6.4 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:

6.4    MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS :   (MCQ’s)

1.  In which one of the following states are most of the jute mills located ?

a) Maharashtra
b) Gujarat
c) West Bengal
d) Kerala

2.  Which one of the following agencies market steel for the public sector plants ?

a) HAIL
b) SAIL
c) TATA Steel
d) MNCC

3.  Which one of the following agencies market steel for TISCO ?

a) SAIL
b) MNCC
c) TATA Steel
d) SAIL

4.  Which one of the following industries uses bauxite as a raw material ?

a) Steel
b) Aluminium
c) Cement
d) Jute

5.  In which of the following states is Nalco and Balco located ?

a) Kerala
b) Orissa
c) West Bengal
d) Uttar Pradesh

6.  Which of the following places was the first cement plant setup ?

a) Mumbai
b) Kolkata
c) Chennai
d) Delhi

7.  Which of the following centres has emerged as the electronic capital of India ?

a) Mumbai
b) Bangalore
c) Kolkata
d) Delhi

8.  Name any two inorganic chemicals .

a) Sulphuric acid and Nitric acid
b) Carbonic acid and Sulphuric acid
c) Oxalic acid and Citric acid
d) Boric acid and Nitric acid

9.  ____________ is used to make glass , soaps , paper etc .

a) Petrochemical
b) Fly ash
c) Organic chemical
d) Soda ash

10.  ____________ is used for construction of roads , houses , dams etc .

a) Organic chemical
b) Cement
c) Iron and steel industry
d) TATA Steel

11.  In which of the following states were cotton textile industries concentrated ?

a) Maharashtra
b) Kerala
c) Orissa
d) West Bengal

12. Most of the jute mills in India are located along the banks of the river __________ .

a) Damodar
b) Yamuna
c) Hugli
d) Brahmaputra

13.The first cement plant was set up in ________ in 1904 .

a) Pune
b) Lucknow
c) Chennai
d) Dibrugarh

14.The __________ industry is fast growing and diversifying and has both small and large scale manufacturing units .

a) Chemical
b) Cotton
c) Automobile
d) None of these

15.The  ___ region has the maximum concentration of iron and steel industries.

a) Deccan Plateau
b) Bhilai
c) Jamshedpur
d) Chotanagpur Plateau

16.____pollution of water occurs when hot water from factories is drained into rivers and ponds

a) Aerial
b) Thermal
c) Terrestrial
d) None of these.

17. Which of the following factors are not necessary to set up an iron and steel plant?

(a) Proximity to iron-ore mines
(b) Availability of cooking coal
(c) Good resources of limestone and manganese
(d) Nearness to a water body to discharge wastes

1. (c) West Bengal
2. (b) SAIL
3. (c) TATA Steel
4. (b) Aluminium
5. (d) Uttar Pradesh
6. (c) Chennai
7. (b) Bangalore
8. (a) Sulphuric acid and Nitric acid
9. (d) Soda ash
10. (b) Cement
11. (a) Maharashtra
12. (c) Hugli
13. (c) Chennai
14. (a) Chemical
15. (d) Chotanagpur Plateau
16. (b) Thermal
17. (d) nearness to water body…
18. (d) Chota Nagpur plateau
19.(c) cheap and regular…
20. (d) Chennai
21.(d) Mumbai
22.(b) Secondary sector
23.(c ) Pavan Hans ……
24.(d) Mumbai
25.(b) Information Technology
26. (c) BHEL Hyderabad
27. (b) Pollution
28. (c) Chemicals
29. (c) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
30. (d) In Mumbai in 1854