Industries and Trade in India MCQ Multiple Choice Questions PDF Download –

Industries and Trade in India MCQ : India has a diverse industry sector which includes traditional industries like textiles, metals, and agricultural goods as well as modern industries like IT, pharmaceuticals, automobiles etc. Some key facts about industries and trade in India:

Industries and Trade in India MCQ

The most important of the nontariff trade barriers are :
(a) Quotas
(b) Health regulations
(c) Pollution standards
(d) Labelling and packaging regulations

Where was the first cotton mill in India established?
(a) Surat
(b) Mumbai
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Coimbatore

Which of the following steel plants is not managed by Indian Steel Authority Limited ?
(a) Selaam Rust resistant Steel Plant
(b) Vishakhapatnam Steel Plant
(c) Alloy Steel Plant, Durgapur
(d) Bokaro Steel Plant

The first solar city of India, is
(a) Anandpur Sahib
(b) Mumbai
(c) Bangalore
(d) Sanchi

Where is the Integral Coach Factory situated ?
(a) Perambur
(b) Chittaranjan
(c)Mumbai
(d) Kolkata

Where was the first Cotton Mill in India established ?
(a) Surat
(b) Bombay (now Mumbai)
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Coimbatore
Ans: (b)

The cost producing iron in India is considerably lower than in other countries because of
(a) low wage of miners
(b) large supply of iron ore
(c) large supply of coal
(d) coal and iron ore are found in the same area
Ans: (d)

Which among the following integrated iron installation does not come under the management of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) ?
(a) Bhilai
(b) Durgapur
(c) Rourkela
(d) Jamshedpur
Ans: (d)

Which among the following city of India used first electrcicty commercially ?
(a) Kolkata
(b) Chennai
(c) Mumbai
(d) Darjeeling
Ans: (d)

Which of the following is correctlymatched with regard to thermal power projects ?
(a) Korba-Uttar Pradesh
(b) Ramagundam-Tamil Nadu
(c) Talcher-Andhra Pradesh
(d) Kawas-Gujarat
Ans: (d)

The first shore-based, modern, integrated steel plant in India is in
(a) Salem
(b) Haldia
(c) Mangalore
(d) Vishakhapatnam
Ans: (c)

The Iron & Steel Industry at which of the following places was developed with German technical collaboration ?
(a) Durgapur
(b) Bhilai
(c) Rourkela
(d) Bhadravati
Ans: (c)

Which group of the industries maximise savings on transport costs by being located near the sources of materials?
(a) Iron and steel, aluminium, cement
(b) Iron and steel, sugar, cotton textiles
(c) Heavy machinery, cement, sugar
(d) Iron and steel, cement, silk
Ans: (a)

The largest number of cotton textile mills is in—
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Gujarat
(c) Tamil Nadu
d) Karnataka
Ans: (c)

Where are MIG engines assembled ?
(a) Koraput
(b) Nasik
(c) Bangalore
(d) Ozar
Ans: (a)

Which of the following industries are the major beneficiaries of the Mumbai port ?
(a) Iron and Steel industry
(b) Sugar and Cotton textile industry
(c) Cotton textile and Petrochemical industry
(d) Engineering and Fertilizer industry
Ans: (c)

Ankleshwar and Kalol are two oil fields in
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Assam
(c) Gujarat
(d) Rajasthan
Ans: (c)

India exports iron ore mainly to
(a) Japan
(b) Bhutan
(c) Indonesia
(d) Russia
Ans: (a)

If the commodities manufactured in Surat are sold in Mumbai or Delhi, then it is
(a) Territorial trade
(b) Internal trade
(c) International trade
(d) Free trade
Ans: (b)

The Visvesvaraya Iron & Steel Ltd. is located at
(a) Bangalore
(b) Bhadravati
(c) Mangalore
(d) Mysore
Ans: (b)

Which kind of power accounts for the largest share of power generation in India ?
(a) hydro-electricity
(b) thermal
(c) nuclear
(d) solar
Ans: (b)

Bhilai Steel Plant was built with collaboration of
(a) Germany
(b) Soviet Union
(c) United Kingdom
(d) Japan
Ans: (b)

Where was the first iron and steel industry of India established ?
(a) Bhadravati
(b) Bhilai
(c) Jamshedpur
(d) Burnpur
Ans: (c)

Integral Coach Factory is located at
(a) Chittaranjan (West Bengal)
(b) Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)
(c) Jamshedpur (Jharkhand)
(d) Perambur (Tamil Nadu)
Ans: (d)

Which one of the following is used in large quantities in Cement Industry ?
(a) Gypsum
(b) Limestone
(c) Coal
(d) Clay
Ans: (b)

The Bhilai Steel Plant has been established with the assistance of
(a) U.K.
(b) U.S.A.
(c) Russia
(d) Germany
Ans: (c)

Nepanagar in Madhya Pradesh has a
(a) sugar mill
(b) newsprint factory
(c) steel plant
(d) heavy engineering plant
Ans: (b)

Which one of the following states produces about 50 per cent of the total silk textiles in India?
(a) Karnataka
(b) West Bengal
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Assam
Ans: (a)

India leads the world in the export of
(a) coffee
(b) cotton
(c) manganese
(d) mica
Ans: (d)

In India, Dhariwal and Ludhiana towns are famous for
(a) silk textiles
(b) woollen textiles
(c) cotton textiles
(d) synthetic textiles
Ans: (b)

The iron and steel industries at Bhilai, Durgapur and Rourkela were set up during the
(a) II Five Year Plan
(b) I Five Year Plan
(c) III Five Year Plan
(d) IV Five Year Plan
Ans: (b)

Kudremukh Iron-ore is exported from these two ports
(a) Kandla and Mumbai
(b) Marmugoa and Mangalore
(c) Kochi and Tuticorin
(d) Paradip and Kolkata
Ans: (b)

India has attained self-sufficiency in the production of
(a) Iron
(b) Coal
(c) Manganese
(d) Nickel
Ans: (b)

Diesel locomotive works of the Indian Railways is situated at
(a) Mumbai
(b) Bangalore
(c) Varanasi
(d) Hyderabad
Ans: (c)

It forms the bed-rock of all industrial activities and is considered “mother industry”.
(a) Petro-chemical industry
(b) Cement industry
(c) Iron and Steel industry
(d) Fertilizer industry
Ans: (d)

Major iron and steel industries are located in the plateau of
(a) Deccan
(b) Malwa
(c) Telangana
(d) Chota Nagpur
Ans: (d)

The product used for manufacturing of Industrial alcohol is
(a) Khandasari
(b) Bagasse
(c) Molasses
(d) Paper-pulp
Ans: (c)

As per studies, the Tummalapalle mine in Andhra Pradesh could have Uranium reserve of
(a) 1 lakh tonnes
(b) 1.5 lakh tonnes
(c) 2 lakh tonnes
(d) 2.5 lakh tonnes
Ans: (b)

At Sindri in Jharkhand, the fertilizer produced is
(a) Urea
(b) Ammonium Phosphate
(c) Calcium Super Phosphate
(d) Ammonium Sulphate
Ans: (a)

Which of the following industries most closely approximates the perfectly competitive model?
(a) Automobile
(b) Cigarette
(c) Newspaper
(d)Wheat farming
Ans: (d)

Which of the following projects suppl ies electricty to the Rourkela Steel Plant?
(a) Damodar Valley Project
(b) Hirakud Dam Project
(c) Tungabhadra Project
(d) Nagarjuna Project
Ans: (b)

Access to raw material is the main basis for the location of
(a) Surgarcance industry
(b) Aluminium industry
(c) Electronic industry
(d) Hi-tech industry
Ans: (a)

Which of the following is largely used in textile industries in India?
(a) Cotton
(b) Wool
(c) Synthetic fibres
(d) Jute
Ans: (a)

Which is a major shipbuilding centre of India?
(a) Cochin
(b) Paradeep
(c) Kandla
(d) Tuticorin
Ans: (c)

Which is a port in India having a free trade zone?
(a) Kochi
(b) Paradip
(c) Kandla
(d) Tuticorin
Ans: (c)

Industries like electronics and biotechnology which are in the forefront of development are called?
(a) Sunlight industries
(b) Starstruck industries
(c) Sunshine industries
(d) Sunrise industries
Ans: (d)

Which of the following Steel Plants was not built during Second Five Yea Plan?
(a) Bokaro
(b) Bhilai
(c) Durgapur
(d) Rourkela
Ans: (a)

Where in India is the biggest steel manufacturer of the world (L.N. Mittal Group) setting up a steel plant ?
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Bihar
(c) Orissa
(d)Chhattisgarh
Ans: (a)

Which one of the following is presently the largest oil refinery of India ?
(a) Vadodara (IOC)
(b) Mathura (IOC)
(c) Vishakhapatnam (HPCL)
(d) Mumbai (BPCL)
Ans: (a)

India has the monopoly in the International market in the supply of
(a) Iron
(b) Mica
(c) Bauxite
(d) Copper
Ans: (b)

The main competitor for the Indian jute industry is
(a) china
(b) Nepal
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Japan
Ans: (c)

“Manchester” of South India is :
(a) Coimbatore
(b) Madurai
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Chennai
Ans: (a)

The second largest producer of cotton textiles in India is
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Gujarat
Ans: (d)

Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
(a) Bhilai Steel Plant — Maharashtra
(b) Bokaro Steel Plant — Bihar
(c) Rourkela Steel Plant — Odisha
(d) Durgapur Steel Plant — West Bengal
Ans: (a)

For which type of fertilizer, India is fully dependent on imports
(a) Nitrogen Fertilizer
(b) Phosphatic Fertilizer
(c) Potash Fertilizer
(d) None of these
Ans: (c)

Which of the following is correctly matched with regard to thermal power project ?
(a) Talcher – Andhra Pradesh
(b) Korba – Uttar Pradesh
(c) Kawas – Gujarat
(d) Ramagundam – Madhya Pradesh
Ans: (c)

Recently foundation stone of a new rail coach factory has been laid at
(a) Amritsar
(b) Saharsa
(c) Chennai
(d) Rae Bareli
Ans: (d)

Where is the shore based steel plant located?
(a) Tuticorin
(b) Salem
(c) Vishakhapatnam
(d) Mangalore
Ans: (c)

Which is the leading state in India in “Ship Breaking” industry?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Gujarat
(d) West Bengal
Ans: (c)

The first oil refinery in India was set up at
(a) Barauni
(b) Vishakhapatnam
(c) Digboi
(d) Mumbai
Ans: (c)

60.”Mumbai High” is associated with
(a)Steel
(b) Petroleum
(c)Mausoleum
(d) Jute
Ans: (b)

India is the largest producer and exporter of
(a) Cotton
(b) Copper
(c) Tea
(d) Mica
Ans: (d)

Which one among the following industries is the maximum consumer of water in India?
(a) paper and Pulp
(b) Thermal Power
(c) Engineering
(d) Textile
Ans: (b)

Which of the following industries is at Koraput ?
(a) Ship Building
(b) Aircrafts Building
(c) Iron and Steel
(d) Electric Locomotives
Ans: (b)

Which place is said to be the Manchester of South India?
(a) Coimbatore
(b) Salem
(c) Thanjavur
(d) Madurai
Ans: (a)

Which one of the following industries is known as „Sunrise Industry‟ ?
(a) Iron & Steel
(b) Cotton Textile
(c) Information Technology
(d) Tea & Coffee
Ans: (c)

Which of the following produces the most solid waste ?
(a) Agriculture
(b) Nuclear Power Plants
(c) Manufacturing
(d) Packaging Industry
Ans: (c)

In India, the Black Revolution is related to the manufacturing of which product?
(a) Charcoal
(b) Crude petroleum
(c) Diamond
(d) Black gram
Ans: (b)

Which of the following sources has the largest share in power generation in India?
(a) Atomic power
(b) Thermal power
(c) Hydro power
(d) Wind power
Ans: (b)

The largest solar power plant in India is located at
(a) Nagercoil
(b) Jaisalmer
(c) Madhapur
(d) Rann of Kutch
Ans: (c)

Heavy water is manufactured at which of the following places?
(a) Trombay
(b) Patna
(c) Talcher
(d) Bhilai
Ans: (c)

SIDO is related to the development of
(a) Small industries
(b) Steel Industry
(c) Soap Industry
(d) Sugar Industry
Ans: (a)