Industrial Centres and Where Industries Are Located

Attempt the quiz above first, then review every question with its correct answer and a short explanation below.

1. Q1.Which city is called the "Manchester of India" for its cotton textile industry?

   • A.Chennai
   • B.Kolkata
   • C.Ahmedabad✓ Correct Answer
   • D.Jaipur

   Explanation: Ahmedabad on the Sabarmati had a very large concentration of cotton mills.

2. Q2.Which city is known as the "Silicon Valley of India"?

   • A.Bengaluru✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Hyderabad
   • C.Pune
   • D.Chennai

   Explanation: Bengaluru is the centre of India's software, electronics and aerospace industries.

3. Q3.Which city is called the "Detroit of India" for its automobile industry?

   • A.Chennai✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Pune
   • C.Gurugram
   • D.Jamshedpur

   Explanation: Chennai has a large cluster of car and component manufacturers.

4. Q4.The Tata Iron and Steel Company's plant is at:

   • A.Jamshedpur✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Rourkela
   • C.Bokaro
   • D.Salem

   Explanation: Jamshedpur in Jharkhand is close to iron ore, coal and water sources.

5. Q5.Firozabad in Uttar Pradesh is famous for its:

   • A.carpet industry
   • B.sports goods
   • C.lock industry
   • D.glass industry✓ Correct Answer

   Explanation: Firozabad is known as the glass and bangle city of India.

6. Q6.Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh is famous for its:

   • A.brassware✓ Correct Answer
   • B.jute
   • C.tea
   • D.silk

   Explanation: Moradabad is called the "Brass City".

7. Q7.Kanpur is known as the "Manchester of North India" for its:

   • A.sugar industry
   • B.electronics industry
   • C.textile and leather industries✓ Correct Answer
   • D.shipbuilding

   Explanation: Kanpur on the Ganga has woollen and cotton mills and a big leather industry.

8. Q8.Coimbatore is known as the "Manchester of South India" because of its:

   • A.tea industry
   • B.cotton textile industry✓ Correct Answer
   • C.sugar industry
   • D.cement industry

   Explanation: Coimbatore has hydroelectric power from Pykara and cotton from the nearby region.

9. Q9.The Durgapur Steel Plant was set up with the help of:

   • A.the USSR
   • B.the United Kingdom✓ Correct Answer
   • C.West Germany
   • D.Japan

   Explanation: Durgapur in West Bengal was built with British collaboration under the Second Five-Year Plan.

10. Q10.The Bokaro Steel Plant is located in:

    • A.Odisha
    • B.Jharkhand✓ Correct Answer
    • C.Chhattisgarh
    • D.West Bengal

    Explanation: Bokaro was built with Soviet help on the Damodar river.

11. Q11.The Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (Rashtriya Ispat Nigam) is India's first:

    • A.hill-top steel plant
    • B.private-sector steel plant
    • C.coast-based integrated steel plant✓ Correct Answer
    • D.electric furnace plant

    Explanation: It is on the Bay of Bengal coast in Andhra Pradesh, which eases import of coking coal.

12. Q12.India's first fertiliser plant was set up at Sindri in:

    • A.Punjab
    • B.Jharkhand✓ Correct Answer
    • C.Gujarat
    • D.Kerala

    Explanation: Sindri began production in 1951 in what is now Jharkhand.

13. Q13.Nepanagar in Madhya Pradesh is known for the manufacture of:

    • A.newsprint✓ Correct Answer
    • B.cement
    • C.fertiliser
    • D.locomotives

    Explanation: The Nepa Mills produce newsprint for the press.

14. Q14.Chittaranjan in West Bengal is known for the manufacture of:

    • A.aircraft
    • B.ships
    • C.railway locomotives✓ Correct Answer
    • D.tractors

    Explanation: Chittaranjan Locomotive Works makes electric locomotives.

15. Q15.The Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, which makes railway coaches, is in:

    • A.Kolkata
    • B.Mumbai
    • C.Lucknow
    • D.Chennai✓ Correct Answer

    Explanation: ICF in Chennai is among the largest passenger coach makers in the world.

16. Q16.Aligarh is famous for its:

    • A.glass industry
    • B.carpet industry
    • C.lock industry✓ Correct Answer
    • D.brassware

    Explanation: Aligarh is known as the "Lock City".

17. Q17.India's first cement plant was set up in 1904 at:

    • A.Mumbai
    • B.Kolkata
    • C.Jabalpur
    • D.Chennai (Madras)✓ Correct Answer

    Explanation: The first cement factory started in Madras in 1904, though production at scale began in Porbandar and Katni later.

18. Q18.The Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) is located at:

    • A.Chittaranjan
    • B.Patiala
    • C.Bhopal
    • D.Varanasi✓ Correct Answer

    Explanation: DLW at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh makes diesel-electric locomotives.

19. Q19.Renukoot in Uttar Pradesh is a centre of the:

    • A.cement industry
    • B.sugar industry
    • C.jute industry
    • D.aluminium industry✓ Correct Answer

    Explanation: Renukoot near the Rihand reservoir has an aluminium smelter run by Hindalco.

20. Q20.The Rail Coach Factory at Kapurthala is in:

    • A.Haryana
    • B.Punjab✓ Correct Answer
    • C.Himachal Pradesh
    • D.Rajasthan

    Explanation: The Rail Coach Factory in Kapurthala makes LHB passenger coaches.