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Distribution of major industries - class-VIII

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Hindustan Machine Tools factory headquarter is located in _______

  1. Delhi

  2. Bangalore

  3. Srinagar

  4. Varanasi


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Hindustan Machine Tools factory headquarter is located in Bangalore.

Ranchi in Jharkhand is famous for ________________.

  1. petrochmical industry

  2. electronic industry

  3. heavy engineering

  4. ship building


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Heavy machinery was set up at Ranchi in Jharkhand. The plants in Ranchi produce castings, forgings, and rolls to meet the requirements of heavy machine tools and heavy machine-building plants.

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

  1. Indian Airlines

  2. Air India

  3. Pawanhans Helicopters Ltd

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Pawanhans Helicopters Ltd.

The metal which is used as a raw material for the manufacture of heavy machinery is ______.

  1. Aluminium

  2. Tin

  3. Sodium

  4. Iron


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

  • The metal which is used as a raw material for the manufacture of heavy machinery is iron. Manufacturing of heavy machinery, equipment and bulk tools fall under heavy machinery.
  • Iron and steel industry is a very good example of heavy industry all most all the manufacturing process involves use of iron and steel like shipbuilding, manufacture of trains, trucks etc. It is often referred to as backbone of modern industry.

Chittaranjan is famous for _______.

  1. Cotton manufacturing Industry

  2. Sugar Industry

  3. Fertilizer Industry

  4. Locomotive Industry


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Chittaranjan is located in West Bengal. It is famous for Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, which manufactures mainline electric broad gauge locomotives.

When National Aviation Company India Ltd. came in existence ?

  1. 15th Aug., 2005

  2. 10th Aug., 2007

  3. 27th Aug., 2007

  4. 10 Aug., 2005


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  • National Aviation Company limited is a merger of Air India and Indian Airlines. This was merged according companies act 1956, in the year 2007 on 27th August.
  • Under completion of merger now exists only one primary airline called Air India providing regional and low cost point to point services.

The Diesel Locomotive Works is situated at _________.

  1. Varanasi

  2. Kolkata

  3. Chitranjan

  4. Jamshedpur


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

  • Diesel locomotive works is located in Varanasi which produces diesel-electric locomotives and its spare parts. This company was founded in 1961. It was founded by Indian Railways.
  • Besides the Indian Railways, it regularly exports diesel-electric locomotives and has supplied locomotives to other countries such as Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Mali.

In India, a locomotive manufacturing plant is located in ____________.

  1. Kanpur

  2. Bangalore

  3. Varanasi

  4. Vishakhapatnam


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) in Varanasi, India, is a production unit owned by Indian Railways, that manufactures diesel-electric locomotives and its spare parts. it was founded in 1961.

Heavy electrical equipments in India are manufactured by which public sector undertaking? 

  1. HAL

  2. BHEL

  3. SAIL

  4. IRCON


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • Heavy electrical equipments in India are manufactured by BHEL. BHEL stands for Bharat heavy electrical limited. It is owned by government of India. The company is based in New Delhi and is established in the year 1964.
  • It has been granted the prestigious Maharatna status in 2013 for its outstanding performance.
  • BHEL is engaged in the design, engineering, manufacturing, construction, testing, and servicing of a wide range of products and services for the core sectors of the economy, like power, transmission, industry, transportation, renewable energy and defence.

Railways Diesel engines are being manufactured at _______.

  1. Varanasi

  2. Perambur

  3. Chittaranjan

  4. Salem


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

  • Among the given options in India, locomotive manufacturing plant is located in Varanasi. Diesel locomotive works is located in Varanasi which produces diesel-electric locomotives and its spare parts. This company was founded in 1961. It was founded by Indian Railways.
  • Besides the Indian Railways, it regularly exports diesel-electric locomotives and has supplied locomotives to other countries such as Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Bangladesh, and Mali.

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.

HMT industries are set up at ____.

  1. Kalamassery

  2. Hyderabad and Bengaluru

  3. Pinjore and Ajmer

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

HMT Machine Tools Limited still manufactures industrial machines and tools with a work force of around 2,500 in six manufacturing units situated at Bangalore (Mother unit), Kochi, Kalamassery, Hyderabad (2 units), Pinjore and Ajmer. These mostly serve India's defence, government and educational Institutions.

Hindustan Machine Tools has its factories at _________.

  1. Bengaluru (Karnataka)

  2. Kalamassery (Kerala)

  3. Pinjore (Haryana)

  4. All the three places above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

HMT Machine Tools Limited still manufactures industrial machines and tools with a work force of around 2,500 in six manufacturing units situated at Bangalore (Mother unit), Kochi, Kalamassery, Hyderabad (2 units), Pinjore and Ajmer. These mostly serve India's defence, government and educational Institutions.

Where is Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) headquarter located?

  1. Mumbai

  2. Kolkata

  3. Bengaluru

  4. Chennai


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is an Indian state-owned aerospace and defence company headquartered in Bangalore, India. It is governed under the management of the Indian Ministry of Defence.

Railway passenger coaches are manufactured at ________.

  1. Varanasi

  2. Chittaranjan

  3. Perambur

  4. Kolkata


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Perambur.
Explanation: The Integral Coach Factory at Perambur has become a leading rail coach manufacturing factory in the world. Chittaranjan Loco Works now produce diesel engines. Diesel engines are also being assembled at varanasi and Jamshedpur (Tata Elecrtic company of TELCO), BEML also manufactures railway wagons.

Passenger and merchant ships are built at ______.

  1. Mazagaon Docks

  2. Hindustan Shipyard at Visakhapatnam

  3. No place; the Indian docks only make navy ships

  4. Goa shipyard


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Passenger and merchant ships are built at Hindustan Shipyard at Visakhapatnam.

Hindustan Shipyard Ltd., strategically located on the East Coast of the Indian peninsula, at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, is the nation’s premier shipbuilding organization catering to the needs of shipbuilding, ship repairs, submarine construction and refits as well as design and construction of sophisticated state-of-the-art offshore and onshore structures. Direct sea access, excellent infrastructure, skilled work force, rich expertise garnered over the years in building 187 vessels and repairing 1968 vessels of various types enable HSL to offer competent services for the defence and maritime sectors.

ICF (Integral Coach Factory) is located in ________.

  1. Alwaye

  2. Coimbatore

  3. Chennai

  4. Bhadravati


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Chennai.
Integral Coach Factory (ICF) is a manufacturer of rail coaches located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It was established in 1952, is owned and operated by the Indian Railways.

Which is the  largest shipyard in India?

  1. Kolkata

  2. Kochi

  3. Mumbai

  4. Visakhapatnam


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Cochin Shipyard Limited (Kochi).
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) is the largest shipbuilding and maintenance facility in India. It is part of a line of maritime-related facilities in the port-city of Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. Of the services provided by the shipyard are building platform supply vessels and double-hulled oil tankers.

How many public sector shipping companies are there in India?

  1. 5

  2. 4

  3. 1

  4. 6


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  • There is only one public sector shipping company. It is Shipping Corporation of India with its headquarters in Mumbai. It manages and operates vessels.
  • SCI was established on 2 October 1961. SCI was also awarded the prestigious "Navratna" status by Indian Government in 2008.

When and where the first automobile industry was started in India?

  1. 1948, Uttarpara (Kolkata)

  2. 1949, Kurla (Mumbai)

  3. 1950, Bangaluru

  4. 1951, Chennai


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

It was towards the end of the war that the importance of establishing an indigenous automobile industry in India was realized when Premier Automobiles Ltd. (PAL) and Hindustan Motors (HM) set up factories in the mid-40s for progressive manufacture rather than assembly from imported components. HM was established in 1942 for the manufacture of certain auto components, but it was only in 1949 that the company actually began making cars. PAL was founded in 1944 by Seth Walchand Hirachand, a visionary and industrialist of pre-independent India, and as early as 1946 assembly of the Dodge DeSoto and Plymouth cars at PAL's Kurla (Mumbai) Plant commenced.

Where is Avadi Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF) located?

  1. Kanpur

  2. Chittaranjan

  3. Perambur

  4. Chennai


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Avadi Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF), located near Chennai in Tamil Nadu, is India's only manufacturer of heavy battlefield equipment. Avadi in Thiruvallur District is well known for Defence establishments like Heavy Vehicles factory and the Combat Vehicle Research Development and Establishment.

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