1. Which was the first integrated iron and steel plant in India?
A) Rourkela Steel Plant
B) Bhilai Steel Plant
C) Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO), Jamshedpur
D) Durgapur Steel Plant
Answer: C
Explanation: TISCO, Jamshedpur (1907), founded by Jamshedji Tata, was India’s first integrated steel plant.
2. The first public sector steel plant in India was:
A) Rourkela
B) Bhilai
C) Durgapur
D) Bokaro
Answer: A
Explanation: Rourkela Steel Plant (Odisha, 1959) was India’s first PSU steel plant with German collaboration.
3. Which is the largest steel-producing company in India?
A) Tata Steel
B) SAIL
C) JSW Steel
D) Essar Steel
Answer: B
Explanation: SAIL (Steel Authority of India Ltd.) is the largest government-owned steel producer.
4. Bhilai Steel Plant was set up with the help of which country?
A) USA
B) USSR (Russia)
C) Germany
D) UK
Answer: B
Explanation: Bhilai Steel Plant (Chhattisgarh, 1959) was set up with Soviet collaboration.
5. Which steel plant was established with German collaboration?
A) Bhilai
B) Rourkela
C) Bokaro
D) Salem
Answer: B
Explanation: Rourkela Steel Plant (Odisha) was established with German collaboration.
6. Durgapur Steel Plant was set up with assistance from:
A) USA
B) UK
C) Germany
D) USSR
Answer: B
Explanation: Durgapur Steel Plant (West Bengal) was built with British help.
7. Bokaro Steel Plant was set up with help from:
A) USSR
B) UK
C) Japan
D) USA
Answer: A
Explanation: Bokaro (Jharkhand) was established with Soviet help.
8. Which city is known as the “Manchester of India”?
A) Kanpur
B) Coimbatore
C) Mumbai
D) Ahmedabad
Answer: D
Explanation: Ahmedabad (Gujarat) is called Manchester of India due to its cotton textile industry.
9. Which state is the largest producer of steel in India?
A) Jharkhand
B) Chhattisgarh
C) Odisha
D) Karnataka
Answer: C
Explanation: Odisha produces the most steel due to rich iron ore reserves.
10. Which is the largest aluminium-producing company in India?
A) NALCO
B) Hindalco
C) Vedanta
D) BALCO
Answer: B
Explanation: Hindalco (Aditya Birla Group) is India’s largest aluminium producer.
11. NALCO (National Aluminium Company) has its smelter plant at:
A) Damanjodi (Odisha)
B) Korba (Chhattisgarh)
C) Angul (Odisha)
D) Belgaum (Karnataka)
Answer: C
Explanation: NALCO’s smelter is at Angul (Odisha), refinery at Damanjodi.
12. BALCO (Bharat Aluminium Company) is located at:
A) Jharkhand
B) Odisha
C) Chhattisgarh
D) Karnataka
Answer: C
Explanation: BALCO is at Korba (Chhattisgarh).
13. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has its headquarters at:
A) Delhi
B) Hyderabad
C) Bengaluru
D) Mumbai
Answer: C
Explanation: HAL HQ is in Bengaluru, manufacturing aircrafts and helicopters.
14. BHEL (Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited) headquarters is located at:
A) Delhi
B) Bhopal
C) Hyderabad
D) Haridwar
Answer: A
Explanation: BHEL HQ is in New Delhi, India’s largest engineering enterprise.
15. Which city is known as the “Detroit of India” for automobile industry?
A) Pune
B) Gurugram
C) Bengaluru
D) Chennai
Answer: D
Explanation: Chennai is called the “Detroit of India” for its automobile hub.
16. The Salem Steel Plant is located in:
A) Karnataka
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Kerala
Answer: B
Explanation: Salem (Tamil Nadu) houses a stainless steel plant under SAIL.
17. Which public sector company is the largest shipbuilder in India?
A) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders
B) Cochin Shipyard
C) Garden Reach Shipbuilders
D) Hindustan Shipyard
Answer: B
Explanation: Cochin Shipyard (Kerala) is India’s largest shipbuilder.
18. The first fertilizer plant in India was established at:
A) Sindri (Jharkhand)
B) Rourkela (Odisha)
C) Hazira (Gujarat)
D) Namrup (Assam)
Answer: A
Explanation: Sindri (Jharkhand, 1952) was the first fertilizer factory.
19. Which state is the largest producer of cement in India?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Rajasthan
D) Gujarat
Answer: C
Explanation: Rajasthan is the leading cement-producing state due to limestone deposits.
20. The Bokaro Steel Plant is located in which state?
A) Jharkhand
B) Odisha
C) Chhattisgarh
D) West Bengal
Answer: A
Explanation: Bokaro Steel Plant → Jharkhand.
21. Which Indian company is the largest producer of private sector steel?
A) Essar Steel
B) JSW Steel
C) Tata Steel
D) Jindal Steel
Answer: B
Explanation: JSW Steel is the largest private sector steel company.
22. Hindustan Machine Tools (HMT) has its headquarters in:
A) Mumbai
B) Kolkata
C) Bengaluru
D) Pune
Answer: C
Explanation: HMT (Bengaluru) manufactures watches, tractors, and machines.
23. The Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC) is located in:
A) Bhopal
B) Ranchi
C) Nagpur
D) Hyderabad
Answer: B
Explanation: HEC (Ranchi, Jharkhand) manufactures heavy machines for steel plants.
24. Which is the largest public sector engineering company in India?
A) HAL
B) DRDO
C) BHEL
D) HEC
Answer: C
Explanation: BHEL is India’s largest public sector engineering firm.
25. Tata Steel’s first steel plant was established at:
A) Jamshedpur (Jharkhand)
B) Durgapur (WB)
C) Bokaro (Jharkhand)
D) Salem (TN)
Answer: A
Explanation: Tata Steel’s Jamshedpur plant (1907) was India’s first private steel plant.
26. Which is the largest organized industry in India?
A) Iron & Steel
B) Cement
C) Textile
D) Sugar
Answer: C
Explanation: Textile industry is the largest organized sector, employing ~45 million people.
27. Which state is the largest producer of cotton textiles in India?
A) Maharashtra
B) Gujarat
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: B
Explanation: Gujarat is the top cotton textile producer, followed by Maharashtra.
28. The first cotton textile mill in India was established at:
A) Ahmedabad
B) Kanpur
C) Mumbai
D) Surat
Answer: C
Explanation: The first textile mill was established in Mumbai in 1854.
29. Which city is known as the “Manchester of South India”?
A) Madurai
B) Coimbatore
C) Salem
D) Tiruppur
Answer: B
Explanation: Coimbatore is called the “Manchester of South India” due to its textile industry.
30. Which city is famous as the “Textile City of India”?
A) Ahmedabad
B) Surat
C) Kanpur
D) Coimbatore
Answer: B
Explanation: Surat (Gujarat) is called the “Textile City” for synthetic textiles.
31. Which state is the largest producer of jute in India?
A) Assam
B) Odisha
C) West Bengal
D) Bihar
Answer: C
Explanation: West Bengal accounts for ~80% of India’s jute production.
32. The first jute mill in India was established at:
A) Kolkata
B) Serampore
C) Guwahati
D) Dibrugarh
Answer: B
Explanation: The first jute mill was set up at Serampore (1859, near Kolkata).
33. Which country is the largest jute producer in the world?
A) India
B) Bangladesh
C) China
D) Myanmar
Answer: B
Explanation: Bangladesh is the largest jute producer, followed by India.
34. The headquarters of Jute Corporation of India is located at:
A) Guwahati
B) Kolkata
C) Ranchi
D) Patna
Answer: B
Explanation: Jute Corporation of India HQ is in Kolkata.
35. Which state is the largest producer of sugarcane in India?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Maharashtra
C) Karnataka
D) Bihar
Answer: A
Explanation: Uttar Pradesh is India’s leading sugarcane & sugar producer.
36. Which state is called the “Sugar Bowl of India”?
A) Bihar
B) Maharashtra
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Tamil Nadu
Answer: C
Explanation: UP is called the “Sugar Bowl of India”.
37. The first sugar mill in India was established in:
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Bihar
D) Maharashtra
Answer: C
Explanation: The first sugar mill was set up in Bihar in 1903.
38. The cooperative sugar industry was first established in:
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Gujarat
C) Maharashtra
D) Tamil Nadu
Answer: C
Explanation: Maharashtra pioneered cooperative sugar factories, now a model across India.
39. Which state is the second-largest sugar producer in India after UP?
A) Bihar
B) Karnataka
C) Maharashtra
D) Gujarat
Answer: C
Explanation: Maharashtra is the second-largest sugar producer.
40. Which state leads in paper production in India?
A) West Bengal
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Gujarat
D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: D
Explanation: Madhya Pradesh is India’s largest paper-producing state.
41. The first paper mill in India was established at:
A) Serampore
B) Lucknow
C) Delhi
D) Bihar
Answer: A
Explanation: The first paper mill (Serampore, 1832, Bengal).
42. Which state is the largest producer of newsprint in India?
A) Kerala
B) Assam
C) Maharashtra
D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: D
Explanation: Madhya Pradesh leads in newsprint production.
43. Which state is the largest cement producer in India?
A) Rajasthan
B) Gujarat
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Tamil Nadu
Answer: A
Explanation: Rajasthan is the top cement producer, due to rich limestone deposits.
44. Which city is called the “Cement City of India”?
A) Ahmedabad
B) Katni
C) Chittorgarh
D) Durgapur
Answer: C
Explanation: Chittorgarh (Rajasthan) is famous as the “Cement City of India”.
45. Which is the largest cement company in India?
A) Ambuja Cement
B) ACC
C) Ultratech Cement
D) Dalmia Cement
Answer: C
Explanation: Ultratech Cement (Aditya Birla Group) is India’s largest cement producer.
46. Which state is the largest fertilizer producer in India?
A) Gujarat
B) Maharashtra
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: A
Explanation: Gujarat produces the most fertilizers (due to petrochemical hubs).
47. Which was the first fertilizer factory in India?
A) Namrup (Assam)
B) Trombay (Mumbai)
C) Sindri (Jharkhand)
D) Hazira (Gujarat)
Answer: C
Explanation: Sindri (Jharkhand, 1952) was the first fertilizer plant.
48. Which company is India’s largest fertilizer producer?
A) KRIBHCO
B) IFFCO
C) NFL
D) FACT
Answer: B
Explanation: IFFCO (Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Ltd.) is the largest producer.
49. The Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd. (FACT) is located in:
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Kerala
C) Karnataka
D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: B
Explanation: FACT (Kerala, 1943) is India’s first large-scale fertilizer company.
50. The Namrup Fertilizer Plant is located in:
A) Assam
B) Gujarat
C) Bihar
D) UP
Answer: A
Explanation: Namrup (Assam) is a major fertilizer production center in the northeast.
51. Which is the oldest refinery in India?
A) Barauni
B) Digboi
C) Mathura
D) Haldia
Answer: B
Explanation: Digboi Refinery (Assam, 1901) is Asia’s first and the world’s oldest still-operating refinery.
52. Which is the largest oil refinery in India?
A) Jamnagar (Gujarat)
B) Mathura (UP)
C) Panipat (Haryana)
D) Haldia (WB)
Answer: A
Explanation: Jamnagar Refinery (Reliance, Gujarat, 68 MTPA) is the world’s largest refining complex.
53. The first refinery in the public sector was established at:
A) Haldia
B) Guwahati
C) Barauni
D) Digboi
Answer: B
Explanation: Guwahati Refinery (Assam, 1962) was the first PSU refinery under Indian Oil.
54. Which company is India’s largest oil refining and marketing PSU?
A) HPCL
B) BPCL
C) ONGC
D) IOCL
Answer: D
Explanation: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL) is India’s largest oil PSU.
55. Which company is the largest private oil refiner in India?
A) Vedanta
B) Cairn India
C) Reliance Industries Ltd.
D) Essar Oil
Answer: C
Explanation: Reliance (Jamnagar, Gujarat) is the largest private oil refiner.
56. Panipat Refinery, one of India’s biggest, is in:
A) Haryana
B) Punjab
C) Rajasthan
D) UP
Answer: A
Explanation: Panipat Refinery (Haryana, IOCL) is a major refinery in North India.
57. Which state is the largest producer of petroleum products in India?
A) Assam
B) Gujarat
C) Maharashtra
D) Tamil Nadu
Answer: B
Explanation: Gujarat (Jamnagar, Koyali, etc.) is India’s largest petroleum producer.
58. The chemical industry is concentrated most in:
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Gujarat
C) Maharashtra
D) West Bengal
Answer: B
Explanation: Gujarat accounts for the maximum share in chemical and petrochemical industry.
59. Which city is the hub of India’s petrochemical industry?
A) Mumbai
B) Vadodara
C) Jamnagar
D) Kanpur
Answer: C
Explanation: Jamnagar (Gujarat) is called the Petrochemical Hub of India.
60. Which fertilizer company is headquartered in Gujarat?
A) KRIBHCO
B) IFFCO
C) GNFC
D) FACT
Answer: C
Explanation: GNFC (Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd.) is a major chemical-fertilizer PSU.
61. Which city is called the “Detroit of India” for automobiles?
A) Pune
B) Gurugram
C) Chennai
D) Bengaluru
Answer: C
Explanation: Chennai is called the “Detroit of India” due to its automobile industry cluster.
62. Pune is famous for:
A) IT industry
B) Sugar industry
C) Automobile industry
D) Petrochemical industry
Answer: C
Explanation: Pune (Maharashtra) is a major hub for automobile manufacturing (Tata, Bajaj, Mercedes, etc.).
63. Maruti Suzuki’s largest automobile plant is located at:
A) Pune
B) Gurugram
C) Manesar
D) Bengaluru
Answer: C
Explanation: Maruti Suzuki’s main plant is at Manesar (Haryana).
64. Which company is the largest two-wheeler manufacturer in India?
A) Hero MotoCorp
B) Bajaj Auto
C) TVS Motors
D) Honda India
Answer: A
Explanation: Hero MotoCorp is the world’s largest two-wheeler manufacturer.
65. Hindustan Motors (Kolkata) is famous for producing which car?
A) Maruti 800
B) Hindustan Ambassador
C) Tata Nano
D) Premier Padmini
Answer: B
Explanation: Ambassador car, once called the “King of Indian roads,” was produced by Hindustan Motors.
66. The Tata Nano plant was initially planned in:
A) Pune
B) Singur (West Bengal)
C) Sanand (Gujarat)
D) Jamshedpur
Answer: B
Explanation: Singur (WB) was the original site; later shifted to Sanand, Gujarat.
67. Which Indian company manufactures Jaguar and Land Rover?
A) Mahindra
B) Tata Motors
C) Maruti Suzuki
D) Ashok Leyland
Answer: B
Explanation: Tata Motors (2008) acquired Jaguar-Land Rover (UK).
68. Ashok Leyland is famous for:
A) Cars
B) Buses & trucks
C) Two-wheelers
D) Aircrafts
Answer: B
Explanation: Ashok Leyland (Chennai) is known for buses & heavy trucks.
69. The headquarters of Infosys is in:
A) Pune
B) Chennai
C) Hyderabad
D) Bengaluru
Answer: D
Explanation: Infosys HQ = Bengaluru (1981).
70. The headquarters of Wipro is in:
A) Bengaluru
B) Hyderabad
C) Pune
D) Chennai
Answer: A
Explanation: Wipro HQ = Bengaluru, one of India’s top IT firms.
71. Which Indian city is called the “Silicon Valley of India”?
A) Hyderabad
B) Pune
C) Bengaluru
D) Gurugram
Answer: C
Explanation: Bengaluru is called “Silicon Valley of India” for its IT industry.
72. Which city is called “Cyberabad” due to IT industry growth?
A) Bengaluru
B) Hyderabad
C) Pune
D) Gurugram
Answer: B
Explanation: Hyderabad is called “Cyberabad” due to rapid IT industry growth.
73. Which state has India’s largest IT export share?
A) Maharashtra
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Karnataka
D) Telangana
Answer: C
Explanation: Karnataka (Bengaluru) accounts for the highest IT exports.
74. Which Indian IT company was the first to cross $100 billion in market capitalization?
A) Infosys
B) Wipro
C) HCL
D) TCS
Answer: D
Explanation: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) crossed $100 billion market cap in 2018.
75. Which city is known for electronics hardware manufacturing in India?
A) Bengaluru
B) Chennai
C) Noida
D) Pune
Answer: C
Explanation: Noida (UP) has become a major electronics manufacturing hub (mobile phones, chips, etc.).
76. The first Industrial Policy of India was announced in:
A) 1948
B) 1950
C) 1956
D) 1977
Answer: A
Explanation: Industrial Policy of 1948 was India’s first step to regulate and plan industrial growth.
77. The Industrial Policy Resolution of 1956 is also called:
A) Liberalization Policy
B) Industrial Constitution of India
C) Privatization Policy
D) Economic Reforms Policy
Answer: B
Explanation: The 1956 Policy is called the “Industrial Constitution of India” as it guided industrial growth for decades.
78. The economic reforms and liberalization in India began in:
A) 1985
B) 1991
C) 2000
D) 2014
Answer: B
Explanation: The 1991 reforms opened India’s economy, ending license–permit raj.
79. Which ministry formulates industrial policies in India?
A) Ministry of Finance
B) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
C) Ministry of Heavy Industries
D) NITI Aayog
Answer: B
Explanation: Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under Commerce & Industry Ministry handles policies.
80. The “Make in India” campaign was launched in:
A) 2012
B) 2014
C) 2016
D) 2018
Answer: B
Explanation: PM Modi launched Make in India (2014) to boost manufacturing and FDI.
81. The Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Act was passed in:
A) 2000
B) 2002
C) 2005
D) 2008
Answer: C
Explanation: The SEZ Act (2005) came into effect in 2006, promoting exports & foreign investment.
82. The first Export Processing Zone (EPZ) in India was set up at:
A) Surat
B) Kandla
C) SEEPZ Mumbai
D) Noida
Answer: B
Explanation: Kandla EPZ (1965, Gujarat) was India’s first EPZ.
83. Which is India’s largest SEZ?
A) Mundra (Gujarat)
B) Kandla (Gujarat)
C) Kochi (Kerala)
D) Noida (UP)
Answer: A
Explanation: Mundra SEZ (Gujarat, Adani Group) is the largest in India.
84. Which sector attracts the maximum FDI in India?
A) Automobiles
B) Textiles
C) Services (IT, telecom, banking)
D) Steel
Answer: C
Explanation: Services sector attracts the highest FDI inflows.
85. Which Indian state has the maximum number of operational SEZs?
A) Maharashtra
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Karnataka
D) Telangana
Answer: B
Explanation: Tamil Nadu leads in operational SEZs.
86. Which industrial corridor connects Delhi and Mumbai?
A) Golden Quadrilateral
B) DMIC (Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor)
C) East-West Corridor
D) Sagarmala
Answer: B
Explanation: DMIC is India’s biggest industrial corridor.
87. Which Indian city is called the “Manchester of the East” for its textile industry?
A) Kanpur
B) Ahmedabad
C) Kolkata
D) Mumbai
Answer: B
Explanation: Ahmedabad is nicknamed “Manchester of the East”.
88. Which city is called the “Manchester of North India”?
A) Delhi
B) Amritsar
C) Kanpur
D) Ludhiana
Answer: C
Explanation: Kanpur is called “Manchester of North India” for its leather & textile industry.
89. Which city is called the “Silk City of India”?
A) Kancheepuram
B) Bhagalpur
C) Varanasi
D) All of the above
Answer: D
Explanation: Kancheepuram, Bhagalpur, Varanasi are famous silk hubs.
90. Which city is known as the “Jute City of India”?
A) Patna
B) Kolkata
C) Guwahati
D) Ranchi
Answer: B
Explanation: Kolkata is called the Jute City, being India’s largest jute hub.
91. Which Indian city is famous for diamond cutting and polishing industry?
A) Jaipur
B) Surat
C) Mumbai
D) Hyderabad
Answer: B
Explanation: Surat (Gujarat) is the world’s largest diamond polishing hub.
92. Which industrial cluster is called the “Detroit of Asia”?
A) Chennai (automobiles)
B) Bengaluru (IT)
C) Surat (diamonds)
D) Pune (engineering)
Answer: A
Explanation: Chennai’s automobile cluster is called the “Detroit of Asia”.
93. Which scheme was launched to boost textile and apparel industry?
A) SITP (Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks)
B) PM-KUSUM
C) RKVY
D) PURA
Answer: A
Explanation: SITP develops textile parks with world-class infrastructure.
94. Which sector contributes the most to India’s GDP?
A) Agriculture
B) Industry
C) Services
D) Mining
Answer: C
Explanation: Services sector (~55% of GDP) is the largest contributor.
95. India’s first IT Park was set up in:
A) Bengaluru
B) Hyderabad
C) Thiruvananthapuram (Technopark)
D) Pune
Answer: C
Explanation: Technopark, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala, 1990) was India’s first IT park.
96. Which program promotes electronic manufacturing in India?
A) Make in India
B) Digital India
C) Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme
D) BharatNet
Answer: C
Explanation: PLI scheme incentivizes electronics manufacturing & mobile phone production.
97. India’s first defence industrial corridor was launched in:
A) Maharashtra
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Gujarat
D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: B
Explanation: India launched two defence corridors: Tamil Nadu & Uttar Pradesh (2018).
98. Which Indian company is the largest private sector employer?
A) Reliance Industries
B) Infosys
C) TCS
D) Wipro
Answer: C
Explanation: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is India’s largest private employer (~6 lakh employees).
99. Which initiative promotes cluster-based development of traditional industries?
A) Digital India
B) SFURTI Scheme
C) PM Gati Shakti
D) Make in India
Answer: B
Explanation: SFURTI (Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries) supports small industries like coir, khadi, handicrafts.
100. India’s “Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan” focuses mainly on:
A) Import substitution & self-reliance in manufacturing
B) Export of agricultural products
C) Building IT hubs
D) Expanding coal mining
Answer: A
Explanation: Atmanirbhar Bharat (2020) promotes self-reliance in manufacturing, defence, and industries.