Correct Answer:
(A)
Aluminium industry
Korba district is located in Chhattisgarh. Various prominent industrial units are situated here, which are as follows : Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd. (BALCO) Korba Super Thermal Power Plant. Minimata Bango Hasdeo Project BALCO Captive Plant IBP Explosive Plant South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) Hasdeo Thermal Power Station Bango Hydel Electric Plant Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd. (BALCO) is located only 10 km far from the main township. That is why Korba district is significant for the aluminium industry.
Ques:
2
Which of the following company does not manufacture Aluminium?
Correct Answer:
(A)
TELCO
Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company, known as Tata Motors Limited now, is the largest manufacturer in Indian automotive industry and commercial vehicles. Rest all are Aluminium manufacturer companies.
Ques:
3
Which one among the following is not correctly matched?
Correct Answer:
(A)
BALCO - Raipur
The Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd. (BALCO) is located in Korba district, Chhattisgarh, Hindustan Aluminium Company Ltd. (HINDALCO) is located in Pipari village (Renukoot) in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh. National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO) has units in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. It is Asia's largest, integrated aluminium complex, encompassing bauxite mining, alumina refining, aluminium smelting and casting, power generation, rail and port operations. Hindustan Copper Ltd. (HCL) is located at Khetri, Kolihan in Rajasthan. HCL is the only vertically integrated copper producer in India, engaged in a wide spectrum of activities ranging from Mining, Beneficiation, Smelting, Refining and Continuous Cast Rod manufacturer.
Ques:
4
Match List-I (Aluminium) with List-II (States) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List- I List- II
Alupuram 1. Chhattisgarh
Angul 2. Kerala
Belgaum 3. Odisha
Korba 4.Karnataka
Code :
A B C D
Correct Answer:
(B)
2 3 4 1
According to given options, correct matching is as below :
(Aluminium Plant) (State)
Alupuram - Kerala
Angul - Odisha
Belgaum - Karnataka
Korba – Chhattisgarh
Ques:
5
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List - I List - II
(Mineral Exploration Agencies) (Headquarters)
Oil and Natural Gas Commission 1. Bhubaneswar
Mineral Exploration Corporation Ltd. 2. Hyderabad
National Mineral Development Corporation 3. Nagpur
National Aluminium Company Limited 4. New Delhi
Codes :
A B C D
Correct Answer:
(C)
4 3 2 1
Ques:
6
What is used for manufacturing stainless steel?
Correct Answer:
(A)
Chromium & Nickel
Stainless steel is a metal alloy, made up of steel mixed with elements such as chromium, nickel, molybdenum, silicon, aluminium and carbon. Iron mixed with carbon to produce steel is the main component of stainless steel. Hence, option (a) is the correct answer.
Ques:
7
Some iron and steel plants have been planned along the western coast of India. What is the major reason for this locational shift in this industry?
Correct Answer:
(B)
The occurrence of high-grade iron ore deposits in Goa and parts of Madhya Pradesh and the comparative ease of exporting steel from here.
Some iron and steel plants have been planned along the western coast of India. The major reasons for the locational shift of this industry are occurrence of high-grade iron ore deposits in Goa & parts of Madhya Pradesh as well as seaports for comparative case of exporting steel and consumption of iron ore in the concerned field for manufacturing.
Ques:
8
In India, the steel production industry requires the import of
Correct Answer:
(C)
Coking coal
Iron and Steel industry is one of the important industries of India. It requires minerals like Iron ore, Coking coal, manganese, dolomite, rock phosphate, chromium, etc. In India, coking coal is mainly imported from Australia. Coke is produced by heating coking coal. Coking coal is also known as Metallurgical coal.
Ques:
9
Which one of the following iron and steel plant is located neither on iron ore area nor on coalfield but approximately at the midway between them?
Correct Answer:
(A)
Jamshedpur
The correct answer is Jamshedpur.
Jamshedpur was established by Jamsetji Tata in the 1900s.
Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) was founded by Jamsetji Tata and established by Dorabji Tata on 26 August 1907.
Tata Steel Kalinganagar (TSK), Tata steel's second steel facility, is the largest single-location greenfield steel plant in India. It is located in the Jajpur District of Odisha.
The Tata steel plant is located in the middle of the city and is not located on any coalfield neither on the iron ore area.
Vishvesvaraya Iron and steel plant is located in Bhadrawati, Karnataka. Rich Iron ore reserves are located nearby this plant.
Durgapur Steel Plant is located in West Bengal and is located in the coal-rich basin of Raniganj coalfields.
Bokaro Steel Plant is located in Jharkhand and built with the help of the USSR. East Bokaro Coalfield is nearby coalfield to this plant.
Ques:
10
TISCO plant is located near –
Correct Answer:
(D)
Tatanagar
TISCO (Tata Iron & Steel Company Limited) is prime steel company of India. It was established in 1907. It is located in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. The city is sometimes called Tatanagar, named for industrialist Jamsetji Nasarwanji Tata.
