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The steel plant at Jamshedpur belongs to the ___________.

  1. Public sector

  2. Private sector

  3. Joint sector

  4. Cooperative sector


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Steel plant located at Jamshedpur is Tata Steel plant. It is a private sector owned company. It was founded by Jamshedji Tata in the year 1868. It is now owned by TATA sons. 

Which of the following is incorrect?

  1. Rourkela Steel Plant is in Odisha

  2. Bhilai Steel Plant is in Chhattisgarh

  3. Durgapur Steel Plant is in West Bengal

  4. Bhadravati Steel Plant is in Tamil Nadu


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

  • Among the given options, steel plants and their places of locations are correctly matched except Bhadravati steel plant.
  • Bhadravati steel plant is located in Karnataka and not in Tamil Nadu.

Alwaye, Renukoot and Muri are centres of _______.

  1. Engineering industries

  2. Iron and steel industries

  3. Aluminium smelters

  4. Copper smelters


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  • Alwaye, Renukoot and Muri are the centres of aluminium smelters.
Alwayne is located in Kerala, Renukoot in UP and Muri in Jharkhand apart from this Belur of Karnataka, Hirakud of Orissa and Korba of Chhattisgarh are also the main centres of aluminium smelting. 

Why is Mica used in toothpaste ?

  1. It makes toothpaste white

  2. It makes toothpaste sparkle

  3. It makes toothpaste soft

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • In opaque toothpaste, hydrated silica acts as a secondary abrasive.
  •  Mica is from the phyllosilicate mineral family — powdered white mica is used in a number of cosmetics, including toothpaste, for its sparkle.
  •  It is also used as a mild abrasive to aid in polishing of the tooth surface.

Match the following:

i. Cowboys a. Iron and Steel
ii. Gold b. Prairies
iii. Kudu c. Hot wind
iv. Chinook d. Johannesburg
v. Coal e. Animal
  1. a-i, d-ii, e-iii, c-iv, b-v

  2. b-i, d-ii, e-iii, c-iv, a-v

  3. b-i, a-ii, e-iii, c-iv, d-v

  4. a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv, e-v


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
 (i) Cowboys (b) Prairies 
 (ii) Gold  (e) Johannesberg
 (iii) Kudu  (f) Animal
 (iv) Chinook  (c) Hot wind
 (v) Coal  (a) Iron and Steel

B.  b-i, d-ii, e-iii, c-iv, a-v


Iron and steel industry is a _________.

  1. Public Sector Industry

  2. Joint Sector Industry

  3. Heavy Industry

  4. Cooperative Sector Industry


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 Iron and steel is a heavy industry because all the raw materials as well as finished goods are heavy and bulky entailing heavy transportation costs. 

Which of the following regions of India has the maximum concentration of iron and steel industry?

  1. North Eastern states

  2. Malwa Plateau

  3. Western Ghats

  4. Chota Nagpur Plateau


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

  • Chota Nagpur plateau has maximum concentration of iron and steel industries like Jamshedpur and Bokaro producing each and every kind of steel products.
  • This is because high grade hematite iron is found in this region. It includes places of Noamundi, Gua, Kolhan, Dharwar, Budabaru, etc. 40% of Indian iron and steel is obtained from this region.

The state that is famous for the mining of diamond is _________.

  1. Uttar Pradesh

  2. Madhya Pradesh

  3. Tamil Nadu

  4. Andhra Pradesh


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Panna is a city and a municipality in Panna district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
  • It is famous for its diamond mines.
  • In fact, Panna in Madhya Pradesh has the biggest and only diamond mines in  Asia.

Which country is the largest producer and consumer of steel in the world?

  1. China

  2. Japan

  3. India

  4. United States


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

China is the largest producer. China is also the world’s largest consumer of steel.

How many aluminum smelting plants are there in India ?

  1. 6

  2. 8

  3. 10

  4. 12


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • There are 8 aluminium smelting plants in India. Smelting is nothing but extraction of aluminium from its ore.
  • The smelting plants are at following places: Korba, Alupuram, Renukoot, Mettur, Hirakud, Angul, Jharsuguda and Faridabad.