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GK questions Indian industries


GK questions


Indian industries


 1.India's first private iron and steel company was set-up in 1907 at

(a) Bhilai

(b) Jamshedpur

(c)Bokaro


2.The first cement factory was built in India in 1904 at

(a) Chennai

(b) Pune

(c) Jabalpur


3.The first successful cotton mill was set-up in

(a) Surat

(b) Bhilai

(c) Mumbai


4. The first modern silk textile factory was set-up in India by the East India company at

(a) Chandipur

(b) Haora (Howrah) 

(c) Bareilly


5.The Hindustan Antibiotics Limited is located at

(a) Moradabad

(b) Nagpur

(c) Pune


6. The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is located at

(a) Bengaluru

(b) Ahmedabad

(c) Ujjain


7. This is the largest shipbuilding company in India.

(a) Bhilai Shipyard

(b) Marine Drive

(c) Cochin Shipyard


8.The Fertilizer Corporation of India was set-up in

1984

(a) 1961

(b) 1950

(C)1984


9. The Bengal Iron Works that was the first iron company to produce 'Pig Iron' successfully, was set-

up in 1870 at

(a) Hooghly

(b) Kulti

(c) Kolkata


10. This city is famous for its brass work all over the world and is known as “Pital Nagar'.

(a) Jaipur

(b) Ajmer

(C) Moradabad







Ans:

1.(b)

2.(a)

3.(c)

4.(b)




5.(c)

6.(a)

7.(c)

8.(a)

9.(b)

10.(c)












 
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