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  • Question 1
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    Which of the following countries is the biggest consumer of vegetable oil in the world?
    Solution
    India is the world's biggest consumer of edible oils. Edible oil is India's third-biggest import item after crude oil and gold. India imports most of its edible oil from Indonesia and Malaysia.
  • Question 2
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    Which state leads the other states in the groundnut oil production?
    Solution
    Gujarat tops with 27.87 percent of total production followed by Andhra Pradesh 24.19 percent, Tamil Nadu 14.84 Percent and Karnataka 10.95 percent. Though other states like Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal are the important groundnut producing states.
  • Question 3
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    When was the paper first manufactured in India?
    Solution
    A Publication on World Pulp, Paper & Allied Industry. The Indian Paper Industry is more than a century old. The first paper mill was started in Serampore (West Bengal) in 1812. Maharashtra is the largest producer of paper in India followed by Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal
  • Question 4
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    In which city of West Bengal did the modern steel industry begin?
    Solution
    Modern steel making in India began with the setting of first blast furnace of India at Kulti in 1870 and production began in 1874, which was set up by Bengal Iron Works.Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) was established by Dorabji Tata in 1907, as part of his father's conglomerate.
  • Question 5
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    Which of these plants was set up with British collaboration?
    Solution
    Durgapur Steel Plant is one of the integrated steel plants of Steel Authority of India Limited, located in Durgapur, in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. It was set up with the help of United Kingdom.(S.R.N.) DSP is situated about 158 km from Kolkata, its geographical location is defined as 23° 27' North and 88° 29' East. It is situated on the banks of the Damodar River in the Bardhaman District in the growing industrial city of Durgapur. The Grand Trunk Road and the main Kolkata-Delhi railway line pass through Durgapur.
  • Question 6
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    Where is the Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company (TELCO) situated?
    Solution
    Tata Motors Limited (formerly TELCO, short for Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company) is an Indian multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Mumbai. It is a subsidiary of Tata Group, an Indian conglomerate.

    Its products include passenger cars, trucks, vans, coaches, buses, sports cars, construction equipment and military vehicles.

    Tata Motors has auto manufacturing and assembly plants in Jamshedpur, Pantnagar, Lucknow, Sanand, Dharwad, and Pune in India, as well as in Argentina, South Africa, Great Britain and Thailand.

    It has research and development centres in Pune, Jamshedpur, Lucknow, and Dharwad, India and in South Korea, Great Britain and Spain.
  • Question 7
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    Which is the latest and the largest shipyard in India?
    Solution
    Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) is the largest shipbuilding and maintenance facility in India. It is part of a line of maritime-related facilities in the port-city of Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. Of the services provided by the shipyard are building platform supply vessels and double-hulled oil tankers.
  • Question 8
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    Which of these is a significant center engaged in the manufacturing of heavy electronics?
    Solution
    The industry related to the production of electrical goods in Bhopal is ruled by the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited. BHEL, Bhopal is engaged mainly in producing industrial machines. The other important functions of this company are generation and transmission of power. They also produce transportation equipments, hydro turbines, hydro generators and heat exchangers.
  • Question 9
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    How many refineries does India have In petrochemical sector through out the country?
    Solution
    India have 18 oil refineries in petrochemical sector through out the country. It has 18 public sector refineries and five refineries in the private sector/or as a joint venture, the largest refineries being RIL Jamnagar (Gujarat), RPL Jamnagar (Gugarat), MRPL Mangalore (Karnataka), CPCL Manali (Chennai, Tamil Nadu) and IOC Koyali (Gujarat).
  • Question 10
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    Which of these countries stand first in the cement industry?
    Solution
    In 2014, China produced 2,500 million metric tons of cement. India's cement industry produced 280 million metric tons in 2014
  • Question 11
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    India`s fertilizer Industry ranks _____________in size in the world?
    Solution
    Authored by MD (Corporate Banking Group) SBI, B. Sriram, the report says that the Indian fertilizer industry is third largest in the world in terms of production and second largest in terms of consumption. The government of India has been consistently pursuing policies conducive to increased availability and consumption of chemical fertilizers and thereby maximizing agricultural production in the country.
  • Question 12
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    Which of these Industries accounts for one third of India`s total exports?
    Solution
    The Indian textiles industry, currently estimated at around US$ 150 billion, is expected to reach US$ 250 billion by 2019. India's textiles industry contributed seven per cent of the industry output (in value terms) of India in 2017-18.It contributed two per cent to the GDP of India and employs more than 45 million people in 2017-18.The sector contributed 15 per cent to the export earnings of India in 2017-18.
  • Question 13
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    Indian Railways is the ______largest network in the world.
    Solution
    Nationalised in 1951, Indian Railways is today the largest rail network in Asia and the world's second largest network operated under a single management. It has 115,000 km of track length. The US has the largest railway system in the world - about 240,000 km connecting 48 continental states. That is enough track to circle the Earth five times.
  • Question 14
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    How many paper manufacturing mills did India have before independence?
    Solution
    India first Machine-made paper was manufactured in 1812. During this time there were 15 mills with a total production of lakh tones. In India the Soft wood is the principal raw material used for making paper especially newsprint and high class printing papers. With rise in population and broadening of education the demand for paper has been constantly escalated.
  • Question 15
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    Which road negotiates four high passes of the world ranging between 4,875 and 5,485 meters above sea level?
    Solution
    The average elevation of Leh-Manali highway is more than 4,000 m (13,000 feet) and its highest elevation is 5,328 m (17,480 ft) at Tanglang La mountain pass. It is flanked by mountain ranges on both sides featuring some stunning sand and rock natural formations.
  • Question 16
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    How many kilometers of road does Madhya Pradesh have?
    Solution
    The state of Madhya Pradesh state houses an excellent roadways network which comprises national highways, state highways, district roads and other types of roads. It is home to 14 national highways spanning 4676 km and various state highways with an overall span of 8,728 km. The overall span of the roadways network of the state of Madhya Pradesh is 68105.6 km.
  • Question 17
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    In which year was the Railways introduced in India?
    Solution
    Railways were first introduced to India in 1853. By 1947, the year of India's independence, there were forty-two rail systems. In 1951 the systems were nationalized as one unit, becoming one of the largest networks in the world. Indian Railways operates both long distance and suburban rail systems
  • Question 18
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    How many major seaports does India have?
    Solution
    The country has 13 major sea ports and about 200 non-major sea ports and intermediate ports. All the sea ports are located in the following states - Maharashtra, Gujarat, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Daman and Diu, Andhra Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Kerala, Karnataka, West Bengal, Lakshadweep, Puducherry and Goa.
  • Question 19
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    Name the first port developed soon after independence.
    Solution
    The very first port developed after the Independence was the Kandla Port. Earlier only Mumbai has the port where business would take place so to bring down the traffic and ease the volume a step was taken to create another port that would help a lot.
  • Question 20
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    In which state is the Tuticorin Port located?
    Solution
    V.O.Chidambaranar Port, formerly Tuticorin Port,[5] is one of the 12 major ports in India. It was declared to be a major port on 11 July 1974. It is second-largest port in Tamil Nadu and fourth-largest container terminal in India. After Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project V.O.C Port will be India's premier port and one of the major ports of Asia equal to Port of Singapore
  • Question 21
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    Name the deepest landlocked and protected port.
    Solution
    Landlocked means enclosed on all sides by land. A landlocked port, therefore, must be a port in a lake that is completely enclosed by land .However, if you meant which is the deepest port in India, it is Vishakapatnam, which is naturally deep and hence, called a natural harbour.
  • Question 22
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    Which is the oldest artificial port on the east coast?
    Solution
    Chennai Port, the third oldest port among the 12 major ports, is an emerging hub port in the East Coast of India. This gateway port for all cargo has completed 137 years of glorious service to the nation's maritime trade and is consider as oldest port in eastern coast.
  • Question 23
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    Which of these trains have attained the World Heritage status from UNESCO?
    Solution
    The mountain railways of India are the railway lines that were built in the mountains of India. Three of them, the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, and the Kalka–Shimla Railway, are collectively designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Mountain Railways of India.
  • Question 24
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    In which year was the second underground rapid system `Delhi Metro` started in India?
    Solution
    The Red Line was the first line of the Delhi Metro to be constructed and opened. The first segment was constructed from Tis Hazari to Shahdara and opened on 25 December 2002. The strategy worked in favour of DMRC
  • Question 25
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    Which position does India rank in the world shipping tonnage?
    Solution
    Indian shipping Industry has become the 14th largest fleet in the world as per deadweight tonnage. The shipping fleet of India consists of around 515 vessels with a grt of 7.06 million and dwt of 11.5 million ones. It has about 616 ships, with a total capacity of 6.62 million tons Gross Registered Tonnage (GRT)
  • Question 26
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    How many minor ports does India have along its coastline of over 6000 km?
    Solution
    India has a coastline spanning 7516.6 kilometres, forming one of the biggest peninsulas in the world. There are 12 major ports, 226 notified minor and intermediate ports.
  • Question 27
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    Which of these Airlines has been recently named as `Indian`?
    Solution
    Indian Airlines, later Indian was a major Indian airline based in Delhi and focused primarily on domestic routes, along with several international services to neighbouring countries in Asia. It was state-owned, after merger of eight pre-Independence domestic airlines and was administered by the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Indian was formerly one of the two flag carriers of India, the other being Air India
  • Question 28
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    What is the total direct employment in the Indian Tourism sector?
    Solution
    The travel & tourism sector in India accounted for 8 per cent of the total employment opportunities generated in the country in 2017, providing employment to around 41.6 million people during the same year. The number is expected to rise by 2 per cent annum to 52.3 million jobs by 2028.
  • Question 29
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    How many radio stations were there in India at the time of independence?
    Solution
    When India attained independence, there were six radio stations in India, at Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta, Madras, Tiruchirapalli and Lucknow. There were three in Pakistan (Peshawar, Lahore and Dacca). AIR then had a coverage of just 2.5 % of the area and 11% of the population.
  • Question 30
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    Which state received the distinctions of publishing newspapers in 21 major languages?
    Solution
    Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik unveiled bilingual tribal dictionaries to help preserve and promote tribal languages in the state. The bilingual tribal dictionaries for MLE (multilingual education) and trilingual tribal language proficiency modules in all the 21 tribal languages have been formulated by the Special Development Council.
  • Question 31
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    In which language is the highest number of newspapers published in India?
    Solution
    As per the data from the Annual statements received, the highest number of newspapers were published in Hindi (7910), followed by English (1406), Urdu (938), Gujarati (761), Telugu (603), Marathi (521), Bengali (472), Tamil (272), Oriya (245), Kannada (200) and Malayalam (192).
  • Question 32
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    Which of these newspapers is the largest circulated single edition daily?
    Solution
    Circulation figures try to estimate the number of copies sold, while readership figures are usually higher as they tend to estimate the number of people who actually read the newspaper. Typically, readership tends to be 2.5 times circulation, though this may be higher or lower depending on individual cases.Hindustan Times is one of the largest newspapers in India, by circulation. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 993,645 copies as of November 2017
  • Question 33
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    How many National Highways are in India on the basis of their route number?
    Solution
    India has a huge network of national highways. The national highways have a total length of 70,548 kms. There are 228 highways in India at present.NH 44 covers the North-South Corridor of NHDP and it is officially listed as running over 3,745 km (2,327 mi) from Srinagar to Kanyakumari. It is the longest national highway in India.
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