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The enterprises like BHEL, GAIL, SAIL, etc., are known as _________.

  1. Public sector enterprises

  2. Joint sector enterprises

  3. Private sector enterprises

  4. Cooperative sector enterprises


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

  • A state enterprise in India is called a public sector enterprise. It should be owned by central or state or both the governments. To be a public sector enterprise majority of the stocks should be owned by government.
  • The enterprises like BHEL, GAIL, SAIL fall under public sector enterprise.

Which one of the following air services provides services to Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) in its offshore operations?

  1. Indian Airlines

  2. Air India

  3. Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd

  4. Alliance Air


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  • Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd Air services, provides services to Oil and Natural Gas Commission in its offshore operations. 
  • It provides its facilities to operate in inaccessible areas and difficult areas like north eastern states, interior parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarkhand. 

Which of the following industries was de-reserved in 1993?

  1. Atomic energy

  2. Mining of copper and zinc

  3. Atopic minerals

  4. none of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 

Mining of copper and zinc was de-reserved in 1993 according to national mining policy.

This was done to attract private investors in mine exploration.

This was amended several times to provide reasonable concession to attract the private sector investment 

Which of the following was not an objective of the 1956 industrial policy?

  1. Develop heavy and machine making industries

  2. Expansion of public sector

  3. both a and b

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

National industrial policy was adopted by the government in April 1956 the main objective of this policy was to establish socialist pattern of society.

Among the given options namely development of heavy and machine making industries and expansion of public sector were included in the policy.

The growth of automobile industry in India is _____.

  1. Just before the independence

  2. Only after the independence

  3. Only after the 2014

  4. Begun in medieval era


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The automobile industry in India is the tenth largest in the world with an annual production of approximately 2 million units. After independence, the Government of India and the private sector launched efforts to create an automotive-component manufacturing industry to supply to the automobile industry. 

Copper is used in the electrical industry because _______.

  1. It is used by the people of early civilization

  2. It is used in household utensils

  3. It is a good conductor of heat and electricity

  4. It is a very light metal


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Copper has the best electrical conductivity of any metal, except silver. Current flows easily through copper thanks to its small electrical resistance, without much loss of energy. This is why copper wires are used in mains cables in houses and underground. Copper is a good conductor of heat and is used in many heating applications as it doesn't corrode and has a high melting point.

Which of the following is associated with the manufacture of MIG Aircarft?

  1. Ozar

  2. Koraput

  3. Hyderabad

  4. Bengaluru


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The MIG aircraft are manufactured at Ozar near Pune in Maharashtra. 

At which place is coaches for railway passengers produced?

  1. Jalandhar

  2. Amritsar

  3. Ludhiana

  4. Kapurthala


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Coaches for railway passengers are produced at Kapurthala. It is a city in Punjab state of India.  rail Coach Factory was established in 1986. It is a coach manufacturing unit of Indian Railways. 

Which city has emerged as the electronic capital of India?

  1. Mumbai

  2. Kolkata

  3. Chennai

  4. Bangalore


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The electronics industry covers a wide range of products from transistor sets to television, telephones, cellular telecom, pagers, telephone exchange, radars, computers and many other equipments required by the telecommunication industry. Bangalore has emerged as the electronic capital of India. 

What is the full form of HMT?

  1. Himachal Machine Tools

  2. Haryana Machine Tools

  3. Hindustan Machine Tools

  4. Hyderabad Machine Tools


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Hindustan Machine Tools.
HMT Limited, formerly Hindustan Machine Tools Limited, is a state-owned holding company under the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises in India.