Which of the following is true about the building of the Indian railways?
The building orders were given to the local firms
Production of Indian engineering goods surged
Export of British engineering goods to India surged
It was built with the objective to connect and integrate the interior regions of India
The building orders were given to British firms and the exports of British engineering goods to India surged.
Q. This region owes its origin to British rule in India. The growth of this industrial region is fully connected with the growth of the cotton textile industry in India. The partition of the country in 1947 adversely affected this region. In addition to cotton textile and chemical industries, engineering goods, leather, oil refineries; petrochemicals, synthetic and plastic goods, chemicals, drugs, fertilizers, electricals, electronics, software, ship-building industries have also developed here.
Which of the following industrial belts identifies with the information given above?
Q23. Consider the following statements about Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS):
1. It was introduced to promote exports.
2. The idea is to offset the infrastructural inefficiencies faced by exports of specified goods and to provide a level playing field.
Which of the statements are correct?