Industries of World – Old Year Questions
1. Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :
| List-I (Iron-steel Centre) | List-II (Country) |
| A. Hamilton | 1. China |
| B. Birmingham | 2. Canada |
| C. Essen | 3. U.K. |
| D. Anshan | 4. Germany |
Code:
A B C D
(a) 4 3 1 2
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 3 4 2 1
[U.P.P.C.S (Pre) 2011]
2. What is meant by the term ‘Umland’?
(a) The heart area of a town
(b) A satellite town
(c) Area surrounding a town
(d) Residential area of a town
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]
3. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
| List-I (Centre) | List-II (Industry) |
| A. Pittsburg | 1. Shipbuilding |
| B. Shanghai | 2. Iron & Steel |
| C. Dundee | 3. Cotton Textile |
| D. Leningrad | 4. Jute Textile |
Code :
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 4 3 1 2
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2005, U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]
4. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :
| List I (Centres) | List II (Industries) |
| A. Nagoya | 1. Iron and Steel |
| B. Salem | 2. Aircraft |
| C. Los Angeles | 3. Cotton Textiles |
| D. Abadan | 4. Oil Refinery |
Code :
A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 4 2 3 1
(c) 1 4 2 3
(d) 3 1 2 4
[U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2010]
5. Which of the following cities is known as the oil capital of Europe?
(a) Belfast
(b) Aberdeen
(c) Leeds
(d) Liverpool
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]
6. Which of the following is a renewable source of energy?
(a) Coal
(b) Petroleum
(c) Biomass
(d) Kerosene
[Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2018]
7. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Detroit – Automobiles
(b) Magnitogorsk – Iron and Steel
(c) Johannesburg – Gold Mining
(d) Birmingham – Shipbuilding
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1998]
8. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Osaka – Textile Industry
(b) Yokohama – Ship building
(c) Pittsburgh – Iron and Steel
(d) Houston – Automobile
[U.P.P.S.C. (GIC) 2010]
9. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the codes are given below :
| List-I (Cities) | List-II (Industry) |
| A. Anshan | 1. Cotton Textile |
| B. Detroit | 2. Cigar |
| C. Havana | 3. Automobile |
| D. Nagoya | 4. Iron and steel |
Code :
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 2 4 1 3
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Spl.) (Pre) 2002]
10. Which of the given is not correctly matched?
(a) Anshan – Iron and Steel
(b) Detroit – Automobile
(c) Chelyabinsk – Shipbuilding industry
(d) Milan – Silk textile industry
[U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2001]
11. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Anshan – Iron and Steel
(b) Detroit – Automobiles
(c) Moscow – Shipbuilding
(d) Osaka – Textiles
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]
12. Which city is an important centre for the cotton textile industry?
(a) Sheffield
(b) Bern
(c) Osaka
(d) Johannesburg
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1990]
13. Which one of the following is not matched properly?
(a) Detroit – Motorcar
(b) Havana – Cigar
(c) Sheffield – Cutlery
(d) Venice – Shipbuilding
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1996]
14. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
| List-I (Centre) | List-II (Industry) |
| A. Anshan | 1. Cutlery |
| B. Glasgow | 2. Paper |
| C. Ottawa | 3. Shipbuilding |
| D. Sheffield | 4. Iron and steel |
Code :
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 2 3 1 4
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2005]
15. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
Shipbuilding Centre State (U.S.A.)
(a) Houston Texas
(b) Sparrows Point Maryland
(c) New Orleans Louisiana
(d) Camden Florida
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2016]
16. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
| List – I (Coal fields) | List – II (Location) |
| A. Kuzbas | 1. United Kingdom |
| B. Red Basin | 2. Russia |
| C. Bristol | 3. Australia |
| D. New South Wales | 4. China |
Code :
A B C D
(a) 1 3 2 4
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 3 2 4 1
(d) 4 3 1 2
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]
17. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
| List -I (Industrial Region) | List-II (Country) |
| A. Kinki | 1. China |
| B. Canton | 2. Japan |
| C. Lorraine | 3. Brazil |
| D. Belo Horizonte | 4. France |
Code :
A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 4 3 2 1
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]
18. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Cleveland – Iron and Steel
(b) Detroit – Motor Vehicle
(c) Mesabi Range – Coal field
(d) Philadelphia – Ship Building
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]
19. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using codes given below :
| List -I (Industrial Regions) | List-II (Country) |
| A. Lancashire Region | i. United States of America |
| B. Ruhr Region | ii. Germany |
| C. Keihin Region | iii. United Kingdom |
| D. Southern Appalachian Region | iv. Japan |
Code :
A B C D
(a) iii ii i iv
(b) iii iv ii i
(c) i ii iii iv
(d) iii ii iv i
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2016]
20. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(a) Lorren Industrial Region – Italy
(b) Ruhr Industrial Region – Germany
(c) Bristal Industrial Region – France
(d) Saxony Industrial Region – United Kingdom
[U.P. R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) (Re-Exam) 2016]
21. Which one is the biggest wool-producing country in the world?
(a) China
(b) U.S.A.
(c) Australia
(d) U.K.
[U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2013]
22. Which of the following wool-producing centres belongs to Germany?
(a) Saint Petersburg
(b) Wuppertal
(c) Bradford
(d) Prato
[U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2013]
23. The leading producer of cotton textiles in the world is-
(a) China
(b) India
(c) U.S.A.
(d) Russia
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2005]
24. Which one of the following is an example of the ‘Footloose’ industry?
(a) Oil Refinery
(b) Sugar
(c) Software
(d) Aluminium
[U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2013]
25. 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
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2015]
26. Japan is one of the leading industrial countries in the world because –
(a) Japan does have abundant minerals.
(b) It has abundant bioenergy resources.
(c) The Industrial Revolution was started here.
(d) Japan has high technology.
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Mains) 2008]
27. 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.
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]
28. Which is not a correct match?
Industrial Region Country
(a) Ruhr – Germany
(b) Southern New England – United Kingdom
(c) Po Valley – Italy
(d) Kanto Plains – Japan
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2018]
29. With reference to the usefulness of the by-products of the Sugar industry, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Bagasse can be used as biomass fuel for the generation of energy.
2. Molasses can be used as one of the feedstocks for the production of synthetic chemical fertilizers.
3. Molasses can be used for the production of ethanol.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2013]
30. Which woody raw material is used for making of paper pulp?
(a) Peparin
(b) Poplar
(c) Bagasse
(d) Rice straw
[R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre) 2013]
31. Which country has market-based locations for iron and steel industries?
(a) China
(b) India
(c) Japan
(d) U.K.
[U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Spl) (Pre) 2010, U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2013]
32. Which one of the following countries has a market-based steel industry?
(a) Germany
(b) England
(c) India
(d) Japan
[U.P.P.S.C. (R.I.) 2014]
33. Which one of the following is not true?
(a) Osaka is known as Manchester of the east.
(b) All the centre of Iron and steel industry in Japan are located at Southern Coastal region.
(c) Northern Kyushu of Japan is known for the cotton textile industry.
(d) Japan is a leading country in eastern Asia for ship industry.
[U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Spl) (Mains) 2010]
34. Which of the following is the largest metal trading centre?
(a) Johannesburg
(b) New York
(c) London
(d) Singapore
[B.P.S.C.56th to 59th (Pre) 2015]
35. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
Industry Location
(a) Paper: Ontario
(b) Cotton Textiles: Detroit
(c) Chemical: Texas
(d) Motor Car : Nagoya
[U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) (Re-Exam) 2015]
36. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Detroit – Automobile
(b) Gornaya Shoria – Cotton Textile
(c) Anshan – Iron and Steel
(d) Yokohama – Ship Building
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2021]