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Which one among the following industries is the maximum consumer of water in India?
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With reference to the usefulness of the by-products of sugar industry, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Bagasse can be used as biomass fuel for the generation of energy. 2. Molasses can be used as one of the feedstock for the production of synthetic chemical fertilizers. 3. Molasses can be used for the production of ethanol. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
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With reference to the steel industry in India in the recent times, consider the following statements: 1. Vizag Steel Plant (RINL) has been declared Mini Ratna. 2. Merger of IISCO with SAIL has been completed. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List I (Aluminium Company) A. BALCO B. HINDALCO C. Indian Aluminium Company D. NALCO List II (Location) 1. Hirakud 2. Korba 3. Koraput 4. Renukoot Codes: A B C D
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Consider the following statements: 1. India is the only country in the world producing all the five known commercial varieties of silk. 2. India is the largest producer of sugar in the world. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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For which one of the following items, is Tirupur well-known as a huge exporter to many parts of the world.
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Which one among the following has the largest shipyard in India?
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HINDALCO, an aluminium factory located at Renukut owes its site basically to
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Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I (Industries) A. Pearl fishing B. Automobiles C. Ship building D. Engineering goods List II (Industrial Centres) 1. Pune 2. Tuticorin 3. Pinjore 4. Marmagao Codes: A B C D
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Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I (Resorts) A. Chakrata B. Haflong C. Kalimpong D. Kufri List II (States) 1. Assam 2. West Bengal 3. Uttar Pradesh 4. Himachal Pradesh Codes: A?B?C?D
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Which of the following places are known for paper manufacturing industry? 1. Yamunanagar 2. Guwahati 3. Shahabad 4. Ballarpur Choose the correct answer using the codes given below.
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In the vicinity of Mumbai, a number of specialized towns have been developed. Match the lists and select the correct answer using the codes. List I (Towns) List II (Specialization) A. Alibag 1. Fishing centre B. Balapur 2. Holiday resort C. Nhava Sheva 3. Petro-chemical complex D. Ratnagiri 4. Port Codes: A B C D
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Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I (Places) A. Jamnagar B. Hospet C. Korba D. Haldia List II (Industries) 1. Aluminium 2. Woolen Textile 3. Fertilizers 4. Cement 5. Iron and Steel Codes: A B C D
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Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Places)
A. Jamnagar
B. Hospet
C. Korba
D. Haldia
List-II (Industries)
1. Aluminium
2. Woollen textile
3. Fertilizers
4. Cement
5. Iron and steel
Places Industries
Jamnagar, Gujarat Woollen Textiles
Hospet, Karnataka Iorn and Steel Industry
Korba, Chhattisgarh Aluminium Industry
Haldia, Assam Fertilizers
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2. The place where there is no thermal power station is marked:
- In the given map the marked places indicates: -
- '1'indicates Ukai in Gujarat
- '2'indicates of Dondapadu in A.P.
- '3'indicates Korba of Chhattisgarh
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1. Idukki: Thermal power station
2. Sabarigiri: Hydro-electric project
3. Ghatprabha: Irrigation project
4. Ramganga: Multipurpose project
- Idukki is a hydro-electric project of Kerala. So, the '1' option is not correct.
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The Neyveli thermal power plant is fed by
- Lignite for the power project is being supplied from the Neyveli lignite mine, which is owned and operated by NLC. According to the website of NLC, the anticipated phase out of Neyveli Thermal Power Station I between 2009 and 2014 is "due to ageing of the plant".
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1. The production of cultured pearls is an important cottage industry of
- Cultured pearl production is an important cottage industry in Japan. Mikimoto Kokichi of Japan invented the technique of producing pearl from cultured pearl.
- Cultured pearls are formed within a cultured pearl sac with human intervention in the interior of productive living molluscs in a variety of conditions depending upon the mollusc and the goals. Just as the same as natural pearls, cultured pearls can be cultivated in seawater or freshwater bodies.
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- Glass Industry is not a raw material-localized industry since it does not depend on the availability of raw material in the local area where it is set up.
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- Based on the shift among economies from agricultural development to more industrial pursuits and recent improvements in average standards of living, economies that experts typically include as Newly Industrialised Country are China (specifically Hong Kong), India, Singapore, Taiwan, and Turkey.
- India is relatively more developed among the above given nations.
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- Angora wool is a very fluffy and luxurious fabric that comes from Angora rabbits. Angora is considered a luxury fiber alongside mohair and cashmere, and it is one of the popular wool for spinners and knitters alike.
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- Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) was formed to manage and look after all the 73 jute mills having 23,836 looms under the president's order. So, although India is the largest producer of jute, it's facing a big challenge from Bangladesh in the exporting category.
- There are about 220-245 private jute mills currently operating in Bangladesh.
- Production of jute by India and Bangladesh are respectively 1.968 million ton and 1.349 million metric ton.
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Mohair is obtained from
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A private company is faced with the problem of setting up a cement plant. Which of the factors given below should be taken into consideration for this venture? (1) Abundant electricity (2) Abundant limestone/dolomite (3) Abundant labour force (4) Abundant gas (5) Accessibility to transportation (6) Abundant coal Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
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- The places Alwaye, Koyna and Korba have Aluminium Industries. Aluminium Industry is the second most important metallurgical industry in India.
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Match the columns: List 1 (Industry) List 2 (Places) A. Pottery 1. Firozabad B. Bangles 2. Trivandrum C. Wooden carvings 3. Bhagalpur D. Silk 4. Mirzapur A B C D
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Which of the following industries was affected most due to partition?
- The jute industry was adversely affected as most of the jute-producing areas went to Pakistan. Due to which export of India initially reduced.
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- Burnpur & Hirapur iron & steel plant is closer to coal deposits than iron ore deposits. Burnpur is a captive township of SAIL, the area covered by IISCO Steel Plant and its surroundings in Asansol of Paschim Bardhaman district, in the heart of the mining-industrial belt in the western periphery of the state of West Bengal, India. It is governed by Asansol Municipal Corporation.
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Suitable site of a cement plant requires proximity to
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Angora wool is obtained from a breed of
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Match the columns: (A) Varanasi ? 1. Indian Rare Earths Ltd. (B) Koyali ? 2. Hindustan Machine Tools Ltd. (C) Pinjore ? 3. Diesel Locomotive Works (D) Alwaye ? 4. Petro-chemical complex A B C D
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Match the following: - A. HAL (i) Coal B. BHEL (ii) Aeronautical goods C. SAIL (iii) Electrical goods D. CIL (iv) Steel
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Match the following:
A. Korba
B. Raniganj
C. Kalpakkam
D. Hardwar
1. Atomic Power plant
2. Heavy Electricals
3. Coal Mines
4. Aluminium
5. Iron and Steel
A B C D
- Madras Atomic Power Station is located at Kalpakkam about 80 kilometres south of Chennai. It is a comprehensive nuclear power production, fuel reprocessing, and waste treatment facility that includes plutonium fuel fabrication for fast breeder reactors.
- The Heavy Electricals Equipment Plant is one of the major manufacturing plants of BHEL in Hardwar.
- Korba is a city and an industrial area in Korba District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh which is famous for aluminium.
- Ranigunj coalfields are the major producer of coal in the country.
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The North Atlantic Sea route is regarded as an important international trade route because
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- Main oil refineries in India are situated near seaports since India needs much crude oil which is mostly imported so the transportation cost can be reduced and also because of the inflammable nature of the crude oil.
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The Bhilai Steel Plant was set up with the collaboration of the U.S.S.R., the Rourkela Steel Plant with the collaboration of West Germany, the Durgapur Steel Plant was constructed with the collaboration of
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Maximum number of workers are employed in which of the following industries in India?
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Which two of the following are animal products?
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Productivity being low, cottage industry produced a lot because