Iron, Steel and Cotton Textile Industries

Q. List major industries of Karnataka. Elaborate on any two.

Q. Cotton textile industry is a/an ______ industry.

1. mineral-based
2. forest-based
3. agro-based
4. pastoral-based

Q. This is one of the districts of Karnataka. Cotton was widely grown here and it became the most important centre for cotton textile industries. Hence it is also called ‘Manchester of Karnataka’. Which district is being talked about?

1. Tumakuru
2. Mysore
3. Davanagere
4. Kolar

Q. _____ is known as the 'Manchester of Karnataka'.

1. Badami
2. Davangere
3. Hubballi
4. Bagalkot

Q. Statement 1: The Vishveswaraiah Iron and Steel Industry was set up at Bhadravathi in 1923.

Statement 2: Bababudangiri hills is rich in iron ore deposits.

Choose the appropriate options from the following:

1. Statement 1 and 2 are true but statement 2 is not the reason for statement 1.
2. Statement 1 and 2 are true and statement 2 is the reason for statement 1.
3. Statement 1 is not true but statement 2 is true.
4. Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is not true.

Q. Arrange the following industry establishments in the correct order:

1. A cotton mill was set up in Kalaburagi;
2. Binny mills and Minerva mills were established;
3. Cotton textile industries were started in Hubballi.

1. 1, 2, 3
2. 1, 3, 2
3. 2, 3, 1
4. 2, 1 , 3

Q. Which of these districts does not contain a ‘Finished Goods Park’?

1. Anekal
2. Mysuru
3. Ramanagar
4. Bagalkot

Q. MSIL stands for _______ .

1. Mangalore Ink and Sugar Industries Limited
2. Mysuru Ink and Sugar Industries Limited
3. Mysuru Iron and Steel Industries Limited
4. Mangalore Iron and Steel Industries Limited

Q. What were the reasons for the recent shutting down of a few cotton mills in Karnataka?

1. Shortage of cotton
2. Lack of electricity supply
3. Obsolete machinery
4. Lack of competition from synthetic fibres

Q.

The source of iron-ore for bhilai steel plant is

1. Korba

2. Umaria

3. Rajnand Gaon

4. Dalla- Rajhara

Q. _____ was a programme formulated by the State government to improve the situation of the textile industries in Karnataka.

1. Suvarna Textile Policy, 2008-13
2. Textile Policy, 2008-13
3. Swarna Textile Policy, 2008-13
4. Suvarna Policy, 2008-13

Q. Which of the following is a private sector company?

1. Jindal Vijayanagar Steel Limited
2. Tripathi Steel Limited
3. Mysuru Iron and Steel Industry Limited
4. Visveswaraiah Iron and Steel Industry

Q. Fill in the blanks.
The first iron and steel factory of Karnataka was established at ____________________.

1. Bhadravati
2. Bellary
3. Tumkur
4. Mysore

Q. ____ was supplied to the Visveswaraiah Iron and Steel Industry from Bandigudda.

1. Lime
2. Iron
3. Water
4. Manganese

Q. Manganese is supplied to the Visveswaraiah Iron and Steel Industry from ______.

1. Sandur
2. Kemmannugundi
3. Bandigudda
4. Bhadravathi

Q. Choose the correct option.

Assertion (A):- The Government of Karanataka formulated a programme called ‘Suvarna Textile Policy 2008-13' and established ‘Finished Goods Parks’ in 11 districts.

Reason (R):- The major reason behind the programme is to export goods from our own industries to foreign countries.

1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
3. A is false, but R is true.
4. A is true, but R is false.

Q. Jindal Vijayanagar Steel Limited, a private sector industry, is situated in ___________ in Bellary district.

1. Sandur
2. Hospet
3. Shahabad
4. Toranagal

Q. Karnataka has set up finished goods parks in eleven districts under the ________.

1. Yashaswini $2008-13$
2. Suvarna Textile Policy $2008-13$
3. Priyadarshini $2008-13$
4. Rajiv Gandhi Textile Policy $2008-13$

Q. Karnataka is also known as the biotech capital of India.

1. True
2. False

Q. The Manchester of Karnataka is ____________.

1. Hubli
2. Davanagare
3. Dharwad
4. Mysuru

Q. The MSK cotton mill was set up in 1884 at _____.

1. Kalaburagi
2. Bidar
3. Yadgir
4. Vijayapura

Q. The iron ore required for the iron and steel industry at Bhadravati was brought from _______.

1. Kudremukh
2. Donimalai
3. Kemmannagundi
4. Shivamogga

Q. Choose the correct option(s) with respect to iron and steel industries in Karnataka.

1. Karnataka has rich and abundant iron ore deposits, especially in the Bababudangiri hills.
2. Jindal Vijayanagar Steel Limited was established in 2001 at Torangal in Ballari district.
3. Corex technology is an environmentally friendly alternative to the blast furnace.
4. MSIL was set up at Srirangapatna in Mysore district in 1923.

Q. Why cotton mills have been closed down in Karnataka recently?

1. Due to shortage of cotton
2. Due to competition from synthetic fibre
3. All of these
4. Due to obsolete machines

Q. Fill in the blanks.
After the iron and steel factory at Bhadravati was handed over to Steel Authority of India it was renamed as __________.

1. Visveswaraiah Iron and Steel Industry
2. Ashoka Iron and Steel Industry
3. Gandhij Iron and Steel Industry
4. Ambedkar Iron and Steel Industry

Q. Jindal Vijayanagar Steel Limited was established in _____ district.

1. Ballari
2. Chitradurga
3. Mysore
4. Gulbarga

Q. SAIL stands for _______ .

1. Soil Authority of India Limited
2. Steel Authority of International Limited
3. Soil Authority of International Limited
4. Steel Authority of India Limited

Q. The first Iron and Steel Industry of Karnataka was established at ___________.

1. Bhadravathi
2. Dharwad
3. Davanagare
4. Hubli