Diesel locomotive works of the Indian Railways is situated at
(a) Mumbai
(b) Bangalore
(c) Varanasi
(d) Hyderabad
Solution: (c)
The Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) in Varanasi, India, is a production unit owned by Indian Railways, that manufactures diesel-electric locomotives and its spare parts. It is the largest diesel-electric locomotive manufacturer in India.
Kudremukh Iron-ore is exported from these two ports
(a) Kandla and Mumbai
(b) Marmugoa and Mangalore
(c) Kochi and Tuticorin
(d) Paradip and Kolkata
Solution: (b)
The mined ore of Kundremukh is transported through pipelines running through districts of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada up to the plant in Panambur, adjacent to the premises of New Mangalore Port in Mangalore.
In India, Dhariwal and Ludhiana towns are famous for
(a) silk textiles
(b) woolen textiles
(c) cotton textiles
(d) synthetic textiles
Solution: (b)
In India, Punjab is the leader in woolen textile industry. There are over 250 small woolen mills in Punjab. Dhariwal in Gurdaspur district, which is an old centre of the industry, is well known. Amritsar and Ludhiana are other centres. The industry depends upon wool from H.P, J 8c K and Australia. The industry gets power from Bhalcra Dam.
Which one of the following states produces about 50 percent of the total silk textiles in India?
(a) Karnataka
(b) West Bengal
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Assam
Solution: (a)
India is the second largest producer of silk (after China) in the world and has the distinction of manufacturing four varieties namely, mulberry, eri, tasar and muga silks. Karnataka accounts for 55.65 per cent of the silk yarn production of the country followed by Madhya Pradesh (40.48%), Tamil Nadu (2.42%) and Punjab (1.45%).
Which is a major shipbuilding center of India?
(a) Cochin
(b) Paradeep
(c) Kandla
(d) Tuticorin
Solution: (a)
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) is the largest ship building and maintenance facility in India. It is part of a line of maritime related facilities in the port-city of Kochi, in the state of Kerala. Of the services provided by the shipyard are building platform supply vessels and double-hulled oil tankers”. Presently it is building the first indigenous aircraft carrier for the Indian Navy.
