Industry Part-II

Total Questions: 45

31. Match the following places with industries and select the correct answer using the codes given below: [60 to 62 B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2016]

List-I	List-II
A. Bengaluru	i. Iron & Steel
B. Korba	ii. Copper
C. Jamshedpur	iii. Aircraft
D. Malajkhand	iv. Aluminium

Code:

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

Correct Answer: (d)
Note:

The correct match is as follows-

Place	Industry
Bengaluru	Aircraft
Korba	Aluminium
Jamshedpur	Iron & Steel
Malaikhand	Copper

32. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2013]

List-I (Cement)	List-II (Industry)
A. Kakinada	1. Carpet
B. Virudhnagar	2. Jute
C. Channapatna	3. Cotton Textile
D. Bhadohi	4. Silk

Codes:

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

Correct Answer: (c)
Note:

The correct match is as follows:

Cement	Industry
Kakinada	Jute
Virudhnagar	Cotton Textile
Channapatna	Silk
Bhadohi	Carpet

33. Consider the following towns of India: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2014]

1. Bhadrachalam

2. Chanderi

3. Kancheepuram

4. Karnal AS

Which of the above are famous for the production of traditional sarees/fabric?

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1,2 and 3 only
(d) 1,3 and 4

Correct Answer: (b) 2 and 3 only
Note:

Kancheepuram is located in Tamil Nadu and Chanderi is located in Ashoknagar district of Madhya Pradesh. It is famous for traditional sarees/fabric.

34. Which of the following has/have been accorded 'Geographical Indication' status? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2015]

1. Banarasi Jari and Sarees

2. Rajasthani Daal-Bati-Churma

3. Tirupathi Laddu

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Correct Answer: (c) 1 and 3 only
Note:

A Geographical Indication (GI) is a name or sign used on certain products with a specific geographical location. In the given option, Banarasi Silk and Tirupati Laddu are registered as Geographical Indication in India.

35. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]

Region	Location
(a) Kolkata-Hugli region	Titagarh
(b) Chhotta Nagpur region	Sivakasi
(c) Mumbai-Pune region	Ambernath
(d) Ahmedabad-Vadodara region	Bharuch

Correct Answer: (b)
Note:

Sivakasi Industrial area is not located in the Chhotanagpur industrial area. It comes under Bengaluru- Tamil Nadu industrial region.

36. In which of the following industrial regions of India Shivkashi centre is located? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2014]

(a) Chhota Nagpur region
(b) Ahmedabad-Vadodara region
(c) Madurai-Coimbatore Bengaluru region
(d) Kolkata - Hoogli region

Correct Answer: (c) Madurai-Coimbatore Bengaluru region
Note:

Shivkashi centre is located in Madurai, Coimbatore, Bengaluru industrial area. It is located in Virudhnagar district of Tamil Nadu. It is famous for fireworks, matchbox industry, printing industry etc. It was termed 'Little Japan' by Jawahar Lal Nehru.

37. Pithampur in Madhya Pradesh is known for [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2015]

(a) Paper
(b) Jute
(c) Automobile
(d) Aluminium

Correct Answer: (c) Automobile
Note:

Pithampur is a town in Dhar District of Madhya Pradesh. It's an industrial area where large and small scale industries are established. It is known for automobile industries.

38. Granite Polishing Industry of JSMDC is located at - [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

(a) Tupudana (Ranchi)
(b) Madhupur
(c) Pakur
(d) Seraikela

Correct Answer: (a) Tupudana (Ranchi)
Note:

Granite Polishing Industry of Jharkhand State Minerals Development Corporation is located at Tupudana (Ranchi). Bishrampur Graphite project is located in Palamu.

39. Nepanagar is related to which of the following industries? [M.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2018]

(a) Fertilizer
(b) Newsprint paper
(c) Sugar
(d) Woolen textile

Correct Answer: (b) Newsprint paper
Note:

Nepanagar is an industrial township in Burhanpur district of Madhya Pradesh. The township is famous for its Newspaper print.

40. Which of the following is not a raw - material for fertilizer industry? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2020]

(a) Naphtha
(b) Gypsum
(c) Sulphur
(d) Caustic soda

Correct Answer: (d) Caustic soda
Note:

Among the given options, caustic soda is not a raw material for the fertilizer industry. The same naphtha, gypsum and sulphur are used as raw materials in the fertilizer industry.

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