Question 1.
India occupies the first place in the production of:
(a) Sugar
(b) Jute
(c) Gur and khandsari
(d) All the above

Answer
Answer: (c) Gur and khandsari
India stands second as a world producer of sugar but occupies the first place in the production of gur and khandsari.

Question 2.
The number of sugar mills in the country are:
(a) 400
(b) 420
(c) 440
(d) 460

Answer
Answer: (d) 460
There are 460.

Question 3.
Industries that use minerals and metals as raw materials are called:
(a) Agro based industries
(b) Metal based industries
(c) Mineral based industries
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) Mineral based industries
They are called mineral based industries.

Question 4.
Which of the following is basic industry:
(а) Sugar
(b) Cotton
(c) Jute
(d) Iron and steel

Answer
Answer: (d) Iron and steel
The basic industry is iron and steel industry.

Question 5.
Iron ore, coking coal and limestone are required to make steel in the ratio of approximately:
(a) 1 : 2 : 4
(b) 2 : 1 : 4
(c) 4 : 2 : 1
(d) 4:1:2

Answer
Answer: (c) 4 : 2 : 1
They are required in the ratio of 4 : 2 : 1.

Question 6.
India ranks ……………………………. among the world crude steel producers.
(a) First
(b) Second
(c) Ninth
(d) Tenth

Answer
Answer: (c) Ninth
India ranks ninth among the world crude steel producers.

Question 7.
Inspite of large quantity of production of steel, per capita consumption per annum is only:
(a) 20 kg
(b) 32 kg
(c) 40 kg
(d) 52 kg

Answer
Answer: (b) 32 kg
It is only 32 kg per annum.

Question 8.
In the 1950s China and India produced almost the same quantity of:
(a) Iron
(b) Manganese
(c) Copper
(d) Steel

Answer
Answer: (d) Steel
Both these countries produced the same amount of steel.

Question 9.
The number of aluminium smelting plants in India are:
(a) 8
(b) 10
(c) 12
(d) 14

Answer
Answer: (a) 8
There are eight aluminium smelting plants in India.

Question 10.
In 2004, India produced over 600 million tonnes of:
(a) Steel
(b) Aluminium
(c) Copper
(d) All the above

Answer
Answer: (b) Aluminium
In 2004, India produced over 600 million tonnes of aluminium.

Question 11.
The chemical industry in India contributes approximately:
(а) 3 percent of the GDP
(b) 4 percent of the GDP
(c) 5 percent of the GDP
(d) 6 percent of the GDP

Answer
Answer: (а) 3 percent of the GDP
It contributes about 3 per cent of the GDP.

Question 12.
The fertilizer industry is centred around the production of:
(а) organic fertilizers
(b) inorganic fertilizers
(c) nitrogenous fertilizers
(d) phosphate fertilizers

Answer
Answer: (c) Nitrogenous fertilizers
The fertilizer industry produces mostly nitrogenous fertilizer.

Question 13.
The industry which requires bulky and heavy raw materials like limestone, silica, alumina and gypsum is:
(а) Iron and steel industry
(b) Aluminium industry
(c) Cement industry
(d) All the above

Answer
Answer: (c) Cement industry
The cement industry requires all the above raw materials.

Question 14.
The first cement plant was set up in Chennai in:
(a) 1804
(b) 1904
(c) 1814
(d) 1914

Answer
Answer: (b) 1904
It was set up in 1904.

Question 15.
At present the number of manufactures of passenger cars and multi-utility vehicles are:
(a) 5
(b) 10
(c) 15
(d) 20

Answer
Answer: (c) 15
There are 15.

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