1. _____ is India’s largest research reactor ?

Dhruva

Apsara

Circus

Kamini

Answer: Dhruva

Explanation:

Dhruva is India’s largest research reactor. The Dhruva reactor is India's largest nuclear research reactor. Located in the Mumbai (Bombay) suburb of Trombay at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), it is India's primary generator of weapons-grade plutonium-bearing spent fuel for its nuclear weapons program.


2. Which of the following is NOT a nuclear power station ?

Ramagundam

Rawatbhata

Naraura

Kalpakkam

Answer: Ramagundam

Explanation:

Apart from its culture, Ramagundam is also known for its sightseeing attractions like the temple of Lord Rama, National Thermal Power Corporation, etc.


3. First cotton mill in India was set up in which city ?

Ahmedabad

Nashik

Bombay

Madras

Answer: Bombay

Explanation:

The first Indian cotton mill, "The Bombay Spinning Mill", was opened in 1854 in Bombay by Cowasji Nanabhai Davar.


4. Which of the following industries is NOT included in the ‘Eight Core Industries’ of India ?

Fertilizers

Steel

Cotton

Natural gas

Answer: Cotton

Explanation:

Eight Core Industries are Electricity , steel, refinery products, crude oil, coal, cement, natural gas and fertilizers.. So cotton is not a part of Eight Core Industries.


5. Under which Five Year Plan, the steel plants of Rourkela, Bhilai and Durgapur were established ?

Fourth

Seventh

Third

Second

Answer: Second

Explanation:

Under the second five year plan, the Industrial Policy Resolution of 1956, Public Sector Steel Plants were established at Rourkela in Odisha, Bhilai in MP and Durgapur in West Bengal.


6. The bare ground between plants is covered with a layer of organic matter like straw. It helps to retain soil moisture’. Identify the process ?

Contour Building

Soil Mixing

Mulching

Contour Ploughing

Answer: Mulching

Explanation:

Mulching: The bare ground between plants is covered with a layer of organic matter like straw. It helps to retain soil moisture.


7. In which state is the Mundra Power Plant located ?

Gujarat

Madhya Pradesh

Chattisgarh

Odisha

Answer: Gujarat

Explanation:

Mundra Thermal Power Station is located at Mundra in Kutch district in the Indian state of Gujarat. The power plant is one of the coal-based power plants of Adani Power. The coal for the power plant is imported primarily from Bunyu, Indonesia. Source of water for the power plant is sea water from the Gulf of Kutch


8. In which state is the Mundra Power Plant located ?

Gujarat

Madhya Pradesh

Chattisgarh

Odisha

Answer: Gujarat

Explanation:

Mundra Thermal Power Station is located at Mundra in Kutch district in the Indian state of Gujarat. The power plant is one of the coal-based power plants of Adani Power. The coal for the power plant is imported primarily from Bunyu, Indonesia. Source of water for the power plant is sea water from the Gulf of Kutch


9. The expansion project of Numaligarh Refinery involves setting up a crude oil pipeline from _____ to Numaligarh ?

Paradip

Banauni

Haldia

Bina

Answer: Paradip

Explanation:

It involves setting up of crude oil pipeline from Paradip to Numaligarh and product pipeline from Numaligarh to Siliguri at a cost of Rs.22,594 crore.


10. The Tata Iron and Steel company (TISCO) was established by Dorabji Tata in ?

1919

1913

1907

1911

Answer: 1907

Explanation:

Tata Iron and Steel Company was founded by Jamsetji Tata and established by Dorabji Tata on 26 August 1907, and began producing steel in 1912 as a branch of Jamsetji's Tata Group. By 1939, it operated the largest steel plant in the British Empire.

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