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| 1951. |
The leading state in cement production in India is |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Rajasthan |
| C. | Madhya Pradesh |
| D. | in Tamil Nadu |
| Answer» C. Madhya Pradesh | |
| 1952. |
In which state has the maximum localization of silk industry in the country? |
| A. | Manipur |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Kerala |
| D. | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Answer» C. Kerala | |
| 1953. |
Which industry of India was badly affected due to partition? |
| A. | cotton and sugar industry |
| B. | engineering and cement industry |
| C. | jute and cotton industry |
| D. | paper and iron industry |
| Answer» D. paper and iron industry | |
| 1954. |
The first woolen cloth factory based on modern technology in the country was established in Kanpur in the name of Lal Tamarind. When was it established? |
| A. | 1876 AD |
| B. | 1894 AD |
| C. | 1926 AD |
| D. | 1962 AD. |
| Answer» B. 1894 AD | |
| 1955. |
In which city was the first cotton mill (cotton textile industry) established in India? |
| A. | Bombay |
| B. | Ahmedabad |
| C. | Baroda |
| D. | Kolkata |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1956. |
Which industry of India employs a large number of workers? |
| A. | iron-steel industry |
| B. | clothing industry |
| C. | jute industry |
| D. | sugar industry |
| Answer» C. jute industry | |
| 1957. |
During which five year plan iron-steel plants at Bhilai, Durgapur and Rourkela were established? |
| A. | First |
| B. | Second |
| C. | third |
| D. | IV |
| Answer» C. third | |
| 1958. |
Rourkela Steel Plant was established in – |
| A. | in collaboration with the United Kingdom |
| B. | in collaboration with Russia |
| C. | in collaboration with the United States |
| D. | in collaboration with germany |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1959. |
Bhilai plant has been established with the help of – |
| A. | United Kingdom |
| B. | U. s. a. |
| C. | Russia |
| D. | Germany |
| Answer» D. Germany | |
| 1960. |
The iron-steel plant established with the help of Russia is |
| A. | Bokaro |
| B. | Bhilai |
| C. | Visakhapatnam |
| D. | all of which |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1961. |
Where is the coast based steel plant located? |
| A. | Tuticorin |
| B. | Salem |
| C. | Visakhapatnam |
| D. | Mangaluru |
| Answer» D. Mangaluru | |
| 1962. |
Where did the actual beginning of the modern iron-steel industry with the factories established? |
| A. | Kulti |
| B. | burnpur |
| C. | jamshedpur |
| D. | Gopalpur |
| Answer» B. burnpur | |
| 1963. |
Which of the following states has the largest deposits of copper mineral? |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Chhattisgarh |
| C. | Jharkhand |
| D. | Rajasthan |
| Answer» C. Jharkhand | |
| 1964. |
Which of the following is not a metal mineral? |
| A. | hematite |
| B. | bauxite |
| C. | gypsum |
| D. | limonite |
| Answer» D. limonite | |
| 1965. |
Which one of the following industries in India has received maximum capital investment in the public sector? |
| A. | fertilizer industry |
| B. | iron-steel industry |
| C. | Pharmaceutical and chemical industry |
| D. | paint industry |
| Answer» C. Pharmaceutical and chemical industry | |
| 1966. |
Which of the following parts of India has the largest reserves of mineral resources? |
| A. | in the west |
| B. | in the south |
| C. | in the north |
| D. | in the southeast |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1967. |
Huge deposits of uranium have been found recently in - |
| A. | in Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | in Karnataka |
| C. | in Kerala |
| D. | in Tamil Nadu |
| Answer» B. in Karnataka | |
| 1968. |
Which of the following is called brown coal? |
| A. | Anthracite |
| B. | bituminous |
| C. | Coke |
| D. | lignite |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1969. |
Among the following, where there is maximum abundance of mineral resources, it is |
| A. | Karnataka |
| B. | Kerala |
| C. | in Maharashtra |
| D. | in Tamil Nadu |
| Answer» B. Kerala | |
| 1970. |
The resource in which Chotanagpur plateau is rich is- |
| A. | skilled workers |
| B. | minerals |
| C. | hydropower |
| D. | fertile soil |
| Answer» C. hydropower | |
| 1971. |
Where is the Bharat Dynamite Limited center located? |
| A. | Kolkata |
| B. | Hyderabad |
| C. | Chennai |
| D. | Delhi |
| Answer» C. Chennai | |
| 1972. |
Jaduguda is famous for which of the following - |
| A. | iron ore |
| B. | manganese |
| C. | Gold |
| D. | uranium |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1973. |
Which of the following is not an important gold mine of the country? |
| A. | kolar |
| B. | hospet |
| C. | Ramgiri |
| D. | Stubborn |
| Answer» C. Ramgiri | |
| 1974. |
Recently Tumalapalli of Andhra Pradesh has come in the world map for which maximum deposit? |
| A. | Uranium deposits |
| B. | tungsten deposit |
| C. | coal deposit |
| D. | Bauxite deposits |
| Answer» B. tungsten deposit | |
| 1975. |
Bailadila is famous for- |
| A. | bauxite |
| B. | Iron ore |
| C. | copper |
| D. | Coal |
| Answer» C. copper | |
| 1976. |
Khetri is famous for- |
| A. | Gold |
| B. | copper |
| C. | aluminum |
| D. | Fertilizer |
| Answer» C. aluminum | |
| 1977. |
Which state is an important copper producing state in India? |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Rajasthan |
| C. | Uttar Pradesh |
| D. | West Bengal |
| Answer» C. Uttar Pradesh | |
| 1978. |
In which one of the following districts, large deposits of diamond-rich kimberlite have been found recently? |
| A. | hoshangabad |
| B. | Raipur |
| C. | Sambalpur |
| D. | Warangal |
| Answer» C. Sambalpur | |
| 1979. |
Ankleshwar in India is known for the production of- |
| A. | Petroleum |
| B. | uranium |
| C. | Iron ore |
| D. | Coal |
| Answer» B. uranium | |
| 1980. |
Which Indian state is famous for large coal mines? |
| A. | Jharkhand |
| B. | Andhra Pradesh |
| C. | Karnataka |
| D. | A state in Eastern India |
| Answer» B. Andhra Pradesh | |
| 1981. |
The leading producer of tin in India is |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | from chhattisgarh |
| C. | Jharkhand |
| D. | Odisha |
| Answer» D. Odisha | |
| 1982. |
Singhbhum (Jharkhand) is famous for- |
| A. | Coal |
| B. | Iron |
| C. | copper |
| D. | aluminum |
| Answer» D. aluminum | |
| 1983. |
It is the most important oil field of Gujarat. |
| A. | Ankleshwar |
| B. | Lunez |
| C. | Kalol |
| D. | Mehsana |
| Answer» B. Lunez | |
| 1984. |
In India, the copper-gold-iron coal is ranked from the places of which of the following classes? |
| A. | Kshetri - Kolar - Kudremukh - Jharia |
| B. | Kolar - Kshetri - Kudremukh - Jharia |
| C. | Jharia - Kolar - Kudumekh - Kshetri |
| D. | Kshetri - Kudremukh - Kolar - Jhariyan |
| Answer» B. Kolar - Kshetri - Kudremukh - Jharia | |
| 1985. |
The world's best type of mica is obtained from - |
| A. | from Dhanbad |
| B. | from Hazaribagh |
| C. | from Jharia |
| D. | from kulti |
| Answer» C. from Jharia | |
| 1986. |
Bombay High is related to – |
| A. | offshore oil field |
| B. | offshore oil field |
| C. | offshore gas field |
| D. | from onshore gas field |
| Answer» B. offshore oil field | |
| 1987. |
When was the Oil and Natural Gas Commission established? |
| A. | 1856 |
| B. | 1914 AD |
| C. | 1936 AD |
| D. | 1956 AD. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1988. |
In which river valley region is the Kaikalur mineral oil field located? |
| A. | Krishna - Godavari |
| B. | Narmada - Tapi |
| C. | Ganga - Brahmaputra |
| D. | Krishna - Kaveri |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1989. |
Which one of the following mineral oil fields is not located in the state of Gujarat? |
| A. | Ankleshwar |
| B. | Kalol |
| C. | Mehsana |
| D. | Badarpur |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1990. |
The production of mineral oil was first started in India by |
| A. | at Mumbai High |
| B. | in Ankleshwar |
| C. | in Naharkatiya |
| D. | in Digboi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1991. |
The largest coal field of India in terms of accumulated reserves and production is |
| A. | Damodar Valley Coalfield |
| B. | Mahanadi Valley Coalfield |
| C. | Godavari Valley Coalfield |
| D. | Rajmahal Coalfield |
| Answer» B. Mahanadi Valley Coalfield | |
| 1992. |
Which of the following coal fields has maximum coal reserves? |
| A. | Jharia |
| B. | Raniganj |
| C. | Korba |
| D. | Singrauli |
| Answer» B. Raniganj | |
| 1993. |
Largest coal deposits are found in India - |
| A. | Chhattisgarh |
| B. | Jharkhand |
| C. | Madhya Pradesh |
| D. | Odisha |
| Answer» C. Madhya Pradesh | |
| 1994. |
The largest coal reserves in India are |
| A. | in the valley of Godavari |
| B. | in the valley of satpura |
| C. | in the valley of the Ganges |
| D. | in the valley of Damodar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1995. |
In which district of Jharkhand is the Jharia coalfield located? |
| A. | Ranchi |
| B. | Dhanbad |
| C. | Hazaribagh |
| D. | chaibasa |
| Answer» C. Hazaribagh | |
| 1996. |
Which of the following river valley is called 'Roor of India'? |
| A. | Godavari valley |
| B. | Mahanadi Valley |
| C. | Damodar Valley |
| D. | Narmada Valley |
| Answer» D. Narmada Valley | |
| 1997. |
Where was coal mined for the first time in India in 1774 AD? |
| A. | Jharia |
| B. | Raniganj |
| C. | Giridih |
| D. | karnapura |
| Answer» C. Giridih | |
| 1998. |
The major mineral mined in Neyveli is - |
| A. | lignite |
| B. | uranium |
| C. | Lead - Zinc |
| D. | bauxite |
| Answer» B. uranium | |
| 1999. |
Raniganj in West Bengal is related to – |
| A. | from coal fields |
| B. | from iron ore |
| C. | from manganese |
| D. | from copper |
| Answer» B. from iron ore | |
| 2000. |
The coal mines in Jharkhand are located at - |
| A. | in Jharia |
| B. | in jamshedpur |
| C. | in Ranchi |
| D. | in Lohardaga |
| Answer» B. in jamshedpur | |