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Question 41. Which kind of power accounts for the largest share of power generation in India ?
  1.    nuclear
  2.    thermal
  3.    hydro-electricity
  4.    solar
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> thermal
Answer: (b)
Thermal power is the largest source of power in India. There are different types of Thermal power plants based on the fuel used to generate the steam such as coal, gas, Diesel etc.
About 75% of electricity consumed in India are generated by Thermal power plants. More than 50% of India’s commercial energy demand is met through the country’s vast coal reserves.
Public sector undertaking National Thermal Power Corporation and several other state-level power generating companies are engaged in operating coal-based Thermal Power Plants.
Question 42. At Sindri in Jharkhand, the fertilizer produced is
  1.    Calcium Super Phosphate
  2.    Ammonium Phosphate
  3.    Urea
  4.    Ammonium Sulphate
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Urea
Answer: (c)
The Sindri factory was a Urea factory. It was the first in India to produce Ammonium Sulphate (1951), Urea (1959), and Ammonium Nitrate-Sulphate, commonly called the Double salt (1959). The Board of Industrial and Financial Restructuring (BIFR), in August 2012, approved the revival proposal of the closed fertilizer factory.
A 5 million tonne integrated steel plant together with one 1.14 million tonnes Gas-based Urea fertilizer Plant and 500 MW Power Plant is being contemplated.
Question 43. Match List-I with List-II.
List I
List II
(Place)
(Industry)
A. Visakhapatnam
1. Automobile
B. Muri
2. Ship-building
C. Gurgaon
3. Fertilizer
D. Panki
4. Aluminium
Codes: A B C D
  1.    1 2 3 4
  2.    2 4 1 3
  3.    2 3 4 1
  4.    2 4 3 1
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 2 4 1 3
Answer: (b)
Question 44. ‘‘Mumbai High’’ is associated with
  1.    Mausoleum
  2.    Petroleum
  3.    Steel
  4.    Jute
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Petroleum
Answer: (b)Bombay High, also known as Mumbai High, is an offshore oilfield 162 kilometres off the coast of Mumbai about 75 m of water. The oil operations are run by India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).
Question 45. The iron and steel industries at Bhilai, Durgapur and Rourkela were set up during the
  1.    III Five Year Plan
  2.    I Five Year Plan
  3.    II Five Year Plan
  4.    IV Five Year Plan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> I Five Year Plan
Answer: (b)The second five-year plan focused on industry, especially heavy industry. Unlike the First plan, which focused mainly on agriculture, domestic production of industrial products was encouraged in the Second plan, particularly in the development of the public sector. Hydroelectric power projects and five steel mills at Bhilai, Durgapur, and Rourkela were established.
Question 46. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List I
List II
(Centre of Handicrafts)
(State)
A. Mon
1. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Nalbari
2. Assam
C. Pasighat
3. Meghalaya
D. Tura
4. Nagaland
Codes: A B C D
  1.    4 3 1 2
  2.    1 3 4 2
  3.    4 2 1 3
  4.    1 2 4 3
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 4 2 1 3
Answer: (c)
Question 47. Which place in Punjab is known for the hosiery industry?
  1.    Ludhiana
  2.    Amritsar
  3.    Gurdaspur
  4.    Jallandhar
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Ludhiana
Answer: (a)
Question 48. The largest source of energy in India is
  1.    Coal
  2.    Petroleum
  3.    Nuclear
  4.    Hydro-electricity
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Coal
Answer: (a)
Question 49. The power plant of Manikaran bases on geothermal energy is in the State of
  1.    Jammu and Kashmir
  2.    Himachal Pradesh
  3.    Arunachal Pradesh
  4.    Uttarakhand
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Himachal Pradesh
Answer: (b)
Question 50. Which of the following Steel Plants was not built during Second Five Year Plan?
  1.    Durgapur
  2.    Bhilai
  3.    Bokaro
  4.    Rourkela
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Bokaro
Answer: (c)Bokaro Steel Plant is the fourth integrated public sector steel plant in India built with Soviet help. It was incorporated as a limited company in 1964 during the 3rd Five Year Plan period (1961-1966).

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