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The city in punjab that will be soon developed as major IT centre is ______.

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  1. Chandigarh

  2. Bhatinda

  3. Mohali

  4. Pinjore

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The city in punjab that will be soon developed as major IT centre is Mohali.

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

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  1. Srinagar

  2. Noida

  3. Bengaluru

  4. Pune

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Bengaluru.

Aluminium produced from _________.

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  1. Magnetite

  2. Bauxite

  3. Mica

  4. Manganese

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Aluminium produced from Bauxite.

Which one of the following is the basic raw material for  the cement industry ?

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  1. Magnesium

  2. Limestone

  3. Mica

  4. Copper

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Limestone.

The main centre of chemical industry is _________.

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  1. Mumbai

  2. Kolkata

  3. Hyderabad

  4. Chennai

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Correct Option: A

Which fertilizer is mostly consumed in India?

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  1. Nitrogen

  2. Phosphorus 

  3. Potash

  4. All are used in equal ratio

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

  • A fertilizer is a natural or synthetic material that is supplied to plant or soil to provide one or more essential nutrients to plant.
  • Nitrogen is an essential nutrient for plant growth, development and reproduction. Despite nitrogen being the abundant element on earth, its deficiency is seen in plants. To avoid this nutrient deficiency nitrogen fertilizers are added to the soil.
  • It is fertilizer that is consumed most in India.

Sindri manufactured ________.

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  1. Silk

  2. Paper

  3. Steel

  4. Fertilizers

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sindri is an industrial township within the Dhanbad municipal limits of the Dhanbad District of Jharkhand state. Sindri was well known because of a large Fertilizer factory (Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited - FCI, closed in 2002) conceived here in the early industrialized India.

Which of the following is not a raw material used in the cement industry?

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  1. Limestone

  2. Silica

  3. Manganese

  4. Gypsum

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This industry requires bulky and heavy raw materials like limestone, silica, alumina and gypsum. There are 128 large plants and 332 mini cement plants in the country. India produces a variety of cement. 

The first cement plant was set up in ________.

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  1. Mumbai

  2. Kolkata

  3. Delhi

  4. Chennai

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The first cement plant was set up in Chennai in 1904. After Independence the industry expanded. 

Hazira in Gujarat is famous for __________industry.

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  1. Chemical and fertilizer

  2. Iron and steel

  3. Aluminium smelting

  4. Copper smelting

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

  • Hazira in Gujarat is famous for chemical and fertilizer manufacturing. This fertilizer company has been set up by KRIBHCO to manufacture urea, ammonia and bio-fertilizers. This is established on the banks of river Tapti.