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

Answer: (b)

India is the largest producer of jute goods in the world. The jute industry is second most important industry in India. India produces 35% of all jute in the world. Hugli basin is located in Western, due to its dry climate, if is convenient for spinning and weaving.

Answer: (d)

Answer: (c)

Answer: (c)

Answer: (d)

November 10, 1897, was an epoch-making day in the power sector in India. A century back, on this day, the first hydel power station in India, and reportedly in Asia too, was commissioned at Sidrapong near Darjeeling town, the first power utility runs on a commercial basis for use of the general public, heralding the electrical energy era in the Indian sub-continent, and ushering in a revolutionary change in the socio-cultural and economic life of Indian society.

Quite appropriately, the Government. of India declared Sidrapong Hydel Power Station as a ‘HERITAGE POWER STATION’ of India on the eve of its centenary.

Answer: (d)

India is one of the leading suppliers of mica to the world. India alone accounts for a major portion of the world`s export of block mica and mica splitting. India produces approximate 90 % of the world`s mica.