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Question 81. What is Diamond Park?
  1.    These are the industrial zones which have been created to promote manufacturing and export of diamonds and synthetic jewelleries and ornaments
  2.    These are the places where refineries have been established
  3.    These are the national parks developed by Central Environment Ministry on hilly areas of India
  4.    These are the centres where huge power projects are established
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> These are the industrial zones which have been created to promote manufacturing and export of diamonds and synthetic jewelleries and ornaments
Answer: (a)
Question 82. Which group of the industries maximise savings on transport costs by being located near the sources of materials?
  1.    Heavy machinery, cement, sugar
  2.    Iron and steel, sugar, cotton textiles
  3.    Iron and steel, aluminium, cement
  4.    Iron and steel, cement, silk
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Iron and steel, aluminium, cement
Answer: (c)Nearness to source of raw materials is one of the key factors that guide the establishment of such industries as iron and steel, and other metal industries. Besides, they are also found near the coal mines which are used in smelting processes.
Question 83. Ramagundam Super Thermal Power Station is located in
  1.    Madhya Pradesh
  2.    Jharkhand
  3.    Andhra Pradesh
  4.    Karnataka
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (c)
Question 84. The leading coffee producing state in India is
  1.    Karnataka
  2.    Kerala
  3.    Tamilnadu
  4.    Andhra Pradesh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Karnataka
Answer: (a)Coffee production in India is dominated in the hill tracts of South Indian states, with the state of Karnataka accounting for more than 50 % of total production.
Question 85. Average All-India Thermal Plant Load Factor (PLF) in recent years has been varying between
  1.    70-75 %
  2.    65-70 %
  3.    60-65 %
  4.    80-85 %
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 60-65 %
Answer: (c)
Question 86. The main competitor for the Indian jute industry is
  1.    Bangladesh
  2.    Nepal
  3.    china
  4.    Japan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Bangladesh
Answer: (a)
India, China, and Bangladesh are the three major producers in the cultivation or production of jute fibre. India has taken advantage of recent improvements in the cultivation of jute to become the largest producer or cultivator of jute in the world. Using advanced production techniques, India also has dominance over the worldwide jute products market.
In terms of the world export of jute fibre, Bangladesh's share is more than 70%, which makes Bangladesh the largest exporter of jute fibre in the world.
Question 87. Industries like electronics and biotechnology which are in the forefront of development are called?
  1.    Sunshine industries
  2.    Starstruck industries
  3.    Sunlight industries
  4.    Sunrise industries
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Sunrise industries
Answer: (d)
Sunrise industry is a colloquial term for a sector or business that is in its infancy but is growing at a rapid pace. A sunrise industry is typically characterized by high growth rates, numerous start-ups and an abundance of venture capital funding.
A sunrise industry is often characterized by a high degree of innovation, and its rapid emergence may threaten to push into obsolescence a competing industry sector that is already in decline. So electronics and biotechnology can be characterized as sunrise industries.
Question 88. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
  1.    Maharashtra Elektrosmelt Ltd. is a subsidiary of the Steel Authority of India Ltd.
  2.    Salem Steel Plant is a premier producer of stainless steel in India
  3.    Rourkela Steel Plant, the first integrated steel plant in the Public Sector of India was set up with the Soviet Union collaboration
  4.    Visakhapatnam Steel Plant is a unit of the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Rourkela Steel Plant, the first integrated steel plant in the Public Sector of India was set up with the Soviet Union collaboration
Answer: (c)
Question 89. Which one of the following industries earns maximum Foreign exchange for India?
  1.    Iron and steel
  2.    Jute
  3.    Tea
  4.    Sugar
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Iron and steel
Answer: (a)
Question 90. Russia has agreed to install how many units of nuclear reactors in Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant?
  1.    5
  2.    4
  3.    2
  4.    6
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 6
Answer: (d)

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