India Fact File

• 1. India’s foreign trade performance is reviewed by the—
  (A) Committee of Secretaries on Exports and Imports
  (B) Cabinet Committee on Trade and Investment
  (C) Board of Trade
  (D) Trade Development Authority
  Ans : (B)
  
  2. Who among the following is responsible for the execution of the export and import policies of the Government of India?
  (A) Chairman, State Trading Corporation
  (B) Chief Controller of Imports and Exports
  (C) Director-General of Trade and Commerce
  (D) Ministry of Commerce
  Ans : (B)
  
  3. The Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics is located at—
  (A) Mumbai
  (B) New Delhi
  (C) Kolkata
  (D) Chennai
  Ans : (C)
  
  4. The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade is located at—
  (A) Mumbai
  (B) Kolkata
  (C) Kochi
  (D) New Delhi
  Ans : (D)
  
  5. From which of the following sources of generation do we get the largest amount of electricity?
  (A) Hydro stations
  (B) Nuclear plants
  (C) Thermal stations
  (D) Solar energy plants
  Ans : (C)
  
  6. Before independence, the number of oil refineries in India was—
  (A) One
  (B) Two
  (C) Three
  (D) Four
  Ans : (A)
  
  7. The Gas Authority of India markets natural gas. It was established in—
  (A) 1965
  (B) 1976
  (C) 1984
  (D) 1987
  Ans : (C)
  
  8. Which of the following is the primary source of energy in India?
  (A) Coal
  (B) Nuclear fuels
  (C) Petroleum, LPG, Diesel and Bio-gas
  (D) Hydro-electricity
  Ans : (A)
  
  9. The Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) was set up in—
  (A) 1962
  (B) 1963
  (C) 1964
  (D) 1965
  Ans : (B)
  
  10. The oldest large-scale industry of India is—
  (A) Cotton textiles industry
  (B) Jute and jute goods industry
  (C) Coir and coir products industry
  (D) Iron and steel industry
  Ans : (A)
  
  11. How many times have decennial Census been held in India so far?
  (A) 10 times
  (B) 14 times
  (C) 12 times
  (D) 13 times
  Ans : (B)
  
  12. The first organized census was completed in India in—
  (A) 1862
  (B) 1872
  (C) 1882
  (D) 1891
  Ans : (B)
  
  13. The Cochin Shipyard has been set up in collaboration with—
  (A) Germany
  (B) Great Britain
  (C) Japan
  (D) France
  Ans : (C)
  
  14. The Railway Staff College is located at—
  (A) Kolkata
  (B) Gorakhpur
  (C) Secunderabad
  (D) Vadodara
  Ans : (D)
  
  15. Which of the following training establishments is meant for training of merchant navy officers?
  (A) TS Bhadra
  (B) TS Mekhala
  (C) TS Rajendra
  (D) TS Naulakshi
  Ans : (C)
  
  16. Birhors live in which Indian state?
  (A) Nagaland
  (B) Assam
  (C) Tamil Nadu
  (D) Madhya Pradesh
  Ans : (D)
  
  17. Which of the following regions receive winter rainfall caused by western disturbances?
  (A) Kerala
  (B) Tamil Nadu
  (C) Karnataka Coast
  (D) Punjab
  Ans : (B)
  
  18. Which of the following is the world famous mineral region of India?
  (A) Shillong Plateau
  (B) Malwa Plateau
  (C) Chhotanagpur Plateau
  (D) Deccan Plateau
  Ans : (C)
  
  19. Which shipyard is situated on the Konkan coast?
  (A) Cochin
  (B) Kandla
  (C) Mazgaon
  (D) Visakhapatnam
  Ans : (C)
  
  20. The Koyali oil refinery is located in—
  (A) Assam
  (B) Gujarat
  (C) Maharashtra
  (D) Tripura
  Ans : (B)
  
  21. Which one of the following atomic power stations was completely indigenously built?
  (A) Kalpakkam
  (B) Narora
  (C) Rawat Bhata
  (D) Tarapore
  Ans : (A)
  
  22. Which places are connected by the Grand Trunk High Way?
  (A) Kolkata-Amritsar
  (B) Kolkata – Mumbai
  (C) Delhi – Mumbai
  (D) Delhi – Chennai
  Ans : (A)
  
  23. Which of the following Indian states have the largest reserves of lignite?
  (A) Tamil Nadu
  (B) Rajastan
  (C) Jammu and Kashmir
  (D) Gujarat
  Ans : (A)
  
  24. Which one of the following countries is the world’s largest producer of mica?
  (A) India
  (B) Russia
  (C) Indonesia
  (D) Philippines
  Ans : (A)
  
  25. Gujarat and Maharashtra were born out of the State of—
  (A) Bombay
  (B) Gujarat
  (C) Ahmedabad
  (D) Maharashtra
  Ans : (A)