1. Iron ore, coking coal and limestone are required for steel manufacturing in the approximate ratio of:

2. India occupies the first place in the world production of which two agro-products?

3. Industrial development is considered a precondition for the eradication of what two major issues in India?

4. People employed in the secondary sector are those who primarily:

5. Oil India Ltd. (OIL) is an example of which type of industry, based on ownership?

6. Which region in India has the maximum concentration of iron and steel industries, largely due to advantages like low cost of iron ore and high-grade raw materials in proximity?

7. Where and when was the first successful textile mill established?

8. The handspun khadi provides large scale employment to weavers in their homes as a:

9. Iron and steel is a heavy industry because all the raw materials as well as finished goods are heavy and bulky, entailing:

10. Production and consumption of which material is often regarded as the index of a country’s development?

11. Countries that transform their raw materials into a wide variety of finished goods of higher value are generally considered:

12. India has world-class production in spinning, but which sector supplies low quality of fabric because it cannot use much of the high-quality yarn produced in the country?

13. Which is the second most important metallurgical industry in India?

14. The economic strength of a country is measured by the development of which type of industries?

15. Bauxite, the raw material for aluminium smelting, is a very bulky, dark reddish coloured rock, and two prime factors for the industry’s location are an assured source of raw material at minimum cost and:

16. Which industry occupies a unique position in the Indian economy because it is self-reliant and complete in the value chain (from raw material to the highest value-added products)?

17. What is the current maximum investment allowed on the assets of a unit to be defined as a small scale industry?

18. Where was the first jute mill set up near Kolkata in 1855?

19. Industries that produce goods for direct use by consumers, such as sugar, toothpaste, and fans, are known as:

20. The cotton textile industry was initially concentrated in the cotton growing belt of Maharashtra and Gujarat primarily due to factors like labour, market access, and:

21. India is the largest producer of raw jute and jute goods, but stands at second place as an exporter after which country?

22. Why is the Iron and Steel Industry called a Basic Industry?

23. The Sugar Industry is seasonal in nature, making it ideally suited to which sector of ownership?

24. Manufacturing is defined as the production of goods in large quantities after processing raw materials into what type of products?

25. Jute mills in West Bengal are mainly concentrated along the banks of which river?