Q60. Which of these is an agro-based manufacturing industry?
[EMRS PGT, 16 Dec 2023]
(A) Petrochemicals
(B) Steel
(C) Cement
(D) Cotton textiles
Answer: (D) Cotton textiles
Explanation: Cotton textiles depend on cotton grown by farmers, placing them among agro-based industries. Their processing chain includes ginning, spinning, weaving and finishing. By comparison, steel and cement are primarily mineral-based, while petrochemicals derive from hydrocarbons.
Q59. Which of the following modern industries developed in India during the British period?
[SSC CGL, 24 Jul 2023]
(A) Cotton, jute and iron and steel industries
(B) Only computer hardware
(C) Only aircraft manufacturing
(D) Only semiconductor fabrication
Answer: (A) Cotton, jute and iron and steel industries
Explanation: The colonial period witnessed the establishment of mechanised cotton and jute industries and early iron and steel production. These enterprises were geographically concentrated and did not amount to the diversified industrial base developed after independence.
Q58. In which year was the first cotton textile mill started in Ahmedabad?
[SSC CHSL, 10 Mar 2023]
(A) 1907
(B) 1854
(C) 1861
(D) 1948
Answer: (C) 1861
Explanation: Ahmedabad’s first cotton mill was established in 1861, strengthening the city’s emergence as a leading textile centre. Nearby cotton supplies, business capital and transport helped the industry expand and later earned Ahmedabad the Manchester of India nickname.
Q57. Which city is known as the Manchester of South India?
[UKSSSC VDO, 31 Dec 2023]
(A) Coimbatore
(B) Mysuru
(C) Madurai
(D) Thiruvananthapuram
Answer: (A) Coimbatore
Explanation: Coimbatore is called the Manchester of South India because of its extensive cotton spinning and textile industries. Its development was supported by cotton-growing regions, machinery skills, electrical power and entrepreneurial networks in Tamil Nadu.
Q56. Which river provides water to the Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant at Bhadravati?
[Delhi Police Constable, 28 Nov 2023]
(A) Narmada
(B) Krishna
(C) Godavari
(D) Bhadra
Answer: (D) Bhadra
Explanation: Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant is situated at Bhadravati in Karnataka, on the Bhadra River. Water supply, transport and access to regional resources contributed to the area’s industrial development and the plant’s historical importance.
Q55. In which Indian state are most jute mills concentrated?
[SSC MTS, 5 Sep 2023]
(A) Karnataka
(B) Gujarat
(C) Rajasthan
(D) West Bengal
Answer: (D) West Bengal
Explanation: Most traditional jute mills are concentrated in West Bengal’s Hooghly belt. The area historically enjoyed raw jute, river water, labour, coal, port services and market links, enabling the growth of an extensive jute manufacturing cluster.
Q54. Which Indian industry is often described as its own largest consumer of output?
[SSC CHSL, 3 Aug 2023]
(A) Chemical industry
(B) Tea industry
(C) Jute industry
(D) Toy industry
Answer: (A) Chemical industry
Explanation: The chemical industry produces many intermediate substances that are subsequently used to make other chemicals. This extensive internal supply chain means the sector consumes a significant portion of its own output while supplying agriculture, textiles and engineering.
Q53. Which country was the world’s second-largest producer of crude steel according to the examination’s referenced ranking?
[SSC MTS, 16 Jun 2023]
(A) Germany
(B) India
(C) Brazil
(D) United Kingdom
Answer: (B) India
Explanation: India became the world’s second-largest crude steel producer, reflecting expansion in integrated steel plants and secondary steelmaking. The industry depends on iron ore, metallurgical coal, energy, transport networks and substantial investment in productive capacity.
Q52. In which year was Madhya Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation established?
[Madhya Pradesh Forest Guard, 16 Jun 2023]
(A) 2004
(B) 1956
(C) 1991
(D) 2018
Answer: (A) 2004
Explanation: Madhya Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation helps promote industrial investment and infrastructure in the state. Such agencies develop industrial areas and facilitate enterprise growth, shaping the regional distribution of factories outside India’s historic industrial belts.
Q51. Which industry is particularly associated with the Hooghly River valley?
[RRB Group D, 14 Sep 2022]
(A) Automobiles
(B) Aircraft
(C) Aluminium
(D) Jute textiles
Answer: (D) Jute textiles
Explanation: The Hooghly River valley is India’s historic jute-milling centre. Mills developed near Kolkata because of raw jute supplies from the eastern plains, humid conditions, water, labour, transport networks and opportunities for export through the port.
