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Q1. Which one of the following has been major source of foreign exchange for IT industry?
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
Oil India Limited (OIL)
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)
Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
Q2. Which of the following led to expansionof the fertiliser industry?
Liberalisation and foreign direct investment
MNCs (multinational corporations)
The Green Revolution
All the above
Q3. Many industries tend to come together to make use of the advantages offered by the urban centres known as agglomeration economies. Which of the following are the main advantages provided by cities to industries?
Market and services
Agricultural products and minerals
Power supply
Suitable climate and services
Q4. In what ratio are iron ore, coking coal and limestone required to make steel?
4 : 2 : 1
4 : 1 : 2
4 : 3 : 1
4 : 3 : 2
Q5. Which of the following industries hasbeen a major foreign exchange earner in the last few years?
Electronics Industry
Information Technology Industry
Engineering Industry
Tourism Industry
Q6. Which one of the following factors plays the most important role in the location of an industry in a particular region?
Raw material
Market
Least production cost
Transport
Q7. Which one of the following groups of factors is a prime group for the location of aluminium smelting plant?
Capital and market
Raw material and electricity
Labour and raw material
Capital and transport
Q8. Which of the following cities is the electronic capital of India?
Delhi
Mumbai
Bengaluru
Hyderabad
Q9. How can industrialisation assist in bringing in foreign exchange?
Modernisation of agriculture
Removing dependence on agriculture by providing alternative employment
Export of manufactured goods
Import of manufactured goods
Q10. Which of the following industries is not a heavy industriy.
Cotton textile
Cement
Iron and Steel
Ship building
Q11. Which one of the following is not true regarding the National Jute Policy of 2005?
Creating awareness about the use of biodegradable materials
Ensuring good prices to the jute farmers
Increasing productivity
Improving quality of jute
Q12. What is the correct meaning of agglomeration economies?
Many industries set up in rural centres
Industries are basically agro-based.
Many industries tend to come together to make use of the advantages offered by the urban centres
Industries set up produce raw material for secondary sector.
Q13. In which of the following groups of cities were most of the manufacturing units located in the pre-independence period?
Delhi, Kanpur, Moradabad
Bangalore – Hyderabad
Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai
Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Amritsar.
Q14. Which one of the following industries manufactures telephones, computer, etc.?
Cement
Iron and Steel
Electronic
Chemical
Q15. What is per capita consumption of steel per annum in India?
28 kg
30 kg
32 kg
34 kg
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