Q40. Which of these is not an agro-based industry?
[SSC Stenographer, 17 Nov 2022]
(A) Cotton textiles
(B) Sugar
(C) Petrochemicals
(D) Jute textiles
Answer: (C) Petrochemicals
Explanation: Petrochemical industries process hydrocarbons derived from oil and natural gas. Cotton, sugar and jute industries depend on agricultural crops. This raw-material distinction is fundamental to classifying the manufacturing industries of India.
Q39. What is the full form of IIP in Indian economic statistics?
[SSC JE Mechanical, 14 Nov 2022]
(A) Index of Industrial Production
(B) Indian Industrial Programme
(C) International Investment Policy
(D) Index of Imported Products
Answer: (A) Index of Industrial Production
Explanation: The Index of Industrial Production measures changes in the volume of industrial output. It tracks mining, manufacturing and electricity, helping analysts examine production trends and the performance of India’s industrial economy over time.
Q38. Match Chhattisgarh cement plants with locations: Shree Cement, UltraTech, JK Lakshmi and Century Cement.
[CGPSC Preliminary Examination, 13 Feb 2022]
(A) Shree–Ahiwara; UltraTech–Tilda; JK Lakshmi–Simga; Century–Balodabazar
(B) Shree–Balodabazar; UltraTech–Simga; JK Lakshmi–Ahiwara; Century–Tilda
(C) Shree–Simga; UltraTech–Balodabazar; JK Lakshmi–Tilda; Century–Ahiwara
(D) Shree–Tilda; UltraTech–Ahiwara; JK Lakshmi–Balodabazar; Century–Simga
Answer: (B) Shree–Balodabazar; UltraTech–Simga; JK Lakshmi–Ahiwara; Century–Tilda
Explanation: In the examined matching, Shree Cement corresponds to Balodabazar, UltraTech to Simga, JK Lakshmi to Ahiwara and Century Cement to Tilda. Cement clusters in Chhattisgarh reflect access to limestone and industrial transport infrastructure.
Q37. Which of the following plants is operated by Steel Authority of India Limited?
[SSC CGL, 13 Aug 2021]
(A) Jamshedpur Tata Steel
(B) Essar Hazira
(C) Bhushan Angul
(D) Bhilai Steel Plant
Answer: (D) Bhilai Steel Plant
Explanation: Bhilai Steel Plant is a major integrated facility of Steel Authority of India Limited in Chhattisgarh. It developed with Soviet technical support and supplies steel products for infrastructure and other manufacturing activities.
Q36. Which important steel town developed in India before independence?
[Rajasthan VDO, 28 Dec 2021]
(A) Jamshedpur
(B) Bhilai
(C) Rourkela
(D) Bokaro
Answer: (A) Jamshedpur
Explanation: Jamshedpur grew around the Tata Iron and Steel Company’s works established during the colonial period. Bhilai, Rourkela and Bokaro were developed later as prominent public-sector steel centres as part of India’s industrialisation strategy.
Q35. Which state leads in raw jute production in India?
[Rajasthan Police Sub-Inspector, 13 Sep 2021]
(A) West Bengal
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Punjab
(D) Goa
Answer: (A) West Bengal
Explanation: West Bengal produces most of India’s raw jute because of its humid monsoon climate and fertile alluvial soils. Its Hooghly mills link the agricultural raw material with large-scale industrial processing and transport infrastructure.
Q34. Which of the following states is a significant jute producer in India?
[SSC CHSL, 16 Apr 2021]
(A) Gujarat
(B) Kerala
(C) Haryana
(D) Bihar
Answer: (D) Bihar
Explanation: Bihar grows jute in its humid eastern and northern districts, where alluvial soils and adequate rainfall favour the crop. It is among the important producers outside West Bengal and supplies a part of India’s jute manufacturing chain.
Q33. Which fibre is known as the golden fibre?
[RRB NTPC, 11 Feb 2021]
(A) Cotton
(B) Wool
(C) Jute
(D) Flax
Answer: (C) Jute
Explanation: Jute’s golden-brown appearance earned it the name golden fibre. Traditionally used in sacking and ropes, jute is processed in mills concentrated near Kolkata and is important to the economy of the eastern Ganga plain.
Q32. Which two countries dominate the global production of raw jute?
[SSC GD Constable, 30 Nov 2021]
(A) India and Bangladesh
(B) India and Spain
(C) China and Canada
(D) Russia and Australia
Answer: (A) India and Bangladesh
Explanation: India and Bangladesh are the principal producers of raw jute. The plant thrives in warm humid conditions on fertile alluvial plains, especially around the Ganga–Brahmaputra delta, giving the region a distinctive agro-industrial specialisation.
Q31. Durgapur Steel Plant was set up with assistance from which country?
[Rajasthan Police Sub-Inspector, 14 Sep 2021]
(A) Germany
(B) United Kingdom
(C) Japan
(D) France
Answer: (B) United Kingdom
Explanation: The Durgapur plant in West Bengal was developed with British collaboration. It formed part of India’s post-independence steel expansion and benefited from its location in the coal-rich Damodar industrial region.
