
Manufacturing Industries
What is manufacturing?
a) Production of goods in small quantities
b) Production of goods in large quantities after processing
c) Consumption of raw materials
d) None of the above
Answer: bWhich sector does manufacturing fall under?
a) Primary
b) Secondary
c) Tertiary
d) Quaternary
Answer: bWhat is the backbone of economic development?
a) Agriculture
b) Manufacturing industries
c) Service sector
d) Mining
Answer: bWhat material is used to manufacture paper?
a) Sugarcane
b) Wood
c) Jute
d) Cotton
Answer: bWhat raw material is used in the sugar industry?
a) Cotton
b) Sugarcane
c) Jute
d) Coal
Answer: bWhich of the following is an agro-based industry?
a) Iron and steel
b) Cement
c) Cotton textile
d) Aluminium smelting
Answer: cWhich industry produces goods for direct consumer use?
a) Basic industries
b) Consumer industries
c) Heavy industries
d) None of the above
Answer: bWhich material is considered the ‘Golden Fibre’?
a) Cotton
b) Jute
c) Silk
d) Wool
Answer: bWhat is the main raw material for the cement industry?
a) Coal
b) Limestone
c) Bauxite
d) Iron ore
Answer: bWhich industry is considered the basic industry?
a) Automobile
b) Iron and steel
c) Textile
d) Electronics
Answer: bWhat is the maximum investment allowed for small-scale industries in India?
a) ₹10 lakhs
b) ₹1 crore
c) ₹5 crores
d) ₹50 lakhs
Answer: bWhich industry uses bauxite as its primary raw material?
a) Cement
b) Aluminium smelting
c) Steel
d) Paper
Answer: bWhat is a key characteristic of public sector industries?
a) Owned by individuals
b) Operated jointly by state and private sectors
c) Owned and operated by the government
d) Owned by cooperatives
Answer: cWhich state has a high concentration of jute mills in India?
a) Bihar
b) West Bengal
c) Odisha
d) Gujarat
Answer: bWhich of these is NOT a mineral-based industry?
a) Iron and steel
b) Cement
c) Sugar
d) Aluminium smelting
Answer: cWhat raw material is used to make aluminium?
a) Limestone
b) Bauxite
c) Silica
d) Coal
Answer: bWhich Indian region has the highest concentration of iron and steel industries?
a) Western Ghats
b) Chhotanagpur Plateau
c) Eastern Himalayas
d) Northern Plains
Answer: bWhich industry is India self-reliant in?
a) Automobile
b) Textile
c) Electronics
d) Chemicals
Answer: bWhich factor contributed to the decline of handloom weaving during colonial times?
a) Lack of raw materials
b) Competition with mill-made cloth from England
c) High labor costs
d) Scarcity of skilled weavers
Answer: bWhich city is known as the electronic capital of India?
a) Mumbai
b) Bengaluru
c) Hyderabad
d) Delhi
Answer: bWhat percentage of sugar mills in India are located in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar?
a) 50%
b) 60%
c) 40%
d) 70%
Answer: bWhich raw material is critical for the fertilizer industry but is entirely imported by India?
a) Phosphate
b) Potash
c) Nitrogen
d) Urea
Answer: bWhich of the following is a cooperative sector industry?
a) BHEL
b) TISCO
c) Sugar industry in Maharashtra
d) Dabur
Answer: cWhat are the raw materials for steel production?
a) Iron ore, coking coal, limestone
b) Iron ore, copper, bauxite
c) Copper, limestone, manganese
d) Bauxite, coal, manganese
Answer: aWhich is India’s largest export item in the jute industry?
a) Jute bags
b) Ropes
c) Carpets
d) Gunny sacks
Answer: dWhich industry uses sulphuric acid, nitric acid, and caustic soda?
a) Cement
b) Chemical
c) Textile
d) Electronics
Answer: bWhat is the main environmental impact of thermal power plants?
a) Air pollution
b) Noise pollution
c) Land pollution
d) All of the above
Answer: dWhich process is used for primary treatment of industrial effluents?
a) Sedimentation
b) Biological treatment
c) Chemical treatment
d) Recycling
Answer: aWhich industry is seasonal in nature?
a) Cement
b) Sugar
c) Aluminium
d) Iron and steel
Answer: bWhere was the first textile mill established in India?
a) Kolkata
b) Chennai
c) Mumbai
d) Surat
Answer: cWhich industry produces items like TV sets, computers, and radars?
a) Information Technology
b) Electronics
c) Automobile
d) Iron and Steel
Answer: bWhich industry depends heavily on limestone, silica, and gypsum?
a) Cement
b) Steel
c) Fertilizers
d) Aluminium
Answer: aWhich raw material is essential for the textile industry?
a) Coal
b) Cotton
c) Bauxite
d) Iron ore
Answer: bWhat is the major industry in Bengaluru?
a) Automobile
b) Electronics
c) Textile
d) Jute
Answer: bWhich river is associated with jute mills in West Bengal?
a) Yamuna
b) Ganga
c) Hugli
d) Brahmaputra
Answer: cWhich industry is the largest producer of gur and khandsari in the world?
a) Cement
b) Sugar
c) Steel
d) Textile
Answer: bWhat proportion of manganese is needed in steel production?
a) Very high
b) Moderate
c) Small quantities
d) Not needed
Answer: cWhich industry primarily benefits from the Green Revolution?
a) Fertilizer
b) Textile
c) Electronics
d) Cement
Answer: aWhat is the key factor for locating cement plants in Gujarat?
a) Proximity to coal mines
b) Access to the Gulf market
c) Abundant limestone reserves
d) Low transportation costs
Answer: bWhich Indian state has the highest production of aluminium?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Odisha
c) Maharashtra
d) Gujarat
Answer: bWhich industry in India provides maximum employment after agriculture?
a) Automobile
b) Textile
c) Cement
d) IT
Answer: bWhich industry involves hand spinning and handloom weaving?
a) Khadi industry
b) Fertilizer industry
c) Cement industry
d) IT industry
Answer: aWhich material is used in petrochemical industries?
a) Aluminium
b) Crude oil
c) Bauxite
d) Limestone
Answer: bWhich city is the major hub for IT in India?
a) Chennai
b) Mumbai
c) Bengaluru
d) Delhi
Answer: cWhich is NOT a raw material for the steel industry?
a) Iron ore
b) Coal
c) Silica
d) Limestone
Answer: cWhat is an advantage of agro-based industries?
a) Reduce raw material costs
b) Increase agricultural productivity
c) Reduce pollution
d) All of the above
Answer: bWhat is the major cause of air pollution in industries?
a) Noise emissions
b) Toxic gases and particulate matter
c) Groundwater contamination
d) Excess energy use
Answer: bWhich product is NOT manufactured in light industries?
a) Sewing machines
b) Watches
c) Ships
d) Electric bulbs
Answer: cWhich sector is aluminium considered a substitute for?
a) Textile
b) Steel and copper
c) Cement
d) Automobile
Answer: bWhich factor contributed to the shift of sugar mills to southern and western India?
a) Higher sucrose content in cane
b) Proximity to export markets
c) Availability of coal
d) Government subsidies
Answer: aWhich industry uses PVC pipes?
a) Agriculture
b) Textile
c) Cement
d) Automobile
Answer: aWhich industry produces fertilizers like DAP and urea?
a) Cement
b) Chemical
c) Fertilizer
d) Automobile
Answer: cWhich raw material is used in the cement industry?
a) Bauxite
b) Limestone
c) Silica
d) Both b and c
Answer: dWhich region in India is famous for cotton textile industries?
a) Chhattisgarh
b) Maharashtra and Gujarat
c) Punjab and Haryana
d) Kerala
Answer: bWhich is the largest public-sector steel plant in India?
a) Bhilai Steel Plant
b) Rourkela Steel Plant
c) Bokaro Steel Plant
d) Durgapur Steel Plant
Answer: aWhat is the primary pollution caused by industries?
a) Thermal pollution
b) Air, water, land, and noise pollution
c) Soil erosion
d) Ozone depletion
Answer: bWhich industry produces synthetic fibres and plastics?
a) Fertilizer
b) Petrochemical
c) Textile
d) Aluminium
Answer: bWhich of the following uses lead and mercury as pollutants?
a) Jute mills
b) Chemical and dyeing industries
c) Cement factories
d) Fertilizer units
Answer: bWhat was the first cement plant in India?
a) Chennai
b) Surat
c) Mumbai
d) Pune
Answer: aWhich industry needs both raw materials and an efficient transport network?
a) IT
b) Steel
c) Fertilizer
d) Electronics
Answer: bWhich state has the most successful sugar cooperatives?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Bihar
c) Maharashtra
d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: cWhich is the second most important metallurgical industry in India?
a) Cement
b) Aluminium smelting
c) Steel
d) Fertilizers
Answer: bWhich of the following is a heavy industry?
a) Watches
b) Iron and steel
c) Sewing machines
d) Brassware
Answer: bWhich region is known for its abundance of coal and iron ore?
a) Northern Plains
b) Chhotanagpur Plateau
c) Western Ghats
d) Deccan Plateau
Answer: bWhich industry is a major source of foreign exchange for India?
a) IT and electronics
b) Automobile
c) Sugar
d) Fertilizer
Answer: aWhat is the main source of raw material for the jute industry?
a) Wool
b) Jute plants
c) Cotton
d) Silk
Answer: bWhich country is the largest producer of jute goods?
a) India
b) Bangladesh
c) China
d) Sri Lanka
Answer: aWhich industry has led to an increase in agricultural productivity in India?
a) IT industry
b) Agro-industries
c) Cement industry
d) Automobile industry
Answer: bWhich city is the center of automobile manufacturing in India?
a) Bengaluru
b) Pune
c) Chennai
d) Both b and c
Answer: dWhich industry generates the most noise pollution?
a) IT industry
b) Construction and machinery industries
c) Textile mills
d) Sugar factories
Answer: bWhich process is used in tertiary treatment of industrial effluents?
a) Screening
b) Biological treatment
c) Chemical and physical processing
d) None of the above
Answer: cWhich sector is the chemical industry’s largest consumer?
a) Textile
b) IT
c) Automobile
d) Itself
Answer: dWhich industry uses coal as its primary source of energy?
a) Cement
b) Textile
c) Aluminium
d) Sugar
Answer: aWhat does NTPC focus on for environmental protection?
a) Solar energy
b) Recycling ash
c) Green belts
d) All of the above
Answer: dWhich industry uses fly ash as a byproduct?
a) IT
b) Cement
c) Textile
d) Automobile
Answer: bWhich region is prominent for the IT industry in India?
a) Noida
b) Bengaluru
c) Hyderabad
d) All of the above
Answer: dWhich material is NOT commonly used in the fertilizer industry?
a) Nitrogen
b) Phosphate
c) Potash
d) Lead
Answer: dWhich industry supports traditional weaving skills?
a) IT industry
b) Handloom textile industry
c) Cement industry
d) Jute industry
Answer: bWhich is a key feature of light industries?
a) Heavy raw materials
b) Small-scale products
c) High transportation costs
d) None of the above
Answer: bWhat is a major raw material for the chemical industry?
a) Petroleum
b) Coal
c) Bauxite
d) Limestone
Answer: aWhich of the following states is a leader in aluminium smelting?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Odisha
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Rajasthan
Answer: bWhich country is the largest exporter of raw jute?
a) Bangladesh
b) India
c) Sri Lanka
d) Pakistan
Answer: aWhat is the main use of nitrogenous fertilizers?
a) To build houses
b) To enhance soil fertility
c) To produce textiles
d) To generate electricity
Answer: bWhich industry has the highest localization near the Hugli river?
a) Jute
b) Sugar
c) Automobile
d) Cement
Answer: aWhat is the role of agro-industries in rural areas?
a) To promote pollution
b) To enhance food processing
c) To reduce agricultural productivity
d) To replace agriculture
Answer: bWhich of the following is a consumer industry?
a) Iron and steel
b) Cement
c) Paper
d) Petrochemical
Answer: cWhich Indian state has large-scale automobile production units?
a) Bihar
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Punjab
Answer: bWhat is a byproduct of the sugar industry?
a) Cement
b) Molasses
c) Bauxite
d) Iron slag
Answer: bWhat type of pollution is caused by excessive noise?
a) Water pollution
b) Land pollution
c) Noise pollution
d) Air pollution
Answer: cWhich industry manufactures vehicles for transport?
a) Cement
b) Automobile
c) Electronics
d) Fertilizers
Answer: bWhich type of pollution occurs when hot water is released into rivers?
a) Air pollution
b) Land pollution
c) Thermal pollution
d) Noise pollution
Answer: cWhich city is known for software technology parks?
a) Delhi
b) Hyderabad
c) Bengaluru
d) Pune
Answer: cWhat is a primary byproduct of coal-based industries?
a) Molasses
b) Fly ash
c) Plastic
d) Jute
Answer: bWhich industry focuses on eco-friendly solutions like green belts?
a) Cement
b) IT
c) Power (NTPC)
d) Aluminium
Answer: cWhich state is a major producer of silk textiles in India?
a) Karnataka
b) Gujarat
c) Punjab
d) Bihar
Answer: aWhich material is used to make utensils and wires?
a) Steel
b) Aluminium
c) Copper
d) Gold
Answer: bWhich sector has grown due to globalization?
a) Iron and steel
b) Textile
c) IT and electronics
d) Jute
Answer: cWhich industry uses handloom and embroidery?
a) Khadi textile
b) Fertilizer
c) Automobile
d) Cement
Answer: aWhat is the role of fertilizers in agriculture?
a) Reduce soil fertility
b) Increase crop production
c) Eliminate pests
d) Replace soil nutrients
Answer: bWhich Indian state is known for its coir industry?
a) Kerala
b) Maharashtra
c) Tamil Nadu
d) West Bengal
Answer: a
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