indian industries & trade section 5 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Consider the following map of India : The areas marked in the map given above account for the production of which one of the following cash crops?

a) Sugarcane

b) Groundnut

c) Cotton

d) Tabacco

Question : 2

In the map given below, three out of the four places marked indicated places where a thermal power station is located The place where there is no thermal power station is marked

a) 3

b) 2

c) 1

d) 4

Question : 3

Consider the following statements.
Assertion (A):
Nuclear energy is a promising source of futuristic demand of energy supply in India.
Reason (R):
Nuclear minerals are ubiquitously available in India.

a) (A) is true, but (R) is false

b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

c) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

d) (A) is false, but (R) is true

Question : 4

Which among the following integrated iron installation does not come under the management of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) ?

a) Rourkela

b) Durgapur

c) Bhilai

d) Jamshedpur

Question : 5

Which one of the following is known as the ‘Pearl city’?

a) Hyderabad

b) Tuticorin

c) Kandla

d) Kochi

Question : 6

Which place is said to be the Manchester of South India?

a) Thanjavur

b) Salem

c) Coimbatore

d) Madurai