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SSC CGL Geography – Industries – Level 3 · Challenge – 10 questions, subject: Geography – India & World. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
Statement-based
I. The Chota Nagpur plateau has the maximum concentration of iron and steel plants.
II. A reason is the low cost of iron ore and high-grade raw materials in proximity.
III. Abundant coking coal is the main reason India works at full potential in steel.

Correct Answer: C [I and II only]

Explanation:

Limited coking coal is a problem, not a strength.

2.  
Odd one outWhich factor was NOT given by NCERT for the location of jute mills on the Hugli?

Correct Answer: A [nearness to iron-ore mines]

Explanation:

Spot My Mistake idea.

3.  
After Partition in 1947, the jute industry faced a problem because:

Correct Answer: B [most of the jute-producing area went to East Pakistan]

Explanation:

Mills stayed, fields went.

4.  
An industry using light raw materials and producing light goods, such as electrical goods, is classified as:

Correct Answer: A [a light industry]

Explanation:

Bulk and weight basis.

5.  
Tertiary treatment of industrial effluents involves:

Correct Answer: D [biological, chemical and physical processes (recycling of waste water)]

Explanation:

M-B-All: primary mechanical, secondary biological, tertiary biological + chemical + physical.

6.  
Assertion–Reason
A: Integrated steel plants are usually located near raw materials.
R: Iron ore, coking coal and limestone are heavy and lose much weight in processing.

Correct Answer: C [Both A and R are true and R explains A]

Explanation:

Weight-Loss Rule.

7.  
Which industrial region grew mainly on the coal of the Damodar valley and minerals of Jharkhand and northern Odisha?

Correct Answer: C [Chota Nagpur]

Explanation:

Heavy metallurgical industries.

8.  
Which statement about the chemical industry is correct?

Correct Answer: A [It is its own largest consumer]

Explanation:

Basic chemicals become other chemicals.

9.  
Before Independence, most manufacturing units were located at Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai mainly because of:

Correct Answer: D [overseas trade through the ports]

Explanation:

NCERT Class 10.

10.  
Odd one outWhich is NOT a way NCERT suggests to reduce industrial water pollution?

Correct Answer: B [Draining hot water into rivers before cooling]

Explanation:

That causes thermal pollution.

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