Industries in India - MCQs with answers - Part I

ANSWER: d) Khadi and village industry

Under the chairmanship of K.C. Pant, Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission, a committee was set up on strengthening the khadi and village industries sector.

ANSWER: c) 2009

The government claimed that India has become the seventh largest vehicle producing nation in the world in 2009 which was six years ahead of the set target by auto mission plan.

ANSWER: a) Malanjkhand Copper Project (MP)

Malanjkhand Copper Project was established in 1982. Initial project has been set up by Hindustan Copper Ltd to exploit the copper ore through an open pit mine.

ANSWER: b) Heavy Machinery

Heavy Machinery is also called the heavy engineering industry. The major plants are located at Ranchi, Visakhapatnam and Durgapur.

ANSWER: a) India

India manufactures the largest quantity of jute goods in the world. This industry is located mainly in West Bengal, followed by Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

ANSWER: b) 1832

Paper and Paper Board is a forest-based industry. In 1832 the first modern paper mill of the country was set up at Serampore in West Bengal.

ANSWER: c) Madhya Pradesh

The leading sugarcane-producing States are the leading sugar producers as well. They are Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Bihar and Jharkhand. There are more than 250 sugar mills in India, with the largest number located in Uttar Pradesh including Uttarakhand followed by Maharashtra.

ANSWER: b) India

India has been the largest sponge iron producer in the world since 2002.

ANSWER: a) HMT Machine Tools

HMT was founded in 1953.

ANSWER: a) Cochin shipyard

Cochin Shipyard was incorporated in 1972.

ANSWER: a) August 2005

On August 10, 2005, a 'Policy Package for Setting up Credit to Small and Medium Enterprises' was announced with the objective to double the credit flow to the sector within a period of five years.

ANSWER: b) February 2007

In February 2007, a “Package for Promotion of Micro and Small Enterprises” was announced. This includes measures addressing concerns of credit, fiscal support, cluster-based development, infrastructure, technology, and marketing. Capacity building of MSME Associations and support to women entrepreneurs are the other important attributes of this package.