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Which industry has changed India from an agricultural based economy to knowledge based economy?

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  1. Iron and Steel industry

  2. Information Technology Industry

  3. Handloom Industry

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B

Where is the first digital electronic computer made?

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  1. Japan

  2. U.S.A

  3. China

  4. Canada

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Pennsylvania(USA).
Little did they realize how different that early computer was from the ones that would be built a mere fifty years later. ENIAC stands for Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer. John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert built the machine at the University of Pennsylvania at the behest of the U.S. military.

In which state of U.S.A Silicon Valley is situated?

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  1. Georgia

  2. Texas

  3. Florida

  4. California

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Silicon Valley is in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California in the United States. The region is home to many of the world's largest technology companies including Apple, Cisco, Google, HP, Intel and Oracle etc.

How many paper mills are there in Andhra Pradesh?

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  1. 2

  2. 3

  3. 4

  4. 5

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Correct Option: C

The first machine made paper was manufactured _________.

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  1. in 1870 near Kolkata

  2. in 1903 in Mumbai

  3. in 1910 at Delhi

  4. After independence

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Correct Option: A

The first cement factory was built in India at _______.

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  1. Ranchi

  2. Hazaribagh

  3. Chennai

  4. Gujarat

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
First Cement Factory of India.
India entered into the Cement Era in 1914, when the Indian Cement Company Ltd. started manufacturing Cement in Porbundar in Gujarat. However, even before that a small cement factory was established in Madras in 1904 by a company named South India Industrial Ltd.

The first cement plant of India was set up in ______.

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  1. Mumbai

  2. Chennai

  3. Kolkata

  4. Kanpur

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The first cement plant was set up in the year 1904, in Chennai (Tamil Nadu). 

What makes your toothpaste white?

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  1. Titanium dioxide

  2. White powder

  3. Talcum powder

  4. All of these

  5. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is commonly applied to enhance the white color and brightness of food products. TiO2 is also used as a white pigment in other products such as toothpaste. A small fraction of the pigment is known to be present as nanoparticles.

The first cement plant was set up in _________.

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  1. Mumbai

  2. Chennai

  3. Kolkata

  4. Kanpur

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • The first cement plant was set up in 1904, in Chennai.
  • First attempt to manufacture cement in an organized way commenced in Madras. South India Industries Limited began the manufacture of Portland cement in 1904. But the effort did not succeed and the company had to halt production.
  • Finally, it was in 1914 that the first licensed cement manufacturing unit was set up by India Cement Company Ltd at Porbandar, Gujarat with an available capacity of 10,000 tons and production of 1000 installed.

Nepanagar in Madhya Pradesh is famous for ________industry.

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  1. Sugar

  2. Newsprint

  3. Cement

  4. Chemicals

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • Nepanagar is an industrial town in Burhanpur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
  • Nepanagar is famous for its newsprint paper mill, and was founded in 1948 and started its production from April 1956.
  • Nepa Mills Limited was earlier known as The National News Print Ltd.