industries manufacturing & service sectors section 7 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 6

What do you understand by the term “Circular Economy” often seen in news?

a) It refers to an industrial system that is restorative or regenerative in nature

b) It refers to a “Closed Economy” that primarily relies on internal trade

c) It refers to the cyclical booms and recession in an economy

d) It refers to a system in which there is Cyclical correlation between savings and investment

Answer: (a)

A circular economy is an industrial system that is restorative or regenerative by intention and design.

It replaces the end-of-life concept with

  1. restoration,
  2. shifts towards the use of renewable energy,
  3. eliminates the use of toxic chemicals,
  4. which impair reuse and return to the biosphere, and
  5. aims for the elimination of waste through the superior design of materials, products, systems and business models.

Question : 7

What is the approximate share of SSIs in gross industrial value added in the Indian economy?

a) 5%

b) 25%

c) 30%

d) 40%

Answer: (d)

The small-scale industries sector plays a vital role in the growth of the country. It contributes almost 40% of the gross industrial value added in the Indian economy.

Question : 8

Which statement is correct regarding the cotton industry?

  1. The first Indian modernised cotton mill, located in Kolkata in 1818
  2. The second mill named ‘Bombay Spinning and Weaving Co.’ was established in 1854 at Bombay by KGN Daber
  3. There were 394 cotton mills in India before the partition

a) Only II

b) II & III

c) I & II

d) All the above

Answer: (d)

Question : 9

The SEZ Act 2005 which came into effect in February 2006 has certain objectives? In this context consider the following :

  1. Development of infrastructure facilities
  2. Promotion of investment from foreign sources.
  3. Promotion of export of services only.
Which of the above is/are objective of this Act?

a) 2 only

b) 2 and 3

c) 1 and 2

d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (c)

The main objectives of the SEZ Acts 2005, is to develop infrastructure facilities and to promote investment from foreign sources.

Question : 10

Identify the correct sequence of the establishment of steel plant in India from the earliest to the latest.

a) Jamshedpur–Bhilai, Bokaro–Vishakhapatnam

b) Bhilai, Jamshedpur, Vishakhapatnam, Bokaro

c) Bokaro–Jamshedpur, Vishakhapatnam, Bhilai

d) Jamshedpur, Bokaro, Bhilai, Vishakhapatnam

Answer: (a)

TISCO was founded in 1907 by Dorabji Tata. The Bhilai Steel Plant, located in Bhilai, in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, was set up with the help of the USSR in 1955. 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 in 1972. Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, popularly known as Vizag Steel, is the most advanced steel producer in India with the help of German and soviet technology founded in 1974.

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