Description : The first shore-based, modern, integrated steel plant in India is in - (1) Salem (2) Haldia (3) Mangalore (4) Vishakhapatnam
Last Answer : (3) Mangalore Explanation: Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (RINL-VSP) a Government of Indian Undertaldng "Navratna" company popularly known as "Vizag Steer a leading Central PSU under the ... from Waste heat 40 MW for current 3 Mt and would go up to 90 MW after expansion.
Description : The first shore based integrated steel project in India is coming up at (a) Ernakulam (b) Tuticorin (c) Visakhapatnam (d) Mangalore
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : The first short based integrated steel plant in the country is- (1) Vijaynagar (2) Salem (3) Vishakhapatnam (4) Bhadravati
Last Answer : (3) Vishakhapatnam Explanation: Visakhapatnam Steel Plant - popularly known as Vizag Steel is the first. Shore based Integrated Steel Plant in the country. Set up in 1971, it is the most advanced steel producer in India. It is the largest single site plant in India and Asia Minor.
Description : Which of the following is the deepest landlocked protected port? (a) Kandla (b) Vishakhapatnam (c) Haldia (d) Tuticorin shop.ssbcrack.com
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : Which one of the following is the first company-managed major port in India? [CDS 2001, CDS 2003] (a) Cochin (b) Ennore (c) Tuticorin (d) Vishakhapatnam
Description : The port especially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan is: [CDS 2002] (a) Haldia (b) New Tuticorin (c) Paradeep (d) Vishakhapatnam
Description : Which of the following port caters to the export of Kudremukh iron ore? (a) Cochin (b) New Mangalore (c) Mumbai (d) Vishakhapatnam
Description : Kudremukh Iron-ore is exported from these two ports – (1) Kandla and Mumbai (2) Marmugoa and Mangalore (3) Kochi and Tuticorin (4) Paradip and Kolkata
Last Answer : (2) Marmugoa and Mangalore Explanation: The mined ore of Kundremukh is transported through pipelines running through districts of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada up to the plant in Panambur, adjacent to the premises of New Mangalore Port in Mangalore.
Description : The Visvesvaraya Iron & Steel Ltd. is located at – (1) Bangalore (2) Bhadravati (3) Mangalore (4) Mysore
Last Answer : (2) Bhadravati Explanation: Visvesvaraiya Iron and Steel Plant (VISL), A unit of Steel Authority of India Limited, is a company involved in the production of alloy steels and pig iron and ... Visvesvaraiya. It is now a steel plant under the jurisdiction of the Steel Authority of India Limited.
Description : Give one feature of each of the following: (i) Mumbai port (ii) Marmagao port (iii) New Mangalore port (iv) Tuticorin port -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Mumbai port is the biggest one with a spacious natural and well shelpered harbour. (ii) Marmago port is the premier iron ore exporting port of the country. (iii) New Mangalore port, ... concentrates from Kudremukh mines. (iv) Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu has a natural harbour and rich hinterland.
Description : Which of the following steel plants is not managed by Indian Steel Authority Limited? (1) Selaam Rust resistant Steel Plant (2) Vishakhapatnam Steel Plant (3) Alloy Steel Plant, Durgapur (4) Bokaro Steel Plant
Last Answer : (1) Selaam Rust resistant Steel Plant Explanation: SAIL with its corporate office in New Delhi operates and manages five integrated steel plants at Bhilai, Bokaro, Durgapur, Rourkela and Burnpur, ... cleanest city in India, the administration of Chandigarh is considering a green code for the city.
Description : Where is Indian Institute of Petroleum located? (1) Vishakhapatnam (2) Delhi (3) Dehradun (4) Chennai
Last Answer : (3) Dehradun Explanation: The Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP), established in 1960, is one of the constituent laboratories of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), dedicated to R&D in ... in the year 1959, it started in New Delhi in 1960 and finally in Dehradun since 1963.
Description : Match the following: A. Salem 1. Antibiotics B. Pimpri 2. Petroleum refining C. Perambur 3. Alloy steel D: Bongaigaon 4. Railway coaches A B C D (a) 3 1 4 2 (b) 4 1 3 2 (c) 3 2 1 4 (d) 1 2 4 3
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : Iron ore mines are located in (a) Salem, Bhadravati, Raniganj (b) Hazaribagh, Jharia, Kudremukh (c) Monghyr, Balaghat, Hazaribagh (d) Singhbhum, Mayurbhanj, Bastar
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Mention any two advantages does the Vishakhapatnam Steel Plant have over the other Steel plants in the public sector? -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Vishakhapatnam Steel Plant is a modem integrated Steel plant with the latest technology and some of the largest size units. (ii) Vishakhapatnam’s modern protected harbour and deep land locked port facilitates import of raw materials and export of finished goods.
Description : Which of the following towns is not on the "Golden Quadrilateral" being created for the roads infrastructure of the country ? [SSC Graduate 2003] (a) Chennai (b) Hyderabad (c) Vishakhapatnam (d) Bhubhaneshwar
Description : Which one among the following has the, largest shipyard in India? [IAS 2003] (a) Kolkata (b) Kochi (c) Mumbai (d) Vishakhapatnam
Description : Which one of the following shows the correct sequence of occurrence of the following towns/cities as one proceeds from west to east? (a) Ajmer, Darbhanga, Kohima, Sikhar (b) Surat, Ward ha, ... (c) Pandharpur, Gulbarga, Kottagudem, Vishakhapatnam (d) Anand, Rajkot, Dhanbad, Aizawl shop.ssbcrack.com
Description : Which one of the following is presently the largest oil refinery of India? (1) Vadodara (IOC) (2) Mathura (IOC) (3) Vishakhapatnam (HPCL) (4) Mumbai (BPCL)
Last Answer : (1) Vadodara (IOC) Explanation: The Gujarat Refinery is an oil refinery located at Koyali (near Vadodara) in Gujarat, Western India. It is the largest refinery owned by Indian Oil Corporation.
Description : The first oil refinery in India was set up at – (1) Barauni (2) Vishakhapatnam (3) Digboi (4) Mumbai
Last Answer : (3) Digboi Explanation: Digboi in Tinsukia district of Assam has the distinction of having the oldest oil refinery of India and Asia as well. It was here that the first commercially viable well ... first modern refinery in India was built and commissioned in December 1901 by Assam Oil Company Ltd.
Description : Which one of the following is a major port on the East Coast of India? (1) Kandla (2) Vishakhapatnam (3) Karikal (4) Pondicherry (Puducherry)
Last Answer : (2) Vishakhapatnam Explanation: Port of Visakhapatnam is one of the leading major ports of India. The Port is located on the east coast of India at a latitude of 41' North and longitude of 83° 17' ... + 5:30. The Port has three harbours viz., outer harbour, inner harbour and the fishing harbor.
Description : Which of the following cities is the new capital of Seemaandhra? (1) Amaravati (2) Secunderabad (3) Vijayawada (4) Vishakhapatnam
Last Answer : (1) Amaravati Explanation: Amaravati will be the capital of residual Andhra Pradesh, known as Seemandhra. It is located on the southern banks of the Krishna river in Guntur district, within ... planned city was laid on 22 October 2015, at Uddandarayunipalem area by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.
Description : Major South-West Asian oil fields are located in - (1) Shore regions of Persian Gulf (2) Euphratis-Tigris Basin (3) Arabian Desert (4) Rub-al-Khali Desert
Last Answer : (1) Shore regions of Persian Gulf Explanation: The Persian Gulf and its coastal areas are the world’s largest single source of crude oil. The oil-rich countries (excluding Iraq) that have a coastline on the Persian Gulf are referred to as the Persian Gulf States.
Description : Which of the following is known as the 'Pearl City'? (a) Kandla (b) Tuticorin (c) Kochi (d) Hyderabad
Description : Match the following: List-I List-II (Industries) (Industrial Centres) A. Pearl fishing 1. Pune B. Automobiles 2. Tuticorin C. Ship building 3. Pinjore D. Engineering goods 4. Marmagao Codes: (a) 2 1 4 3 (b) 2 1 3 4 (c) 1 2 4 3 (d) 1 2 3 4
Description : Coir, Copra, Coconut, Cashew are mainly exported from (a) Mumbai (b) Cochin (c) Tuticorin (d) Chennai
Description : Match the following: [IAS 1999] A. Pearl fishing 1. Pune B. Automobiles 2. Tuticorin C. Ship building 3. Pinjore D. Engineering goods 4. Marmagao A B C D (a) 2 1 4 3 (b) 2 1 3 4 (c) 1 2 4 3 (d) 1 2 3 4
Description : In which one of the following places electricity generated from hydel power? [CPO SI 2010] (a) Neyveli (b) Ennore (c) Tuticorin (d) Mettur
Description : Match the following: [IAS 1999] A. Pearl fishing 1. Pune B. Automobiles 2. Tuticorin C. Ship building 3. Pinjore D. Engineering goods 4. Marmagao A B C D (a) 2 1 4 3 (b) 2 1 3 4 (c) 1 2 4 3 (d) 1 2 3 4 shop.ssbcrack.com
Description : Consider the following seaports: 1. Chennai 2. Machilipattinam 3. Nagapattinam 4. Tuticorin The correct sequence of these ports as one moves from north to south is : [CDS 2000] (a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 2, 1, 3, 4 (c) 1, 3, 2, 4 (d) 2, 1, 4, 3
Description : Which one of the following is known as the 'Pearl City'? (1) Kandla (2) Tuticorin (3) Kochi (4) Hyderabad
Last Answer : (4) Hyderabad Explanation: Hyderabad is known as the "City of Pearls" on account of its role in the pearl trade. Until the 18th century the city was the only global trading centre for large diamonds.
Description : Which is a port in India having a free trade zone? (1) Kochi (2) Paradip (3) Kandla (4) Tuticorin
Last Answer : (3) Kandla Explanation: Kandla Special Economic Zone (KASEZ) earlier known, as the Kandla Free Trade Zone is located at the port town Gandhidham in the state of Gujarat. One of the most ... Special Economic Zone (KASEZ) is the first in Asia and largest multiproduct Special Economic Zone in India.
Description : Which one of the following is not a part along the western coast of India? (1) Nhava Sheva (2) Marmagao (3) Tuticorin (4) Kochi
Last Answer : (3) Tuticorin Explanation: Thoothukudi, also known as Tuticorin, is a port city and a Municipal Corporation in Thoothukudi district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Thoothukudi is the headquarters ... is in South India, on the Gulf of Mannar, about 590 kilometres southwest of Chennai.
Description : Which of the following is the busiest International sea port in India? (1) Mumbai (2) Kolkata (3) Kochi (4) Tuticorin
Last Answer : (1) Mumbai Explanation: Based on the number of shipping services calling each port, Mumbai (Nava Sheva) is by far India's busiest port, having 30 inter-regional shipping services calling its ... information from Blue Water Reporting. Eleven of these services only encompass the Asia and ISC trades.
Description : Which is a major shipbuilding centre of India? (1) Cochin (2) Paradeep (3) Kandla (4) Tuticorin
Last Answer : (1) Cochin Explanation: Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) is the largest ship building and maintenance facility in India. It is part of a line of maritime related facilities in the port-city of ... -hulled oil tankers". Presently it is building the first indigenous aircraft carrier for the Indian Navy.
Description : ____ is known as the Queen of the Arabian Sea. (a) Cochin (b) Mumbai (c) Mangalore (d) Surat
Description : Consider the following cities: 1. Bhatinda 2. Jamnagar 3. Mangalore Which of the above has/have oil refineries? [Asstt Comm 2008] (a) 1 and 2 (b) 3 only (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Description : Which one of the following sequences of the oil refineries of India as they occur from south to north is correct? [CDS 2009] (a) Kochi - Mangalore - Mumbai - Koyali (b) Koyali - Mumbai - Mangalore - Kochi (c) Kochi - Mumbai - Mangalore - Koyali (d) Mangalore - Kochi - Mumbai – Koyali
Description : Which one of the following cities never experiences vertical rays of the sun during noon? [NDA 2002] (a) Chennai (b) Mangalore (c) Mumbai (d) New Delhi
Description : Which of the following ports are on the west coast? 1. Marmugao 2. Cochin 3. New Mangalore 4. Paradeep (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 3 (c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 2 and 3
Description : Which one of the following gives the correct sequence of ports down the western coast of India? (a) Kandla, Mumbai, Kochi, Mangalore (b) Porbandar, Marmagao, Mangalore, Kochi (c) Veraval, Okha, Marmagao, Mangalore (d) Mangalore, Marmagao, Kochi, Negercoil
Description : Which of the following is called the 'shrimp capital of India'? (1) Mangalore (2) Nagapatnam (3) Kochi (4) Nellore
Last Answer : (4) Nellore Explanation: Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have developed shrimp in a big way. The Nellore District of Andhra Pradesh is known as the 'Shrimp Capital of India'.
Description : Which is the artificial port of India? (1) Kandla (2) Mangalore (3) Chennai or Madras (4) Haldia
Last Answer : (3) Chennai or Madras Explanation: Chennai Port is the second largest port of India, behind the Mumbai Port, and the largest port in the Bay of Bengal. It is an artificial and all-weather port with wet docks. It was a major travel port before becoming a major container port.
Description : Iron ore from Kudremukh mines is exported from – (1) Mannugao (2) Cochin (3) Mangalore (4) Chennai
Last Answer : (3) Mangalore Explanation: Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd (KIOCL) has iron ore mines in Kudremukh (Chikkarnagaluru district) on the Western Ghats and a pelletisation plant in Mangalore. The actual mining ... up to the plant in Panambur, adjacent to the premises of New Mangalore Port in Mangalore.
Description : The Konkan Railway connects : (1) Goa Mangalore (2) Roha - Mangalore (3) Kanyakumari - Mangalore (4) Kanyakumari - Mumbai
Last Answer : (2) Roha - Mangalore Explanation: Konkan Railway is a railway line which runs along the Konkan coast of India. It was constructed and is operated by the Konkan Railway Corporation. It runs from ... in Karnataka to Roha in Maharashtra through Goa, along the west coast of India and Western. Ghats.
Description : Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is situated in : (1) Jammu and Kashmir (2) New Delhi (3) Mangalore (4) Hyderabad
Last Answer : (4) Hyderabad Explanation: Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, also known as Hyderabad International Airport, is an international airport near Shamshabad, south of downtown Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh ... partnership venture in the Indian airports, the first being the Cochin International Airport.
Description : Out of the following places, heavy water plant is not located at (A) Baroda (B) Ramagundam (C) Talcher (D) Tuticorin
Last Answer : (B) Ramagundam
Description : Heavy water plant (in INDIA) is not located at (A) Kota and Baroda (B) Talcher (Orissa) (C) Tuticorin (Tamilnadu) (D) Korba (Chhattisgarh
Last Answer : (D) Korba (Chhattisgarh
Description : Heavy water plant is not located at (INDIA) (A) Talcher (B) Tuticorin (C) Ramagundam (D) Kota
Last Answer : (C) Ramagundam
Description : Which highway sector is common to both the Golden Quadrilateral Highway and the North- (1) South Corridor Highway? (2) Agra-Jhansi (3) Bangalore-Krishnagiri (4) Delhi-Jaipur Coirnbatore-Salem
Last Answer : (2) Bangalore-Krishnagiri Explanation: The North-South-East-West Corridor (NS-EW) is the largest ongoing highway project in India. It is the second phase of the National Highways Development.