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Question (11)

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A cooperative industry is established when producers or workers:

(A) depend completely on government ownership
(B) pool resources and share profits and losses
(C) manufacture only heavy products
(D) sell all products to foreign markets

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Cooperative industries are formed by pooling resources and sharing profits and losses.

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Question (12)

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A textile unit employs 2,000 people in spinning and 3,000 in weaving. If weaving employment increases by 20%, what will be the new total employment?

(A) 5,200
(B) 5,400
(C) 5,600
(D) 6,000

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

New weaving employment = 3,000 × 1.20 = 3,600. Total = 2,000 + 3,600 = 5,600.

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Question (13)

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Which feature makes the textile industry particularly significant in India?

(A) It is completely dependent on imported raw materials.
(B) It provides employment and earns foreign exchange.
(C) It produces only machinery.
(D) It has no link with agriculture.

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

The textile industry provides large-scale employment, has strong agricultural links and contributes to foreign exchange earnings.

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Question (14)

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Why did cotton textile mills initially concentrate in Maharashtra and Gujarat?

(A) Availability of raw cotton, markets, transport, labour and port facilities
(B) Availability of iron ore and coal
(C) Availability of petroleum reserves
(D) Availability of limestone and gypsum

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

Early textile concentration was supported by raw cotton, markets, transport, ports, labour and favourable climatic conditions.

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Question (15)

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If a textile production chain includes ginning, spinning, weaving, dyeing, designing, packaging and tailoring, how many distinct stages are listed?

(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) 7
(D) 8

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

The seven listed stages are ginning, spinning, weaving, dyeing, designing, packaging and tailoring.

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Question (16)

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Which statement correctly describes the distribution of spinning and weaving in India?

(A) Both are equally centralised.
(B) Spinning is highly decentralised while weaving is concentrated.
(C) Spinning is concentrated in a few states, while weaving is highly decentralised.
(D) Neither activity is related to cotton production.

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

Spinning is centralised in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, while weaving is highly decentralised.

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Question (17)

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A textile unit has 2,000 spinning workers and 3,000 weaving workers. If the number of weaving workers increases by 20%, what is the total workforce?

(A) 5,200
(B) 5,400
(C) 5,600
(D) 6,000

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

Weaving workers after increase = 3,000 × 1.20 = 3,600. Total workforce = 2,000 + 3,600 = 5,600.

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Question (18)

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India is described as world-class in spinning but comparatively weaker in weaving mainly because:

(A) India does not produce cotton.
(B) weaving cannot use much high-quality yarn.
(C) spinning is completely mechanised everywhere.
(D) weaving is unrelated to the textile industry.

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

The chapter states that weaving supplies lower-quality fabric because it cannot use much of the high-quality yarn produced by India.

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Question (19)

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The first successful cotton textile mill in India was established in Mumbai in:

(A) 1850
(B) 1854
(C) 1855
(D) 1860

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

The first successful cotton textile mill was established in Mumbai in 1854.

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Question (20)

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After Partition, about three-fourths of the jute-producing area went to Bangladesh. What fraction remained in India?

(A) One-fourth
(B) One-third
(C) One-half
(D) Three-fourths

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

Total area = 1. If 3/4 went to Bangladesh, the remaining area = 1 − 3/4 = 1/4.

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Question (11)

A cooperative industry is established when producers or workers:

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Question (12)

A textile unit employs 2,000 people in spinning and 3,000 in weaving. If weaving employment increases by 20%, what will be the new total employment?

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Question (13)

Which feature makes the textile industry particularly significant in India?

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Question (14)

Why did cotton textile mills initially concentrate in Maharashtra and Gujarat?

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Question (15)

If a textile production chain includes ginning, spinning, weaving, dyeing, designing, packaging and tailoring, how many distinct stages are listed?

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Question (16)

Which statement correctly describes the distribution of spinning and weaving in India?

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Question (17)

A textile unit has 2,000 spinning workers and 3,000 weaving workers. If the number of weaving workers increases by 20%, what is the total workforce?

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Question (18)

India is described as world-class in spinning but comparatively weaker in weaving mainly because:

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Question (19)

The first successful cotton textile mill in India was established in Mumbai in:

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Question (20)

After Partition, about three-fourths of the jute-producing area went to Bangladesh. What fraction remained in India?

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