Where was the first cotton mill in India established?
(a) Surat
(b) Mumbai
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Coimbatore
Solution: (b)
Before the middle of the nineteenth century, India used to export cotton to Britain, and then re-import the textile. In 1820 the total textile import cost only Rs. 350,000. However, these costs escalated tremendously until in 1860 textile imports stood at Rs. 19.3 million.
Where was the first Cotton Mill in India established?
(a) Surat
(b) Bombay (now Mumbai)
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Coimbatore
Solution: (b)
The first Indian cotton mill, “The Bombay Spinning Mill”, was founded in 1854 in Bombay by Cowasji Nanabhai Davar – to offset the unfavourable balance of trade with England. India was exporting raw cotton to England and importing textiles from the Lancashire mills at an escalating cost.
Which among the following integrated iron installation does not come under the management of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)?
(a) Bhilai
(b) Durgapur
(c) Rourkela
(d) Jamshedpur
Solution: (d)
Steel Authority of India Limited is one of the largest state-owned steel-making company based in New Delhi, India and one of the top steel makers in World. Major plants owned by SAIL are located at Bhilai, Bokaro, Durgapur, Rourkela, Burnpur (near Asansol) and Salem.
Which of the following is correctly matched with regard to thermal power projects?
(a) Korba-Uttar Pradesh
(b) Ramagundam-Tamil Nadu
(c) Talcher-Andhra Pradesh
(d) Kawas-Gujarat
Solution: (d)
NTPC Kawas is located at Aditya Nagar, in Surat district in the Indian state of Gujarat. The power plant is one of the gas based power plants of NTPC. The gas for the power plant is sourced from GAIL HBJ Pipeline – South Basin Gas field. Source of water for the power plant is Hazira Branch Canal Singanpur Weir.
The Iron & Steel Industry at which of the following places was developed with German technical collaboration?
(a) Durgapur
(b) Bhilai
(c) Rourkela
(d) Bhadravati
Solution: (c)
Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), the first integrated steel plant in the public sector in India, was set up with German collaboration with an installed capacity of 1 million tonnes. Subsequently, its capacity was enhanced to 1.9 million tonnes. RSP was the first plant in India to incorporate LD technology of steel making. It is also the first steel plant in SAIL and the only one presently where 100% of slabs are produced through the cost-effective and quality-centeric continuous casting route.
