Q120. Which of the following is not considered a major industrial region of India?
[SSC Selection Post Graduate, 24 Jul 2025]
(A) Mumbai–Pune
(B) Kolhapur–South Kannada
(C) Hooghly
(D) Ahmedabad–Vadodara
Answer: (B) Kolhapur–South Kannada
Explanation: The Mumbai–Pune, Hooghly and Ahmedabad–Vadodara belts are recognised major industrial regions. Kolhapur–South Kannada is not generally listed among the conventional major industrial regions in standard Indian geography classifications, even though industrial activity exists in the area.
Q119. From which country did India restrict jute imports in 2025?
[RRB Group D, 14 Dec 2025]
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Nepal
(C) Bhutan
(D) Sri Lanka
Answer: (A) Bangladesh
Explanation: Bangladesh is a major producer and exporter of raw jute and jute goods. Changes in import restrictions affect Indian mills, especially in the Hooghly region, where raw material procurement and cross-border trade are important commercial considerations.
Q118. Which of the following industries was operating in India at the time of independence?
[RRB NTPC UG, 21 Aug 2025]
(A) Semiconductors
(B) Commercial space launch vehicles
(C) Iron and steel
(D) Modern robotics
Answer: (C) Iron and steel
Explanation: India already had an iron and steel industry before 1947, including the Tata works at Jamshedpur and plants at Burnpur. Independence-era planning then accelerated steel expansion to support construction, railways, engineering and machinery production.
Q117. Which is a mineral-based industry?
[RRB NTPC Graduate, 21 Jun 2025]
(A) Sugar manufacturing
(B) Iron and steel
(C) Cotton weaving
(D) Jute spinning
Answer: (B) Iron and steel
Explanation: Iron and steel manufacturing relies mainly on mineral inputs, including iron ore, coal and limestone. Sugar, cotton and jute industries are classed as agro-based because their principal raw materials originate in agriculture rather than mineral extraction.
Q116. Which mineral is found in Madhya Pradesh and used primarily in iron and steel production?
[MP Police Constable, 5 Dec 2025]
(A) Zinc
(B) Gypsum
(C) Manganese
(D) Bauxite
Answer: (C) Manganese
Explanation: Manganese is used in steelmaking as an alloying and deoxidising material. Madhya Pradesh has significant manganese deposits, including those of the Balaghat region, illustrating how mineral resources underpin steel and allied metallurgical industries.
Q115. Which of these industrial centres does not belong to the Kolkata–Hooghly industrial region?
[UPPSC Assistant Engineer Mains, 29 Sep 2025]
(A) Howrah
(B) Serampore
(C) Rishra
(D) Bhilai
Answer: (D) Bhilai
Explanation: Bhilai is a major steel centre in Chhattisgarh, far from the Hooghly industrial belt. Howrah, Serampore and Rishra form part of the urban-industrial stretch near Kolkata, historically associated with jute, engineering and river-oriented manufacturing.
Q114. Which of the following is called a basic industry because it provides raw materials to other industries?
[DSSSB TGT, 7 Nov 2025]
(A) Silk weaving
(B) Iron and steel
(C) Pottery
(D) Tourism
Answer: (B) Iron and steel
Explanation: Iron and steel is often called a basic or key industry because its output is used in machinery, transport equipment, construction and numerous manufacturing activities. Its development supports wider industrial diversification rather than only final consumer products.
Q113. In which city was the Indian Jute Mills Association established?
[DSSSB TGT, 7 Nov 2025]
(A) Mumbai
(B) Calcutta
(C) Ahmedabad
(D) Kanpur
Answer: (B) Calcutta
Explanation: The Indian Jute Mills Association was founded in Calcutta, the historic commercial centre of India’s jute industry. Nearby Hooghly mills benefited from the port, banking institutions, river transport and access to jute-producing districts.
Q112. In which year was the first jute mill established at Rishra?
[Haryana CET, 27 Jul 2025]
(A) 1855
(B) 1854
(C) 1861
(D) 1907
Answer: (A) 1855
Explanation: The first jute mill at Rishra began operating in 1855, near Kolkata. Its success marked the start of mechanised jute processing in India and contributed to the growth of the Hooghly industrial corridor.
Q111. Which type of industry is the principal consumer of manganese ore in India?
[SSC Selection Post Graduate, 29 Aug 2025]
(A) Food processing
(B) Metallurgical industry
(C) Paper industry
(D) Jute industry
Answer: (B) Metallurgical industry
Explanation: Manganese is crucial in ferrous metallurgy, particularly steel production. It improves the properties of steel and assists in removing unwanted oxygen and sulphur during processing. Consequently, steelmaking accounts for a major share of industrial manganese use.
