Top 80+ Solved Indian Minerals and Industries MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Arrange the following oil refineries of India from west to east: 1. Koyali 2. Bongaigaon 3. Mathura 4. Haldia Select the correct answer using the code given below: [CDS 2011]
a. 1, 2, 3, 4
b. 1, 3, 4, 2
c. 3, 1, 2, 4
d. 2, 4, 3, 1
Q. In which one of the following places electricity generated from hydel power? [CPO SI 2010]
a. Neyveli
b. Ennore
c. Tuticorin
d. Mettur
Q. Coal mines in Jharkhand are located at [BPSC 2011]
a. Jharia
b. Jamshedpur
c. Ranchi
d. Lohardaga
Q. Consider the following problems being faced by the Indian Coal Industry : 1. Poor quality of coal and bottlenecks in the coal movement 2. Low utilisation capacity of washeries 3. Growing dependence on the import of coking coal 4. Administered prices Which of the above are correct? [BPSC 2011]
a. II, III and IV
b. I, II, III and IV
c. I, III and IV
d. I, II and III
Q. Which one of the following barrages supplies water to the Indira Gandhi Canal? [CDS 2002]
a. Bhakra
b. Harika
c. Narora
d. Pandoh
Q. The primary purpose of constructing the Farakka barrage is to: [CDS 1999]
a. preserve and maintain navigation
b. supply drinking water
c. meet the chronic power shortage
d. bring additional areas into irrigation
Q. The reservoir Gobind Sagar is on which river in Punjab? [CDS 2002]
a. Sutlej
b. Son
c. Rihand
d. Narmada
Q. Rana Pratap Sagar Plant (Rajasthan) is associated with: [CDS 1999]
a. nuclear power
b. solar energy
c. hydroelectricity
d. irrigation
Q. Critical criteria for the location of an aluminium plant in India are the availability of bauxite and: [CDS 1999]
a. coal
b. electricity
c. labour
d. ready market
Q. Which one of the following states is a Ieading producer of woollen textiles? [CDS 1999]
a. Jammu and Kashmir
b. Punjab
c. Rajasthan
d. Himachal Pradesh
Q. In which of the following products has Bangladesh emerged as the main competitor of India in the world market? [IAS 1991]
a. Cement
b. Cotton garments
c. Jute
d. Pharmaceuticals
Q. Which one of the following statements is NOT correct? [IAS 2003]
a. India is the second largest producer of nitrogenous fertilizers in the world
b. India is the ninth largest steel producing country in the world
c. India is the second largest producer of silk in the world
d. India ranks third in the world in coal production
Q. Apart from Tamil Nadu, lignite is found in: [IAS 2003]
a. Gujarat
b. U.P.
c. West Bengal
d. Orissa