Resources & Industry – Geography – WBCS Main Question Paper

9. Jawaharlal Nehru Port is situated at about 14 kilometers south of city.

(A) Chennai

(C) Goa

(D) Kolkata

 

12. Bamboo, rags, rice bran are the main raw materials of industry

(A) Chemical

(B) Fertilizer

(C) Cotton

 

17. Varanasi is an example of _____ city. 

(spiritual)

(A) Defense

(B) Administrative

(C) Port

 

80. ‘Doordarshan’ is the broadcasting agency of _____ 

(1959)

(B) Akash Vani

(C) Gyan Bharati

(D) National Film Development Corporation

 

102. _____ is not a potential area for generation of geo-thermal energy.

(A) Son valley

(B) Damodar Valley

(C) Western Ghats

 

104. ____ is not a SEZ of India.

(all options are SEZ here)

(A) Falta

(B) Noida

(C) Indore

(D) Surat

 

114. Bundelkhand is famous for production of mineral

(B) Mica

(C) Copper

(D) Iron

 

115. ____ is the largest producer of Mica.

(A) Bihar

(B) Jharkhand

(D) Madhya Pradesh

 

116. Copper is found in large quantity at ____

(Jharkhand)

(A) Durgapur

(C) Nagpur

(D) Mayurbhanj

 

117. India is the second largest producer of _____, after Zimbabwe.

(chromium)

(A) Iron

(B) Manganese

(C) Zinc

(D) Lead

 

118. Salem is famous for production of ______ Iron ore.

(Tamilnadu)

(A) Hematite

(C) Limonite

(D) Siderite

 

 

 

123.  ‘Charnockite’ found in India is

(A) an igneous rock

(B) a sedimentary rock

(D) an alluvial deposit

 

141. The city called the ‘Manchester of South India’ is

(A) Sholapur

(C) Chennai

(D)Madurai

 

142. Huge concentration of heavy engineering is found in

(A) Mumbai – Pune area

(B) Lucknow – Kanpur area

(D) Asansol Kolkata area

 

146. Tertiary coal beds are found in

(B) Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh

(C) Maharashtra and Odisha

(D) West Bengal and Bihar

 

149. The most important oil bearing state in India is

(A) Gujarat  (now)

(B) Maharashtra

(C) Assam

(D) Andhra Pradesh

 

150. Which one of the following states does not have much mineral resources?

(A) Rajasthan

(C) Assam

(D) Madhya Pradesh

 

154. Bhilai Steel Plant was established in collaboration with

(B) UK

(A) Germany

(D) USA

 

158. Aeroplane manufacturing in India is done in 

(A) Kanpur

(B) Bhopal

(C) Nasik

 

161. Nepa newsprint factory is located in

(A) Maharastra

(B) Tamil Nadu

(C) Himachal Pradesh

 

162. An important pearl fishing centre in India is 

(Pearl City)

(A) Kandia

(B) Tuticorin   (Thoothukudi)

(C) Cochin

(D) Nhava Sheva

 

 

121. Ramagiri gold field is situated in the states of

(A) Karnataka

(B) Tamil Nadu

(D) Kerala

 

136.The place famous for copper is

(B) Hazaribagh

(C) Ranchi

(D) Tarapur

 

150. Uranium is mined at Jaduguda in

(A) Rajasthan

(B) Kerala

(D) Karnataka

 

179. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ? 

(Telangana)

(A) Karanpura coalfields – Jharkhand

(C) Raniganj coalfields – West Bengal

(D) Talcher coalfields – Orissa

 

60. Which of the following is the main source of energy in India ?

(A) Fuel wood

(B) Nuclear energy

(D) Solar

 

125. Alwayee, Koyana and Korba is mainly known for

(A) Thermal power station

(B) Refineries

(D) Aluminium industry

 

128. The largest petroleum refinery in India is   (Jamnagar)

(A) Mathura

(B) Digboi

(D) Trombay

 

134. The oldest oil well in India was dug at

(A) Naharkatia

(B) Ankleshwar

(C) Moran

 

166. Neyvelli thermal power station is located in

(A) Uttar Pradesh

(B) Madhya Pradesh

(D) Karnataka

 

175. Idukki Thermal Power Station is in the state of

(A) Tamil Nadu

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(D) Karnataka

 

181.The oldest atomic power station is

(A) Kalpakkam

(C) Narora

(D) Kota

 

162. The city which is called ‘Cotton polis’ of India:

(A) Kanpur

(B) Ahmedabad

(D) Coimbatore

 

164. The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute is located at

(A) Madras

(B) Goa

(D) Kolkata

 

178. Which of the following is the Manchester of South India ?

(A) Chennai

(B) Tirunelveli

(C) Perambur

 

193. Which is a ‘Foot Loose’ industry ?

(B) Leather

(C) Paper

(D) Cement

 

131. The Indian Space Research Organisation is in :

(A) Trivandrum

(C) Thumba

(D) Sriharikota

 

138. Which one of the following shipyard centre is largest in India ?

(B) The Garden Reach Workshop, Kolkata

(C) Hindustan Shipyard Ltd., Vishakhapatnam

(D) The Mazgaon Dock, Mumbai

 

 

86. Among the following countries, which one has the largest concentration of Railways?

(b) South Africa

(c) Egypt

(d) Algeria

 

11. About of the total iron ore production of India is from –

(a) Jharkhand and Odisha

(e) Bihar and Madhya Pradesh

(d) Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh

 

13. Diamond Vines are located at –

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Karnataka

(d) Gujarat.

 

56. The Rourkela Steel plant was built on the bank of the

(a) Bhadra river

(e) Damodar river

(d) Bhima river

 

60. Consider the following statements –

1. Textile industry is Labour intensive

2. Textile industry is export oriented

3. India exports more textile goods than China

Which of the statements given above are correct ?

(a) 1 & 2

(b) 2 & 3

(d) All of the above

 

62. Consider the following statements –

1. India produced 8.5 million motor-cycles in 2009-10

2. India is largest producer of motor-cycles

3. India is the second largest exporter of passenger cars

Which of the above statements are correct ?

(a) 1 & 2

(c) 1 & 3

(d) None of the above

 

63. Which of the following iron and steel plants was built to use charcoal as a source of power to start with but later switched over to hydroelectricity ?

(a) TISCO    

(b) IISCO

(d) HSL

 

66. The first cotton mill of India was established at

(a) Mumbai

(b) Ahmedabad

(c) Baroda

(d) Kolkata  (1818)

 

67. Hindalco, an aluminum factory located Renukut owes its site basically to

(a) Proximity of raw materials

(c) Efficient transport network

(d) Proximity to the market

 

68. For which one of the following is Satara well known

(b) Wind Energyplant

(c) Hydro-electric plant

(d) Nuclear Power plant

 

69. Where are the BHEL Plants located?

(b) Pinjour, Bengaluru, Hyderabad & Kalamassery

(c) Hardwar, Pinjour, Kalamassery & Tiruchirapalli

(d) Bhopal, Jhansi, Haridwar & Tiruchirapalli

 

71. Location of sugar industry in India is shifting from north to south because of

(a) Cheap Labour

(b) Expanding regional market

(c) Cheap and abundant supply of power

 

72. Copper is produced in

(b) Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan

(c) Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan

(d) Odisha, Rajasthan and Bihar

 

74. Unlike other parts of the Indian Coast, fishing Industry has not developed along the Saurashtra Coast because

(a) There are few Indentations suitable for fishing

(c) The seawater is relatively more saline

(d) Of industrial development leading to widespread pollution of coastal area

 

75. Which one of the following statements is incorrect ?

(b) Carpet industry is chiefly in the State of Uttar Pradesh

(c) Cotton textile industry provides jobs to the maximum number of people

(d) The first cotton mill was set-up at Fort Gloster in Calcutta

 

87. Which of the following countries produce the largest amount of crude steel of the World?

(a) Japan

(c) South Korea

(d) India

 

88. Which one of the following statement is NOT correct?

(a) India is the second largest producer of Nitrogenous Fertilizer in the World

(c) India is the- second largest producer of Silk in the World

(d) India is the third in the World in Coal production

 

73. In the process of industrial development of India, the investment per enterprise in the public sector was the highest during the

(a) First year plan

(b) Third five year plan

(c) Fifth five year plan

 

76. Modern industrial development of India is largely due to –

(a) Rationalization of raw material

(b) Availability of skilled manpower

(e) Liberalisation of government policies

 

 

86. To establish the growth of Small enterprise so that they graduate to medium enterprises, a comprehensive act called the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Act came into force in the year

(b) 2000

(c) 1994       

(d) 1991

 

88. Which statement regarding Special Economic Zones is incorrect?

(a) They are duty free enclaves of development

(c) They are not exempted from the application of Labour law

(d) Area is net foreign exchange earner

 

80. Which of the following is an example of non-renewable energy resource?

(a) Solar

(c) Methane

(d) Hydroelectric

 

87. Nepanagar in Madhya Pradesh is famous for

(a) Textile

(c) Hosiery

(d) Vegetable oil

 

89. First Export Processing Zone in India was

(a) Falta

(c) Santa Cruz

(d) Surat