Tag: geography

Questions Related to geography

Bhadravathi steel and iron industry was established in the year _____.

development of industrial sector and major industries in karnataka industries of karnataka geography

  1. 1920

  2. 1923

  3. 1926

  4. 1929

Show answer
Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant (VISL), formerly known as the Mysore Iron and Steel Industries Limited (MSIL), was established on January 18, 1923 by Sir M Visvesvaraya. It is now a steel plant under the jurisdiction of the Steel Authority of India Limited.

The iron and steel industry at Bhadravathi was first named as _____.

development of industrial sector and major industries in karnataka industries of karnataka geography

  1. Mysuru Iron and Steel Industries Limited (MSIL)

  2. Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)

  3. Visveswaraiah Iron and Steel Industry (VISL)

  4. None of these

Show answer
Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant (VISL), formerly known as the Mysore Iron and Steel Industries Limited (MSIL), was established on January 18, 1923 by Sir M Visvesvaraya. It is now a steel plant under the jurisdiction of the Steel Authority of India Limited.

Who believed in the motto 'Industrialize or perish'?

development of industrial sector and major industries in karnataka industries of karnataka geography

  1. Mahatma Gandhi

  2. Jawaharlal Nehru

  3. Sir M. Visveswaraiah

  4. Swami Vivekananda

Show answer
Correct Option: C

Where the first cotton mill was set up in Karnataka?

development of industrial sector and major industries in karnataka industries of karnataka geography

  1. Kalaburagi

  2. Bidar

  3. Raichur

  4. Yadgir

Show answer
Correct Option: A
Explanation:

M.S.K. cotton mill, was set up in 1884 at Kalaburagi. Later, big cotton textile mills like Binny Mills and Minerva Mills of Bengaluru, K.R.Mill of Mysuru, Cotton Mill of Davanagere etc. were established before independence.

Which province in pre-independence era was a model state with respect to industries?

development of industrial sector and major industries in karnataka industries of karnataka geography

  1. Mysuru State

  2. Kodagu province

  3. Hyderabad province

  4. Madras province

Show answer
Correct Option: A

What is Karnataka's ranking in the country with regard to textile export?

development of industrial sector and major industries in karnataka industries of karnataka geography

  1. First

  2. Second

  3. Third

  4. Fourth

Show answer
Correct Option: B

Why did the Karnataka government form 'Suvarna Textile Policy'?

development of industrial sector and major industries in karnataka industries of karnataka geography

  1. To improve the situation in textile industry

  2. To increase export of textile products

  3. To close down the cotton mills

  4. None of these

Show answer
Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • The Karnataka government had announced its policy Suvarna Vastra Neethi in 2008 for a period of five years.
  • The investors are interested in investing in the areas of spinning, weaving, processing and manufacturing of technical textiles.

Which city is called as the Sugar City of Karnataka?

development of industrial sector and major industries in karnataka industries of karnataka geography

  1. Belagavi

  2. Raichur

  3. Mysuru

  4. Mandya

Show answer
Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Mandya is called as Sugar City of Karnataka. Sugar factories contribute majorly to the economy of this district.

The sugar industry is one of Karnataka's important _____ industries.

development of industrial sector and major industries in karnataka industries of karnataka geography

  1. Small-scale

  2. Medium-scale

  3. Large-scale

  4. None of these

Show answer
Correct Option: C

Which was the only sugar factory in Karnataka untill 1951?

development of industrial sector and major industries in karnataka industries of karnataka geography

  1. Mandya Sugar Company

  2. Hassan Sugar Company

  3. Mysuru Sugar Company

  4. Kodagu Sugar Company

Show answer
Correct Option: C