industries manufacturing & service sectors section 10 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 1

Consider the following statements :

1. The first news print plant was set up in India at Nepanagar.
2. The first modern steel plant in India was set up at Bhadrawati.

a) Both 1 and 2

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 2

Consider the following statements: Small-scale industries are in most cases, not as efficient and competitive as the large-scale ones. Yet the government provides preferential treatment and reservations in a range of products to the small firms because of small-scale industries.

1. provide higher employment on a per-unit capital development basis.
2. promote a regional dispersion of industries and economic activities.
3. have performed better in export on manufactured products than the large scale ones.
4. provide jobs to low-skill workers, who otherwise may not find employment revenues elsewhere.

a) 2 and 3

b) 1 and 2

c) 1 and 4

d) 3 and 4

Question : 3

Which of the following statements are true regarding "India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL)":

1. It is a non-Government company
2. It is an NBFC registered with RBI

a) (i) only

b) Both (i) & (ii)

c) (ii) only

d) Neither (i) nor (ii)

Question : 4

The term "roll-on roll-off" recently in the news is related to which of the following:

a) Transportation of vehicles through ships

b) Railway engines and wagons

c) Connecting two ports through dedicated shipping channel

d) Dedicated freight corridors

Question : 5

Which sentences are correct regarding export in India?

1. 45%-50% of the Indian Exports is contributed by SSI Sector.
2. Direct exports from the SSI Sector account for nearly 45% of total exports.
3. Besides direct exports, it is estimated that smallscale industrial units contribute around 15% to exports indirectly.

a) Only II

b) I & III

c) I & II

d) All the above