industries manufacturing & service sectors section 8 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

The ministry level conference of World Trade Organisation in Dec. 2013 was held in which country?

a) S. Africa

b) Indonesia

c) Singapore

d) Canada

Question : 2

Consider the statements:

1. Small industrial units employ wage-earning labour and production is done by the use of modern techniques.
2. Capital investment is also present in small industries

a) Both I & II

b) Only II

c) Only I

d) None of the above

Question : 3

Consider the following statements:

1. Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) launched BSE Carbonex.
2. Carbonex is the first carbon-based thematic index of India.
3. Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has launched Islamic Equity Index.

a) 2 and 3

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) 1 only

d) 1 and 2

Question : 4

Which sentence is correct regarding Power?

1. A major initiative to expedite power generation has been the development of coal-based Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPP) each with a capacity of 4000 MW or above.
2. Nine sites have been identified including four pithead sites (Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha) and five coastal sites (Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu).
3. The pithead units will get coal from captive mines while the coastal plants will import coal.

a) Only III

b) II & III

c) I & II

d) All the above

Question : 5

India has a high export earning from Diamonds. In this context, consider the following:

1. High Diamonds Stocks
2. Large Production of Industrial Diamonds
3. Availability of experts on cutting and polishing

a) Only 3

b) Only 1 & 3

c) Only 1

d) 1, 2 & 3

Question : 6

Match the given companies with their locations and select the correct answer by using the codes given below:

a) 3 4 1 2

b) 3 1 4 2

c) 2 4 1 3

d) 2 1 4 3