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The correct answer is Khatouli.

• The largest Sugar mill in Asia is located at Khatouli.
• Khatouli:
  • Khatauli's Triveni Sugar Mill is the largest in Asia in terms of the measure of production and storage capacity.
  • The mill has been operational since 1933.
  • Khatauli is a large, rural town and offers some tourist attractions.
  • Khatami's position on the banks of the upper Ganga canal serves as the area's main tourist attraction.
  • Khatauli is also known for its combination of cultural influences from the Hindu, Muslim, Jain, Christian and Sikh religions.
  • There are nine Jain temples in the town.

• Sugar Mills in India:
  • Sugarcane farmers are facing a payments crisis running into thousands of crores of Rupees.
  • In Maharashtra alone, the state’s sugar mills failed to disburse the entire amount of Rs 7,450.9 crore as payment for the cane to farmers as the ‘fair and remunerative price’(FRP).
  • According to the Maharashtra government’s commissioner of sugar.
  • A similar situation regarding delays in Uttar Pradesh led to a recent farmer protest bringing in light the crisis in the sugar industry.

The correct answer is A-4,B-3,C-2,D-1.

Key Points

• Sahkari Ganna Samiti Sangh Limited
  • ​It was established on 11th August 1949.
  • It consists of 168 cooperative sugarcane development societies.
  • Objective: To maintain the cordial relationship among the sugarcane development societies.
• Lal Bahadur Shastri Ganna Kisan Sansthan
  • ​It is located in Lucknow.
  • It was set up in 1975.
  • Objective: To impart training to sugarcane officers, farmers, or employees.
  • It has 5 centers.
    • Gorakhpur
    • Varanasi
    • Shajahanpur
    • Rajanpur-Gonda
    • Muzaffarnagar
• Sugarcane Research Council
  • It is located in Shajahanpur.
  • It was established in 1912.
  • Objective: To provide progress to sugarcane research centers.
• Uttar Pradesh State Sugar Corporation Limited
  • It was established in 1971.
  • Objective: To operate efficiently the sugar mills acquired by the UP government.

 ​The correct answer is Mathura.

• Mathura city has the only oil refinery located in Uttar Pradesh.
• Mathura is located in Western Uttar Pradesh state and lies in the Ganges - Yamuna doab on the Yamuna river.

Key Points

• Mathura is one of the seven sacred places of the Hindus.
• Mathura is the birthplace of God Krishna.
• The Government Museum Mathura was established in 1874, formerly the Curzon Museum of Archaeology.

Additional Information

• Mathura oil refinery is owned by Indian Oil Corporation.
• It was alleged for causing the white marble of the Taj mahal to be yellow color.
• The Indian Oil Corporation recently launched the first 100 Octane petrol.
• The fuel was manufactured by the Indian Oil Corporation Mathura refinery.
• The Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, and Fatehpur Sikri are the three World UNESCO sites situated in Agra.
• Barauni oil refinery is located in the Begusarai District of the Bihar State.

Important Points

• Kanpur is known as the 'Manchester of North India'.
• Kanpur is known as the 'Leather City of India'.
• Kanpur is known as the 'Industrial and Economic Capital of Uttar Pradesh'.
• Uttar Pradesh is the 'Sugar Bowl of India'.
• Minister of Petroleum and Natural gas - Hardeep Singh Puri.

 ​The correct answer is Mathura.

• Mathura city has the only oil refinery located in Uttar Pradesh.
• Mathura is located in Western Uttar Pradesh state and lies in the Ganges - Yamuna doab on the Yamuna river.

Key Points

• Mathura is one of the seven sacred places of the Hindus.
• Mathura is the birthplace of God Krishna.
• The Government Museum Mathura was established in 1874, formerly the Curzon Museum of Archaeology.

Additional Information

• Mathura oil refinery is owned by Indian Oil Corporation.
• It was alleged for causing the white marble of the Taj mahal to be yellow color.
• The Indian Oil Corporation recently launched the first 100 Octane petrol.
• The fuel was manufactured by the Indian Oil Corporation Mathura refinery.
• The Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, and Fatehpur Sikri are the three World UNESCO sites situated in Agra.
• Barauni oil refinery is located in the Begusarai District of the Bihar State.

Important Points

• Kanpur is known as the 'Manchester of North India'.
• Kanpur is known as the 'Leather City of India'.
• Kanpur is known as the 'Industrial and Economic Capital of Uttar Pradesh'.
• Uttar Pradesh is the 'Sugar Bowl of India'.
• Minister of Petroleum and Natural gas - Hardeep Singh Puri.

The correct answer is West Bengal

Key Points

•  India's first jute mill was set up at Rishra near Kolkata in 1855. This helped process jute produced in the entire Bengal region.
  

The correct answer is Tamil Nadu.

Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant: 

• It is the largest nuclear power plant in India.
• It is situated in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu.
• It was built in collaboration with Atomstroyexport, the Russian state company, and Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL).
• It has a capacity of 6,000 MW of electricity.

Important Points

The correct option is 1 i.e., Bareilly.

• Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh is famous for the matchbox industry.
• Kanpur is famous for the Leather Industry in the world.
• Meerut is famous for its scissors, sports goods, and Gazak(sweets).
• Meerut is the sports capital of India.
• Hamirpur, Jhansi, Lalitpur, and Mahoba district of Uttar Pradesh is famous for diaspore & pyrophyllite.
• Banda district is famous for Ochre.
• The Uttar Pradesh government launched One District, One Product Programme.
• One District, One Product Programme aims to encourage such indigenous and specialized products and crafts.

Additional Information

Other important industries in Uttar Pradesh.

The correct answer is 11.

Key Points

• As of 2022, 11 Maharatna Companies are in India. 
  • As of 2022, there are 11 Maharatnas, 13 Navratnas and 73 Miniratnas.
• List of Maharatnas Companies :
  • National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)
  • Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
  • Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)
  • Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
  • Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)
  • Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL)
  • Coal India Limited (CIL)
  • Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL)
  • Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)
  • Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID)
  • Power Finance Corp. Ltd

Confusion PointsIn September 2022, REC Ltd. becomes 12th company to join Maharatna CPSE.
Though the question is according to official updates by Govt till Feb 2022.

Important Points

• Govt. of India accorded  ‘Maharatna’ status to the state-owned Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC), thus giving PFC greater operational and financial autonomy.
• An order to this effect was issued ON 12 OCT 2021 by the Department of Public Enterprises, under the Ministry of Finance.
• Incorporated in 1986, PFC is the largest Infrastructure Finance Company today, exclusively dedicated to Power Sector under the administrative control of the Ministry of Power.

Additional Information

• The government grants the status of Navratna, Miniratna, and Maharatna to Central Public Sector Enterprises based upon the profit made by these CPSEs.
• The Maharatna category has been the most recent one since 2009, the other two have been in function since 1997.
• There are certain conditions to be a Maharatna PSU.
• The Maharatna status gives more autonomy and authority to a company than the other categories such as Navratna or Miniratna.
• “Maharatna” status is granted to a company that has recorded more than Rs. 5,000 crore of net profit for three consecutive years, an average annual turnover of Rs. 25,000 crore for three years or should have an average annual net worth of Rs. 15,000 crore for three years.

The correct answer is (A) is false but (R) is true.

Key Points

• In India, the cotton textile industry is mainly developed in the cotton-producing areas of the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Tamilnadu.
• Mumbai is the largest center for the cotton textile industry in India. Hence, the assertion is incorrect.
• Ahmedabad lies near the main cotton-growing region of India.
• There is no problem with the availability of raw materials for cotton in Ahmedabad. Hence, the reason is correct.

Additional Information

• India is the 2nd largest producer of cotton in the world.
• Cotton grows well in drier pars of black soil of Deccan plateau.
• It requires high temperature, light rainfall, 210 frost-free days, and bright sunshine for growth.
• Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh are major cotton-producing states.

The correct answer is Odisha.

Key Points

• Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), in Rourkela, Odisha is the first integrated steel plant in the public sector in India. 
• It was set up with West Germany collaboration with an installed capacity of 1 million tonnes.
• On 3 February 1959, then president Rajendra Prasad inaugurated RSP's first blast furnace named 'Parvati'.
• It was built in 1955. 
• CEO of Rourkela Steel Plant is Dipak Chattaraj.
• There is a total of 13462 employees in the Steel plant.

Additional Information

• SAIL stands for Steel Authority of India.
• The headquarters of SAIL is in New Delhi.
• CEO of SAIL is CEO: Shri Amarendu Prakash.
• Chief Minister of Odisha - Mohan Charan Majhi
• Governor of Odisha - Raghubar Das
• National Parks in Odisha - Similipal National Park, Bhitarkanika National Park, Ushakothi Wild Life Sanctuary, etc.

The correct answer is 1 - C, 2 - A, 3 - D, 4 - B.

Key Points

• BALCO:
  •   The Ministry of Mines, Government of India, owned the aluminium production Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd, one of its sites is located at Korba in Chattisgarh.
  • Founded: 1965
  • CEO: Abhijit Pati
  • Headquarte r s: New Delhi, India

The correct answer is 1 and 4.

Key Points

• Kudankulam Nuclear power plant: Tamil Nadu
• Tarapur Nuclear Reactor, Maharashtra
• Kaiga Atomic Power Plant, Karnataka
• Kakrapar Atomic Power Plant, Gujarat

The correct answer is Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited.

Key Points

• List of Maharatna Companies:

Hence Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited is the correct answer.

Additional Information

• A company is given "Maharatna" status if it has made a net profit of more than Rs. 5,000 crore for three years in a row, has an average annual turnover of Rs. 25,000 crores for three years, or has an average annual net worth of Rs. 15,000 crore for three years.
• It should also have operations or footprints all over the world.

The correct answer is Salem - Tamil Nadu.

Key Points

• Bokaro steel plant:
  • It is located in the Bokaro district of Jharkhand. Hence, pair 1 is incorrectly matched.
  • It was established with the help of the erstwhile Soviet Union in 1964.
  • Production from this plant was started in 1964.

• Salem steel:
  • The plant is located in the Salem district of Tamil Nadu. Hence, pair 3 is correctly matched.
  • Production from this plant was started in 1982.
  • It has the advantage of rich iron ore and limestone.
• Durgapur Steel Plant:
  • It is located in the Bardhaman district of West Bengal. Hence, pair 2 is incorrectly matched.
  • It was set up with help from the United Kingdom in 1959.
  • Production from this plant was started in 1962.
• Rourkela steel plant:
  • This plant is located in the Sundergarh district of Odisha. Hence, pair 4 is incorrectly matched.
  • It was set up with the help of the German government in 1959.

The correct answer is Computer Chip.

Key Points

• Diamonds, computer chips, and mobile manufacturing are some examples of footloose industries.
• These are generally non-polluting industries.

Footloose Industries:

• Footloose industries can be located in a wide variety of places. They are not dependent on any specific raw material, weight loss or otherwise. 
• They largely depend on component parts which can be obtained anywhere.
• They produce in small quantities and also employ a small labour force.
• The important factor in their location is accessibility by road network.