Manufacturing Industries Part 4

Which of the following is the effect of liberalisation and foreign direct investment on iron and steel industry of India?

• Lower productivity of labour
• High costs and limited availability of coking coal
• Irregular supply of energy
• Boost to the industry

Which of the following led to expansionof the fertiliser industry?

• Liberalisation and foreign direct investment
• MNCs (multinational corporations)
• The Green Revolution
• All the above

Which of the following public sector steel plants of India is located near port?

• Durgapur
• Vijaynagar
• Bhadravati
• Vishakhapatnam

Which of the following statements is not correct regarding spinning sector in India?

• Spinning mills are mostly located in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.
• India has world-class production in spinning.
• Our spinning mills are capable of using all the fibres we produce.
• Most of the yam we produce is used by our local weavers.

Which of the following statements regarding manufacturing is not true?

• Manufacturing helps in modernising agriculture.
• Development of manufacturing industries is a precondition for eradication of unemployment and poverty.
• Export of manufactured goods expands trade and commerce and brings in much needed foreign exchange.
• Manufacturing puts the country into a debt trap.

Which one of the following agencies markets steel for the public sector plants? (Textbook)

• HAIL
• SAIL
• Tata Steel
• MNCC

Which one of the following air services provides services to Oil and Natural Gas Commission in its off-shore operations?

• Indian Airlines
• Air India
• Pawanhans Helicopters LTD
• Alliance

Which one of the following cities has emerged as the ‘electronic capital’ of India?[All India 2012]

• Delhi
• Kolkata
• Bengaluru
• Hyderabad

Which one of the following cities is known as electronic capital of India ?

• Srinagar
• Noida
• Bengaluru
• Pune

Which one of the following countrieshas the largest installed capacity of spindles in the world?

• India
• China
• USA
• Britain