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Questions Related to state of industries in india

Which of the following is/are the transport facilities?

  1. Road

  2. Railways

  3. Airlines

  4. All of above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • Roads, railways, airways are all modes of transportation. Vehicles like motorbikes, cars, buses etc ply on roads. The vehicles may be publicly owned or private. Railways are owned by the Central Government and form a vast network. Airways has privrate players and a public sector player Air India.

Shifting from one place to other for job/education etc purpose is known as?

  1. Migration

  2. Transportation

  3. Urbanisation

  4. Industrialisation


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Migration is essentially the movement of human capital in search for better opportunities, living conditions,etc. Urbanization is the movement of people from rural to urban areas. 

Exchange of cultural and social customs and traditions are called ______________.

  1. Modernisation

  2. Social Harmony

  3. Industrialisation

  4. none of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Social harmony means that the people who live around and near each other get along and cooperate to make everything better for everyone exchanging each other's social and cultural customs and traditions.

Which of the following is/are the problem occur due to urbanisation?

  1. Slums

  2. Traffic jams

  3. Pollution

  4. All of above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

There are some disadvantages that started growing due to urbanisation. The more the number of people in the area, the newer the ideas and technologies gets adopted. These eventually made urban population use cars more which ultimately leads to traffic jams. Also, with increase in industries and factories, the pollution too increased. With an increase in the base salary, the number of poor people also increased increasing the slum area in urban places.

Which of the following is/are the advantage of urban settlements?

  1. New ideas

  2. Updated technologies

  3. Technological facilities

  4. All of above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Urbanisation means migrating from rural to urban areas. This also means, the new population will adopt newer ideas, updated technologies, newer facilities etc. Adopting these new things are an added advantage over and above the occupation of the newly migrated ones.

Which of the following disturb the social harmony of the city?

  1. Slums

  2. Traffic jams

  3. Pollution

  4. Crime


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Social harmony means that the people who live around and near each other get along and cooperate to make everything better for everyone exchanging each other's social and cultural customs and traditions. So, the harmony gets disturbed or disrupted when any one of the parties follow themselves into a crime.

Which of the following is/are the advantages of urbanisation?

  1. Social harmony

  2. Modernisation

  3. Better job opportunities. 

  4. All of above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

There will be lesser social harmony as there would be a mixture of many different kind of people. Modernization would be slowed down as there will be many more people to cater to to provide basic needs. 

Which among the following is not a correct combination?

  1. Industrial Policy - $1948$

  2. Industrial Policy Statement - $1977$

  3. Industrial Policy Statement - $1980$

  4. Industrial Policy Statement - $1991$


Correct Option: D

Statement - I : The industrial policy of the Government of India is aimed at increasing the tempo of industrial development.
Statement - II : After the New Industrial Policy - $1991$, the Balance of Trade for India has always been positive.

  1. Statement I is correct, but II is incorrect

  2. Statement II is correct, but I is incorrect

  3. Both Statement I and II are correct

  4. Both Statement I and II are incorrect


Correct Option: A

In which of the following countries the Industrial Revolution took place first?

  1. France

  2. Germany

  3. England

  4. U.S.A.


Correct Option: A