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Which of the following group of industries belongs to sunrise industries ?

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  1. I.T, Knowledge, Aircraft, Ship building

  2. Ship building, Healthcare, I.T, Synthetic fibre

  3. I.T, Knowledge, Aircraft, Hospitality

  4. Knowledge, Aircraft, Hospitality, I.T

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This group of industries belongs to the sunrise industries. A sunrise industry is a colloquial term for a sector or business that is in its infancy, but is growing at a rapid pace. (e.g. the telecom industry in mid-1990s) and is expected to be increasingly important in the future.
Sunrise industries generally have plenty of "buzz" surrounding them as public awareness about the sector increases and investors get attracted to its long term growth prospects.

Which one of the following is a private sector industry ?

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  1. BHEL

  2. TISCO

  3. OIL

  4. SALT

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

TISCO is private sector Industry.

Consider the following industrial regions of India.
A. Hooghly Industrial region
B. Gurgaon- Delhi-Meerut industrial
C. Ahmedabad-Baroda industrial region
D. Mumbai-Pune industrial region
E. Bangalore-Tamilnadu industrial region
F. Chotanagpur industrial region
G. Vishakhapatnam-Guntur industrial region
Which of these lies outside peninsular India ?

geography mineral resources and industrialisation the concept of development distribution and classification of industries in india mineral resources in rajasthan

  1. A, B, D and F

  2. B, C, D and F

  3. B, D, F and G

  4. A, B, C and F

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The chotanagpur plateau industrial region covers part of Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal states. It is one of the best location for Iron Steel industry as the raw material is found in abundance in this region. Ahmedabad-Vadodara industrial region is the third largest industrial region of the country which lies in close proximity to the cotton growing tracts of the Gujarat plains. Hooghly industrial region lies in West Bengal.

What is the share of manufacturing industry in GDP of India _____________.

geography mineral resources and industrialisation the concept of development distribution and classification of industries in india mineral resources in rajasthan

  1. 27%

  2. 17%

  3. 20%

  4. 30%

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Correct Option: A

Match List - I and List - II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the Lists :

List - I(Industries) List - II(Industrial Centre)
A. Pearl fishing 1. Pune
B. Automobiles 2. Tuticorin
C. Ship building 3. Pinjore
D. Engineering goods 4. Marmagao
geography mineral resources and industrialisation the concept of development distribution and classification of industries in india mineral resources in rajasthan

  1. A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3

  2. A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4

  3. A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3

  4. A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4

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Correct Option: A

The trend of growth rate in manufacturing over the last two decades has been around ____________ percent per annum.

geography mineral resources and industrialisation the concept of development distribution and classification of industries in india mineral resources in rajasthan

  1. 6

  2. 7

  3. 8

  4. 9

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Correct Option: B