur	U.K.
(d) Bokaro	USSR (Soviet Union)

24. Match List I with List II, and choose the correct answer from the codes given below: [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2001]

List I	List II
A. Bhilai	1. Chhattisgarh
B. Bokaro	2. Jharkhand
C. Durgapur	3. Odisha
D. Rourkela	4. West Bengal

Code:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	2	3	4
(b)	1	2	4	3
(c)	1	3	2	4
(d)	2	3	1	4

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:The correctly matched lists are as follows:

List I	List II
A. Bhilai	1. Chhattisgarh
B. Bokaro	2. Jharkhand
C. Durgapur	3. West Bengal
D. Rourkela	4. Odisha

25. Which pairs is not correctly matched? [I.A.S (Pre) 2005]

Project	Company
(a) Integrated Steel Plant at Jaipur (Odisha)	Steel Authority of India
(b) Power Plant at Jamnagar	Essar Power
(c) Nabinagar Power Plant (Bihar)	Indian Railways
(d) Kayamkulam Power Plant (Kerala)	National Thermal Power Corporation

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:Integrated Iron and Steel at jaipur (Odisha) is a plant of Neelanchal Ispat Nigam Ltd. (NINL) instead of SAIL. Pairs of other options are correctly matched. Nabinagar Power Plant (Bihar) is a joint venture of NTPC Ltd. and Indian Railways.

26. Where has the Indian Diamond Institute (IDI) been established? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2012]

(a) New Delhi
(b) Mumbai
(c) Surat
(d) Jaipur

Correct Answer: (c) Surat

Solution:Indian Diamond Institute (IDI) is located in Surat, Gujarat. Established in 1978, IDI, the most coveted institute in the field of diamonds, gems & jewellery in India, is a state-of -art school of learning, everything within the campus, under one roof.

27. The rough outline map given shows centres of cement industry labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4. Match these centres with the following sets of names: [I.A.S (Pre) 1998]

(A) Katani

(B) Tirunelveli

(D) Churk

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Code:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	3	4	2	1
(b)	2	4	1	3
(c)	1	2	4	3
(d)	2	3	1	4

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:The correctly matched centres are as follows:

Centres of Cement Industry	Labels
Sikka (Gujarat	1
Katni (Madhya Pradesh)	2
Churk (Uttar Pradesh)	3
Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu)	4

28. Match the list-I with List-II [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2003]

List I	List II
(Place)	(Industry)
A. Vishakhapattanam	1. Automobiles
B. Muri	2. Shpbuilding
C. Gurgaon	3. Fertilizers
D. Panki	4. Aluminium

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:\

Code:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	2	3	4	1
(b)	1	2	3	4
(c)	2	4	3	1
(d)	2	4	1	3

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:The correctly matched lists are as follows:

Place	Industrial Centre
Vishakhapattanam	Shpbuilding
Muri (Jharkhand)	Aluminium
Gurgaon (Gurugram; Haryana)	Automobiles
Panki (Uttar Pradesh)	Fertilizers

29. Match list I with list II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]

List - I	List - II
(Centres)	(Industries)
A. Aonla	1. Polyfibre
B. Modinagar	2. Fertilizers
C. Barabanki	3. Rubber
D. Kanpur	4. Explosives

Code:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	2	3	4
(b)	2	3	1	4
(c)	3	2	4	1
(d)	4	3	2	1

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:

List - I	List - II
(Centres)	(Industries)
A. Aonla	Fertilizers
B. Modinagar	Rubber
C. Barabanki	Polyfibre
D. Kanpur	Explosives

30. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1999]

List - I	List - II
(City)	(Industry)
A. Coimatore	1. Petroleum Refining
B. Rourkela	2. Rail Coach
C. Kapurthala	3. Iron and Steel
D. Barauni	4. Cotton Textiles

Code:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	4	3	2	1
(b)	1	2	3	4
(c)	2	3	4	1
(d)	4	2	3	1

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:

List - I	List - II
(City)	(Industry)
A. Coimatore	Cotton Textiles
B. Rourkela	Iron and Steel
C. Kapurthala	Rail Coach
D. Barauni	Petroleum Refining

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Industrial Sector (Part – IV)

21. Which one of the following statements is not correct? [I.A.S (Pre) 2005]

22. Bokaro Steel Plant was established with the help of: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1991]

23. Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2011]

24. Match List I with List II, and choose the correct answer from the codes given below: [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2001]

25. Which pairs is not correctly matched? [I.A.S (Pre) 2005]

26. Where has the Indian Diamond Institute (IDI) been established? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2012]

27. The rough outline map given shows centres of cement industry labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4. Match these centres with the following sets of names: [I.A.S (Pre) 1998]

28. Match the list-I with List-II [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2003]

29. Match list I with list II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]

30. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1999]

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