Q50. In which year was Tata Iron and Steel Company founded?
[DSSSB Junior Secretariat Assistant, 3 Apr 2022]
(A) 1854
(B) 1956
(C) 1907
(D) 1991
Answer: (C) 1907
Explanation: Tata Iron and Steel Company was founded in 1907 and developed its major works at Jamshedpur. Its establishment was a landmark in private Indian heavy industry and reflected the advantages of nearby coal and iron ore.
Q49. Which region is known as the Ruhr of India?
[MPSC Group C, 3 Apr 2022]
(A) Konkan coast
(B) Ganga delta
(C) Thar Desert
(D) Chhota Nagpur Plateau
Answer: (D) Chhota Nagpur Plateau
Explanation: The Chhota Nagpur Plateau has been called the Ruhr of India because of its industrial concentration and abundant coal and iron ore. The nickname draws a comparison with Germany’s historic coal and steel manufacturing region.
Q48. In which state are most of India’s jute mills concentrated?
[DSSSB, 8 Apr 2022]
(A) West Bengal
(B) Punjab
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Rajasthan
Answer: (A) West Bengal
Explanation: West Bengal’s Hooghly corridor houses most traditional Indian jute mills. The concentration arose from proximity to jute-growing tracts, Kolkata port, labour availability, river water, railways and the surrounding commercial market.
Q47. Muslin is traditionally a type of which textile?
[RRB Group D, 20 Sep 2022]
(A) Wool
(B) Silk
(C) Jute
(D) Cotton
Answer: (D) Cotton
Explanation: Muslin is a finely woven cotton fabric historically associated with Bengal and other South Asian weaving centres. Its production demonstrates India’s long textile tradition before mechanised mills became prominent during the nineteenth century.
Q46. Which factors helped the cotton textile industry develop in the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh?
[MPPSC State Service, 19 Jun 2022]
(A) Neither black soil nor cotton availability
(B) Only coastal location
(C) Only large jute plantations
(D) Black soil and associated cotton cultivation
Answer: (D) Black soil and associated cotton cultivation
Explanation: Malwa’s black soils are suitable for cotton cultivation, providing a raw-material base for textile activity. Transport, labour and markets further influence industrial locations, demonstrating how agricultural geography can shape regional manufacturing patterns.
Q45. Where was the first jute mill in India set up?
[SSC CGL, 1 Dec 2022]
(A) Patna
(B) Bhubaneswar
(C) Rishra
(D) Coimbatore
Answer: (C) Rishra
Explanation: The earliest jute mill was established at Rishra in 1855, near Kolkata. The Hooghly belt subsequently developed extensive jute processing because of raw materials from the Ganga delta and access to port and inland transport.
Q44. Which of these was not exclusively reserved for government ownership under the Industrial Policy Resolution of 1948?
[SSC CGL, 12 Dec 2022]
(A) Iron and steel
(B) Atomic energy
(C) Railways
(D) Arms and ammunition
Answer: (A) Iron and steel
Explanation: The 1948 policy reserved certain strategic activities, including atomic energy and rail transport, for state control. Iron and steel was not a government monopoly under that resolution; private steel production already existed at Jamshedpur.
Q43. Which of these is not classified as one of India’s major industrial regions?
[SSC CPO, 9 Nov 2022]
(A) Mumbai–Pune
(B) Hooghly
(C) Ahmedabad–Vadodara
(D) North Malabar
Answer: (D) North Malabar
Explanation: Mumbai–Pune, Hooghly and Ahmedabad–Vadodara belong to commonly recognised Indian industrial belts. North Malabar is not conventionally counted among the principal industrial regions, although the region contains various manufacturing and processing activities.
Q42. Which steel plant–state combination is incorrectly matched?
[DSSSB JSA, 23 Apr 2022]
(A) Rourkela–Odisha
(B) Bhilai–Odisha
(C) Durgapur–West Bengal
(D) Bokaro–Jharkhand
Answer: (B) Bhilai–Odisha
Explanation: Bhilai Steel Plant is in Chhattisgarh, not Odisha. Rourkela is in Odisha, Durgapur in West Bengal and Bokaro in Jharkhand. These locations illustrate the concentration of integrated steel production in eastern and central India.
Q41. Which steel plants were established in India after independence?
[RSMSSB Lab Assistant, 30 Jun 2022]
(A) TISCO and IISCO
(B) Only TISCO
(C) Bhilai and Rourkela
(D) Only Kulti works
Answer: (C) Bhilai and Rourkela
Explanation: Bhilai and Rourkela were major public-sector steel plants developed after independence. Their establishment strengthened India’s industrial base, while Tata Steel and early works at Kulti and Burnpur had origins before 1947.
