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Water resources bingoRead the answer and worked solution →Over the last two decades, manufacturing's share of India's GDP has stagnated at about:Read the answer and worked solution →Industries clustering in cities to share markets and services enjoy what are called:Read the answer and worked solution →Iron and steel, cement and aluminium are classed by raw material as:Read the answer and worked solution →Industries like iron and steel that supply raw materials for other goods are called:Read the answer and worked solution →The maximum investment allowed for a small scale industry at present is:Read the answer and worked solution →BHEL and SAIL are examples of industries in the:Read the answer and worked solution →Oil India Ltd, owned by both government and private parties, is an example of the:Read the answer and worked solution →The coir industry in Kerala is an example of which sector?Read the answer and worked solution →The first successful textile mill in India was established in Mumbai in:Read the answer and worked solution →India exports cotton yarn mainly to:Read the answer and worked solution →The first jute mill was set up in 1855 at Rishra, near:Read the answer and worked solution →After Partition in 1947, what share of the jute-producing area went to East Pakistan?Read the answer and worked solution →India stands first in the world in the production of:Read the answer and worked solution →Sixty per cent of India's sugar mills are in Uttar Pradesh and:Read the answer and worked solution →Sugar mills are shifting to Maharashtra because cane grown there has a higher:Read the answer and worked solution →Iron ore, coking coal and limestone are needed for steel in the approximate ratio:Read the answer and worked solution →India's per capita steel consumption in 2018 was about 70.9 kg against a world average of:Read the answer and worked solution →Which region has the maximum concentration of iron and steel industries in India?Read the answer and worked solution →The second most important metallurgical industry in India is:Read the answer and worked solution →Which fertiliser nutrient is entirely imported because India has no usable reserves?Read the answer and worked solution →The first cement plant in India was set up in 1904 at:Read the answer and worked solution →Which city has emerged as the electronic capital of India?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the steel plant citiesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the agro-based industriesRead the answer and worked solution →Run the industry factsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the industrial raw materialsRead the answer and worked solution →Agro or mineralRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the industriesRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →

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Water resources bingo

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Clues and terms
  1. Clue
    Underground drinking-water tank of Bikaner.
    Item
    Tanka
  2. Clue
    Rain-fed field storage of Jaisalmer.
    Item
    Khadin
  3. Clue
    Rajasthan rain storage outside Jaisalmer.
    Item
    Johad
  4. Clue
    Himalayan diversion channel.
    Item
    Kul
  5. Clue
    Local name for harvested rainwater.
    Item
    Palar pani
  6. Clue
    Mahanadi project for flood control.
    Item
    Hirakud
  7. Clue
    Sutluj-Beas hydel and irrigation project.
    Item
    Bhakra Nangal
  8. Clue
    Narmada dam opposed by the NBA.
    Item
    Sardar Sarovar
  9. Clue
    The river of sorrow.
    Item
    Damodar
Instructions
Read each clue and tap the term it describes.
_Source: syllabus Contemporary India II, Chapter 3, Water Resources._

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Over the last two decades, manufacturing's share of India's GDP has stagnated at about:

  1. 17 per cent
  2. 27 per cent
  3. 10 per cent
  4. 35 per cent
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Correct answer: A. 17 per cent

1. Industry as a whole is 27 per cent. 2. Manufacturing alone is 17 per cent. 3. Mining, electricity and gas make up the rest. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India II, Chapter 6, Manufacturing Industries._

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Industries clustering in cities to share markets and services enjoy what are called:

  1. Joint sector venture
  2. Agglomeration economies
  3. Economies of scale effect
  4. Least cost location rule
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Correct answer: B. Agglomeration economies

1. Cities give banking, transport and labour. 2. These are agglomeration economies. 3. Industrialisation and urbanisation go together. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India II, Chapter 6, Manufacturing Industries._

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