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BPSC Minerals & Industries — practice questions

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Which shipyard is known for the manufacture of targets, coasters arid dredgers?Read the answer and worked solution →Farakka Barrage was commissioned to :Read the answer and worked solution →Chhota Nagpur plateau is called the heart of industrial India because it is :Read the answer and worked solution →Which one of the following States of India is the largest producer of lignite coal?Read the answer and worked solution →Which one of the following oil fields of India is the oldest and still producing oil?Read the answer and worked solution →Where are Tapovan and Vishnugarh Hydroelectric Projects located?Read the answer and worked solution →With which one of the following rivers is the Omkareshwar Project associated?Read the answer and worked solution →Mahatma Gandhi Hydroelectric Project is on which river?Read the answer and worked solution →Among the following States, which one has the highest amount of Nickel Ore resources?Read the answer and worked solution →In which one of the following places electricity generated from hydel power?Read the answer and worked solution →Coal mines in Jharkhand are located atRead the answer and worked solution →Which one of the following barrages supplies water to the Indira Gandhi Canal?Read the answer and worked solution →The primary purpose of constructing the Farakka barrage is to:Read the answer and worked solution →The reservoir Gobind Sagar is on which river in Punjab?Read the answer and worked solution →Rana Pratap Sagar Plant (Rajasthan) is associated with:Read the answer and worked solution →Critical criteria for the location of an aluminium plant in India are the availability of bauxite and:Read the answer and worked solution →Which one of the following states is a leading producer of woollen textiles?Read the answer and worked solution →Apart from Tamil Nadu, lignite is found in:Read the answer and worked solution →Which State of India has the largest reserves of monazite, with a high thorium content?Read the answer and worked solution →Which one of the following States enjoys ideal conditions for the development of petrochemical industries?Read the answer and worked solution →Ankaleshwar in India is known for the production of:Read the answer and worked solution →The first oil well in India was dug at :Read the answer and worked solution →In the realm of coal production in the world, India ranks:Read the answer and worked solution →Which one of the following does not have a unit of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL)?Read the answer and worked solution →Ferrous or non-ferrous?Read the answer and worked solution →Conventional or non-conventional?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which shipyard is known for the manufacture of targets, coasters arid dredgers?

  1. Garden Reach Shipyard
  2. Hindustan Shipyard
  3. Mazgaon Shipyard
  4. Cochin Shipyard
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Correct answer: A. Garden Reach Shipyard

This Minerals & Industries item tests a core Indian Geography fact. Correct answer: Garden Reach Shipyard. _Source: SSBCrack 1250+ Indian Geography MCQs (PYQ bank)_

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Farakka Barrage was commissioned to :

  1. link North and South Bengal
  2. save Kolkata port
  3. supply drinking water to Kolkata
  4. divert water to Bangladesh
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Correct answer: B. save Kolkata port

This Minerals & Industries item tests a core Indian Geography fact. Correct answer: save Kolkata port. _Source: SSBCrack 1250+ Indian Geography MCQs (PYQ bank) (orig. CPO SI 2002)_

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Chhota Nagpur plateau is called the heart of industrial India because it is :

  1. near to major iron and steel centres
  2. a big link of roads and railways
  3. rich in minerals and power fuels
  4. very fertile for industrial crops
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Correct answer: C. rich in minerals and power fuels

This Minerals & Industries item tests a core Indian Geography fact. Correct answer: rich in minerals and power fuels. _Source: SSBCrack 1250+ Indian Geography MCQs (PYQ bank)_

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