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Slide 1 - Slide

Which city is known as 'Manchester of India' and why?
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Slide 2 - Open question

Expected Answer
Ahmedabad is known as the “Manchester of India” because:
  • It is similar to the well-known cotton textile center of Manchester.
  • Ahmedabad is situated on the bank of the Sabarmati River (like Manchester is located on the banks of River Irwell). 
  • Its water is good for dying thread.

Slide 3 - Slide

What do you mean by ‘Sunrise Industries’? Give some examples.
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Slide 4 - Open question

Expected Answer
Sunrise industries refer to those industries that are new and emerging. 
Examples include Information Technology, Hospitality, Wellness, etc.

Slide 5 - Slide

The process in which metals are extracted from their ores by heating beyond the melting point is called _______.
A
Mining
B
Smelting
C
Ironising
D
Deep heating

Slide 6 - Quiz

Which river is the main water source for cotton mills in Osaka?
A
River Ai
B
River Katsura
C
River Kanzaki
D
River Yodo

Slide 7 - Quiz

What part of the Indian textile industry’s total production is exported?
A
50%
B
98%
C
1/3rd
D
2/3rd

Slide 8 - Quiz

__________ was chosen to set up the steel plant - TISCO.
A
Sakchi
B
Osaka
C
Ahmedabad
D
Pittsburgh

Slide 9 - Quiz

The first textile mill in the country was established at Fort Gloster near______ in 1818.
A
Karnataka
B
Kolkata
C
Present-day Mumbai
D
Gujarat

Slide 10 - Quiz

TISCO stands for:
A
Tata Iron and Silver Corporation
B
Tata Iodine and Sulphur Company
C
Technology Institute Sakchi Corporation
D
Tata Iron and Steel Company

Slide 11 - Quiz

TISCO was started in ____ at Sakchi, near the confluence of
the rivers Subarnarekha and Kharkai in Jharkhand.
A
1947
B
1901
C
1907
D
1964

Slide 12 - Quiz

Name the major railway station shown in the figure.
A
Jamshedpur railway station
B
Sakchi Junction
C
Tata road
D
Tatanagar railway station

Slide 13 - Quiz

Slide 14 - Slide