Knowledge Check: Industries
Q1: Industries are classified on the basis of raw material, size, ownership and
A) Location
B) Output
C) Profit
D) Number of workers only
Q2: Large-scale industries are defined mainly on the basis of
A) Number of workers
B) Amount of capital investment
C) Area of factory
D) Ownership
Q3: Cotton textile industry is an example of
A) Agro-based industry
B) Mineral-based industry
C) Chemical-based industry
D) Forest-based industry
Q4: Which city is known as the “Manchester of South India”?
A) Mumbai
B) Ahmedabad
C) Coimbatore
D) Kanpur
Q5: Andhra Pradesh is the leading producer of which of the following?
A) Raw cotton
B) Raw jute
C) Virgin tobacco
D) Raw silk
Q6: The most important factor for the location of iron and steel industry is
A) Nearness to market
B) Availability of raw material
C) Availability of water
D) Cheap labour
Q7: Which type of pollution is caused by discharge of untreated effluents into rivers?
A) Air pollution
B) Water pollution
C) Noise pollution
D) Thermal pollution
Q8: The Bhopal Gas Tragedy of 1984 was caused by leakage of
A) Styrene
B) Methyl Isocyanate (MIC)
C) Chlorine
D) Carbon monoxide
Q9: Visakhapatnam styrene gas leak in 2020 occurred at
A) HPCL Refinery
B) LG Polymers Plant
C) Coromandel Fertilizers
D) Visakha Steel Plant
Q10: Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) means
A) No air emission
B) No liquid waste is discharged outside the factory
C) No solid waste
D) No noise
Q11: The Visakhapatnam-Chennai Industrial Corridor (VCIC) is part of
A) Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor
B) East Coast Economic Corridor
C) Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor
D) Bengaluru-Mumbai Corridor
Q12: Which of the following is a public sector steel plant?
A) TISCO (Tata Steel)
B) Jindal Steel
C) Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (RINL)
D) Bhushan Steel
Q13: Noise pollution in industries is mainly caused by
A) Machines and turbines
B) Discharge of effluents
C) Burning of coal
D) Chemical reactions
Q14: Thermal pollution is caused when factories discharge
A) Hot water into rivers
B) Smoke into air
C) Solid waste on land
D) Loud noise
Q15: The body responsible for issuing Consent for Establishment (CFE) and Consent for Operation (CFO) in Andhra Pradesh is
A) Ministry of Environment, GoI
B) AP Pollution Control Board
C) NGT
D) District Collector
Q16: Which of the following is NOT a measure to control industrial pollution?
A) Effluent Treatment Plant
B) Tall chimneys
C) Increasing production
D) Electrostatic precipitator
Q17: A factory in Guntur district processes tobacco leaves. It is an example of
A) Mineral-based industry
B) Agro-based industry
C) Chemical industry
D) Forest-based industry
Q18: The shift of cotton textile industry from Mumbai to Gujarat and Tamil Nadu took place mainly because of
A) Cheap labour and power
B) Nearness to raw material
C) High demand
D) Government policy only
Q19: Which city in Andhra Pradesh is called the “Pharma Capital of India”?
A) Tirupati
B) Visakhapatnam
C) Hyderabad (old AP)
D) Vijayawada
Q20: Continuous Emission Monitoring System (CEMS) is mandatory for
A) All small shops
B) Red category industries
C) Green category only
D) Household industries
Q21: The main cause of land degradation near industrial areas is
A) Dumping of solid waste and slag
B) Planting of trees
C) Rainwater harvesting
D) Recycling
Q22: Which of the following is a cooperative sector sugar mill in India?
A) Bajaj Hindusthan
B) Nizam Sugar Factory
C) Sugar mills in Maharashtra
D) Balrampur Chini
Q23: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) was established in India in the year
A) 1986
B) 1995
C) 2010
D) 2020
Q24: A student visits a textile mill and sees cloth being made directly from yarn. This mill is a
A) Spinning mill
B) Composite mill
C) Powerloom unit
D) Handloom unit
Q25: Which of the following helps in controlling industrial pollution?
A) Installing taller chimneys only
B) Locating industries far from cities only
C) Using clean technology and treatment plants
D) Increasing number of factories