Industries Manufacturing & Service Sectors Section 9 Practice Questions Answers Test With Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 1

Match the following according to the contribution of cotton industries in different sectors:

a) I – b, II – a, III - c

b) I – a, II – c, III - b

c) I – b, II – c, III - a

d) I – c, II – b, III - a

Question : 2

The Planning Commission fixed the baseline of poverty per capita per month in city areas to

a) Rs. 830

b) Rs. 550

c) Rs. 1000

d) Rs. 780

Question : 3

Disinvestment is :

a) Off-loading of government shares to private companies.

b) Increase in investment.

c) Offloading of shares of private companies to government.

d) Closing down of business concerns.

Question : 4

Who among the following heads the Genetic Engineering Approvals Committee (GEAC) in India?

a) Minister of Science and Technology

b) None of them

c) Minister of Environment & Forests

d) Minister of Agriculture

Question : 5

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) 2 only

b) Both 1 and 2

c) 1 only

d) Neither 1 nor 2