industries manufacturing & service sectors section 6 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 1

Which one of the following is not correct about ‘plastic parks’?

a) These parks will help to develop biodegradable plastics

b) To increase competitiveness and investment in plastic sector is one of the objectives

c) This is a scheme too assist plastic industries in India

d) It emphasises environmentally sustainable growth in plastic sector with cluster development approach

Answer: (a)

The plastic park scheme envisages clusters of plastic industry operations including small and medium-sized enterprises and recycling operations.

These parks will provide raw materials, power and land for plastic companies. These parks are expected to generate huge direct and indirect employment.

Question : 2

Consider the following statements:

  1. The first modern steel producing unit was established at Kulti (W. Bengal) in 1874.
  2. Bhilai Steel Plant was established in 1955 with help of the USSR.
  3. Rourkela Steel Plant was established with the collaboration of the west Germany.
  4. Bokaro Steel Plant started taking shape in 1965 and its first Blast Furnace stared on 2nd October 1972.
Which of the statements are correct?

a) 1, 3 and 4

b) 1, 2, 3 and 4 all

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) 2, 3 and 4

Answer: (b)

The first notable attempt in the steel industry in India was made in 1874 when the Bengal Iron Works (BIW) came into being at Kulti, near Asansol in West Bengal.

The Bhilai Steel Plant, located in Bhilai, in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, was set up with the help of the USSR in 1955.

SAILRourkela Steel Plant (RSP), located in Rourkela, Odisha the first integrated steel plant in the public sector in India, was set up with German collaboration with an installed capacity of 1 million tonnes in the 60s. Bokaro Steel Plant is located in the Bokaro district of Jharkhand.

It is the fourth integrated public sector steel plant in India built with Soviet help and its first Blast Furnace started on 2nd October 1972. It is the country’s first Swadeshi steel plant, built with maximum indigenous content.

Question : 3

Which one of the following statement is incorrect?

a) India holds 3rd position in the production of salt in the world.

b) India is the second largest manufacturer of cement in the world.

c) India ranks 4th in the world in terms of production of ceramic tiles.

d) India is the second largest producer of cotton in the world after China.

Answer: (c)

India stands at the 3 rd position in the world in terms of the production of ceramic tiles.

Question : 4

With the reference to the public sector undertaking in India, consider the following statements :

  1. Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation of India limited is the largest non-oil importer of the country.
  2. Project and Equipment Corporation of India Limited is under the ministry of industry.
  3. One of the objectives of Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Limited is to enforce quality control and compulsory pre-shipment inspection of various exportable commodities.
Which of the above statement(s) are correct ?

a) 2 and 3

b) 1 and 2

c) 1 only

d) 3 only

Answer: (c)

Question : 5

The base year of present Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Urban Non-Manual Employees (CPI— UNME) is—

a) 1983-84

b) 1980-81

c) 1984-85

d) 1981-82

Answer: (c)

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