: Understand the importance of industries in Telangana #IndiaNEWS #Education Today These practice questions focusing on Telangana will aid aspirants better prepare for the State government recruitment

Understand the importance of industries in Telangana #IndiaNEWS #Education Today
These practice questions focusing on Telangana will aid aspirants better prepare for the State government recruitment examinations.
The first sponge iron plant in India was started in?
a) Kothagudem
b) Manuguru
c) Huzurnagar
d) Palvancha
Ans: d
Explanation: The first sponge iron plant was established with foreign aid in the year 1980 in Palvancha of Bhadradri-Kothadugem district in Telangana. A low quality of coal is used in this industry.
Which State government launched India’s first State-led incubator for women entrepreneurs, ‘We Hub’?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Telangana
c) Kerala
d) Odisha
Ans: b
Explanation: ‘We HuB’ is the first-of-its-kind incubator for women entrepreneurs. Aimed to encourage and support women to “start, scale and achieve global market access�?, this only State-run platform was launched on March 8, 2018, on the occasion of the International Womens Day.
Women entrepreneurs receive support in the form of
• Start-up incubations
• Knowledge, technical and mentoring support
• Access to government liaison
• Access to global markets
Which is correct related to handicrafts industry?
a. Tunga Mat Mahabubnagar
b. Tiwachi, Kambals Sircilla
c. Bangles Gajulapet, Mahabubnagar
d. Agarbattis Hyderabad
e. Tussar silk Asifabad
Select the correct answers from the codes given below:
A) a,b,c,d only B) b,c,d,e only
C) a,b,c,d and e D) c,d,e,a only
Ans: C
Explanation: Famous cottage industries in Telangana are
• Mahabubnagar district is renowned for Tunga Mat handicraft.
• Tiwachi and Kambals from Sircilla and Warangal districts are famous.
• Gajulapet in Mahabubnagar district is famous for bangles.
• Secunderabad and Hyderabad regions are known for their Agarbattis.
• Tussar silk fabrics are famous in Asifabad (Kumaram Bheem) and Mahadevpur in Jayashankar-Bhupalapally district
What non-geographical factors determine the locationof factories?
a) Capital
b) Insurance, Banking facilities
c) Government policies
d) All of the above
Ans: d
Explanation: Nowadays, thanks to wide-spread electric power supply and increased mobility of labour, the influence of geographical factors on the location of industries has reduced to a large extent. Besides the above-mentioned factors, some other important non-geographical factors influencing the location of industries include industrial inertia, efficient organisation and banking facilities.
Which districts are mainly silk-centred industries?
a) Jogulamba Gadwal
b) Pochampally (Yadadri-Bhuvangiri)
c) Rajanna Sircilla
d) All of the above
Ans: d
Explanation: Ever since the Telangana State came into existence, the present government started encouraging handlooms and handicrafts – through various schemes as well as promotions, artisans in these sectors have been doing well.