indian industries & trade section 4 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Answer: (b)

Thermal power is the largest source of power in India. There are different types of Thermal power plants based on the fuel used to generate the steam such as coal, gas, Diesel etc.

About 75% of electricity consumed in India are generated by Thermal power plants. More than 50% of India’s commercial energy demand is met through the country’s vast coal reserves.

Public sector undertaking National Thermal Power Corporation and several other state-level power generating companies are engaged in operating coal-based Thermal Power Plants.

Answer: (b)

Bombay High, also known as Mumbai High, is an offshore oilfield 162 kilometres off the coast of Mumbai about 75 m of water. The oil operations are run by India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).

Answer: (b)

Answer: (c)

The Sindri factory was a Urea factory. It was the first in India to produce Ammonium Sulphate (1951), Urea (1959), and Ammonium Nitrate-Sulphate, commonly called the Double salt (1959). The Board of Industrial and Financial Restructuring (BIFR), in August 2012, approved the revival proposal of the closed fertilizer factory.

A 5 million tonne integrated steel plant together with one 1.14 million tonnes Gas-based Urea fertilizer Plant and 500 MW Power Plant is being contemplated.

Answer: (b)

The second five-year plan focused on industry, especially heavy industry. Unlike the First plan, which focused mainly on agriculture, domestic production of industrial products was encouraged in the Second plan, particularly in the development of the public sector. Hydroelectric power projects and five steel mills at Bhilai, Durgapur, and Rourkela were established.