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  • Question 1
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    Given below are some factors influencing the location of certain industries :
    A. Skilled labour
    B. Low transporation cost
    C. Clean and dustfree environment
    D. Availability of raw material
    E. Government policy
    Which among these have more strongly influenced location of IT industry in India ?
    Solution
    Different industries require different inputs. IT industries are more likely to locate where there is skilled labour i.e workers with the right skills, government activity in planning the future distribution of industries, elimination of pollution of air and water i.e favourable government policies and clean and dust free environment is also an important locational factor. In IT industry there is no requirement of raw material or transportation.
  • Question 2
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    Public sector plants market their steel through ___________.
    Solution
    Steel Authority of India (SAIL) is the largest steel making company in the public sector. It produces iron and steel at five integrated plants at Bhilai, Durgapur, Rourkela, Bokaro and Burnpur and three special steel plants at Salem, Durgapur and Bhadravati.
  • Question 3
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    The steel plants set up during the second five year plan were at _____.
    Solution

    In the second Five Year Plan, the focus was mainly on heavy industries. The Indian government boosted manufacturing of industrial goods in the country. This was done primarily to develop the public sector. As many as five steel plants including the ones in Durgapur, Jamshedpur as well as Bhilai were set up as per the second five year plan. 

  • Question 4
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    Which of the following states of India is more famous for its cotton textile industry?
    Solution
    From the given options, Gujarat is more famous for its cotton textile industry. Due to easy availability of raw material, humid climate for spinning and weaving, Ahmedabad city in Gujarat has emerged as a prominent cotton textile industrial centre which is also referred to as the "Manchester of India."
  • Question 5
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    When was the first iron and steel company established in India?
    Solution
    Tata Iron And Steel Company (TISCO) is the oldest steel plant in the country. It was established by Jamshedji Tata in 1907 and its production started in 1911. 
  • Question 6
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    From which of the following ports is iron ore exported from the Maharashtra-Goa belt?
    Solution
    B. Mormugao

    This belt inculdes the state of Goa and Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. The ores in these mines are not of very high quality. They are exported through Marmagao port. The richest ore deposits are located in North Goa. These areas have the advantage of river transport or ropeways for local transport and that of Marmagao port for exporting the ore. Most of Goa’s iron ore is exported to Japan.


  • Question 7
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    Which of the following region of India has the maximum concentration of iron and steel industry?
    Solution
    Among the given options, Chhota Nagpur plateau has the maximum concentration of iron and steel industries.
  • Question 8
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    Osaka is a industrial region in __________.
    Solution
    Osaka is a industrial region in Japan.
  • Question 9
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    Which one of the following steel plants is located in Chhattisgarh ?
  • Question 10
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    The following is the list of iron and steel plants located in various parts of India.
    A.Vishakhapatnam
    B. Bhadravati
    C. Jamshedpur
    D. Salem
    E. Rourkela
    F. Bokaro
    G. Vijayanagar
    H. Durgapur
    Which of the following iron & steel industries located outside the Chota nagpur region ?
    Solution
    Most of India's major iron and steel industries are located in Chota Nagpur Plateau region because of the availability of high-grade iron ore, good quality of coking coal and other supplementing raw material.
    Chota Nagpur Plateau region comprising parts of Chattisgarh, Northern Orissa, Jharkhand, and Western West Bengal.
    Large integrated Steel Plants which are found in this region are -
    (1) Rourkela Steel Plant, Orissa
    (2) Burnpur steel plant, West Bengal
    (3) Durgapur Steel Plant, West Bengal
    (4) Kulti Steel Plant, West Bengal
    (5) Jamshedpur steel plant, Jharkhand
    (6) Bokaro Steel Plant,  Jharkhand
    Thus iron and steel industries in Vishakhapatnam(Andhra Pradesh), Salem (Tamilnadu,) Bhadravati (Karnataka), and Vijayanagar(Karnataka) are located outside the Chota Nagpur Plateau region. 
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