Q. Recently, there has been a concern over the short supply of a group of elements called ‘rare Earth metals’. Why?
1. China, which is the largest producer of these elements, has imposed some restrictions on their export.
2. Other than China, Australia, Canada and Chile, these elements are not found in any country.
3. Rare Earth metals are essential for the manufacture of various kinds of electronic items and these is a growing demand for these elements. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(A) Only 1
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 1 and 3
(D) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (C)
Q. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List-I (Minerals)
(a) Copper (b) Diamond
(c) Gold (d) Silver List-II (Important Centres)
1. Butte
2. Katanga
3. Kimberley
4. Witwatersrand
Code (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 4 3 1
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 1 3 2 4
(D) 3 1 4 2
Ans: (B)
City and Industries
Q. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Detroit – Automobiles
(B) Magnitrogorsk – Iron and Steel
(C) Johannesburg – Gold Mining
(D) Birmingham – Ship building
Ans: (D)
Q. Which of the following cities is known as the oil capital of Europe?
(A) Belfast
(B) Aberdeen
(C) Leeds
(D) Liverpool
Ans: (B)
Q. Which of the given is not correctly matched?
(A) Anshan – Iron and Steel
(B) Detroit – Automobile
(C) Chelyabinsk – Ship building industry
(D) Milan – Silk textile industry
Ans: (C)
Q. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Osaka – Textile Industry
(B) Yokohama – Ship building
(C) Pitsburg – Iron and Steel
(D) Houston – Automobile
Ans: (D)
Q. Which city is an important centre for cotton textile industry?
(A) Sheffield
(B) Bern
(C) Osaka
(D) Johannesburg
Ans: (C)
Q. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Anshan – Iron and Steel
(B) Detroit – Automobiles
(C) Moscow – Ship building
(D) Osaka – Textiles
Ans: (C)
Q. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? Ship building State Centre (U.S.A.)
(A) Houston – Texas
(B) Sparrows Point – Maryland
(C) New Orleans – Louisiana
(D) Camden – Florida
Ans: (D)
Q. Which one of the following is not matched properly?
(A) Detroit – Motorcar
(B) Hawana – Cigar
(C) Sheffield – Cutlery
(D) Venice – Ship building
Ans: (D)
Q. Which one is the biggest wool producing country in the world?
(A) China
(B) U.S.A.
(C) Australia
(D) U.K.
Ans: (A)
Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Cleveland – Iron and Steel
(B) Detroit – Motor Vehicle
(C) Mesabi Range – Coalfield
(D) Philadelphia – Ship Building
Ans: (C)
Q. The leading producer of cotton textiles in the world is
(A) China
(B) India
(C) U.S.A.
(D) Russia
Ans: (A)
Q. Which of following wool producing centre belongs to Germany?
(A) Saint Petersburg
(B) Wuppertal
(C) Bradford
(D) Prato
Ans: (B)
Q. For the location of which one of the following industries, the availability of raw material is not the primary consideration?
(A) Iron and Steel
(B) Sugar
(C) Electronics
(D) Cement
Ans: (C)
Q. Which one of the following is an example of ‘Footloose’ industry?
(A) Oil Refinery
(B) Sugar
(C) Software
(D) Aluminium
Ans: (C)
Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correct?
(A) Ruhr Industrial Region – Germany
(B) Flanders Industrial Region – Belgium and France
(C) Scotland Industrial Region – Sweden
(D) New England Industrial Region – U.S.A.
Ans: (C)
Q. Japan in one of the leading industrial country in the world because
(A) Japan does have abundant minerals
(B) It has abundant bio-energy resources
(C) Industrial revolution was started here
(D) Japan has high technology
Ans: (D)
Q. Which country has market based locations of iron and steel industries?
(A) China
(B) India
(C) Japan
(D) U.K.
Ans: (C)
Q.0. Which woody raw material is used for making of paper pulp?
(A) Peparin
(B) Poplar
(C) Bagasse
(D) Rice straw
Ans: (B)