UPSC Geography of India – Chapter 20: Industries and Industrial Regions (23 MCQs)

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UPSC Geography of India – Chapter 20: Industries and Industrial Regions (23 MCQs) – 23 questions, subject: Geography. 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.  

The integrated steel plant of the Indian Iron and Steel Company (IISCO) at Burnpur is located in:

Correct Answer: B [West Bengal]

Explanation:

IISCO's Burnpur plant is in West Bengal, near the Raniganj coalfield of the Damodar valley.

2.  

Rourkela steel plant was built with the help of:

Correct Answer: A [West Germany]

Explanation:

Rourkela in Odisha was built with West German help during the Second Five-Year Plan.

3.  

The first shore-based integrated steel plant in India is at:

Correct Answer: C [Visakhapatnam]

Explanation:

The Visakhapatnam plant was India's first shore-based integrated steel plant, able to receive raw materials by sea.

4.  

India's first successful modern cotton textile mill was set up in 1854 at:

Correct Answer: C [Mumbai]

Explanation:

The first successful modern cotton mill was set up in Mumbai in 1854, helped by the port, capital and nearby cotton belt.

5.  

The jute industry of India is concentrated mainly along the:

Correct Answer: D [Hugli river]

Explanation:

Jute mills line the Hugli in West Bengal, close to raw jute, cheap water transport, processing water and Kolkata port.

6.  

Sugar mills are located close to cane fields mainly because:

Correct Answer: A [sugarcane is bulky and loses sucrose quickly after cutting]

Explanation:

Cut sugarcane is bulky and loses sucrose quickly, so it must be crushed soon, in mills close to the fields.

7.  

HINDALCO's aluminium plant is located at:

Correct Answer: B [Renukoot]

Explanation:

HINDALCO's aluminium plant is at Renukoot in Uttar Pradesh.

8.  

India's first cement plant was set up in 1904 at:

Correct Answer: D [Chennai]

Explanation:

NCERT records India's first cement plant as set up in Chennai in 1904.

9.  

India's first fertiliser plant was set up in 1906 at:

Correct Answer: A [Ranipet]

Explanation:

India's first fertiliser plant was set up at Ranipet near Chennai in 1906; Sindri followed in 1951.

10.  

Consider the following statements:

1. Aluminium smelting needs very large amounts of electricity.
2. The information technology industry is a footloose industry.
3. The jute industry is located mainly in Gujarat.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

Aluminium smelting is power-hungry and IT is footloose, but jute is concentrated in West Bengal's Hugli belt, not Gujarat.

11.  

Assertion (A): The Indian steel industry imports coking coal.

Reason (R): India's reserves of good-quality coking coal are limited and its coal is high in ash.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

Both are true, and limited good-quality, high-ash domestic coking coal is exactly why steel makers import coking coal.

12.  

Which of the following is NOT one of NCERT's eight major industrial regions?

Correct Answer: D [Malwa]

Explanation:

Malwa is not one of NCERT's eight major industrial regions, which include Hugli, Chota Nagpur and Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram.

13.  

Bhilai, Rourkela and Durgapur steel plants were set up during the:

Correct Answer: B [Second Five-Year Plan]

Explanation:

Bhilai, Rourkela and Durgapur were set up in the Second Plan (1956–61), which stressed heavy industry.

14.  

The New Industrial Policy that abolished licensing for most industries was announced in:

Correct Answer: C [1991]

Explanation:

The New Industrial Policy of 1991 abolished licensing for most industries and opened the economy to foreign investment.

15.  

Production-Linked Incentive schemes were launched in:

Correct Answer: B [2020]

Explanation:

PLI schemes began in 2020 with mobile phones and electronics and were later extended to many sectors.

16.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. TISCO, Jamshedpur
2. First cotton mill, Mumbai
3. Make in India
4. First cement plant, Chennai

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: C [2-4-1-3]

Explanation:

1854, 1904, 1907, 2014.

17.  

Dholera is being developed as a new industrial city under the:

Correct Answer: B [Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor]

Explanation:

Dholera in Gujarat is a planned new industrial city on the Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor.

18.  

"Silicon Valley of India" refers to:

Correct Answer: D [Bengaluru]

Explanation:

Bengaluru, India's leading IT and software hub, is called the Silicon Valley of India.

19.  

The Steel Authority of India Limited was formed in:

Correct Answer: B [1973]

Explanation:

SAIL was formed in 1973 to manage the public-sector steel plants.

20.  

Which of the following does NOT explain the location of the jute industry along the Hugli?

Correct Answer: A [nearness to the black-soil cotton belt]

Explanation:

the black-soil belt explains the cotton industry of Maharashtra and Gujarat.

21.  
UPSC Prelims 2023

Consider the following heavy industries:

1. Fertilizer plants
2. Oil refineries
3. Steel plants

Green hydrogen is expected to play a significant role in decarbonizing how many of the above industries?

Correct Answer: C [All three]

Explanation:

ammonia, refining and steel making can all use green hydrogen.

22.  
UPSC Prelims 2015

In India, the steel production industry requires the import of

Correct Answer: C [coking coal]

Explanation:

India's coking coal is limited and high in ash, so the steel industry imports coking coal, mainly from Australia.

23.  
UPSC Prelims 2014

Consider the following towns of India:

1. Bhadrachalam
2. Chanderi
3. Kancheepuram
4. Karnal

Which of the above are famous for the production of traditional sarees/fabric?

Correct Answer: B [2 and 3 only]

Explanation:

Chanderi and Kancheepuram.

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