Natural Resources And Industries In Indian Geography MCQ Question and Answer | Geography MCQ Question

The Vindhyan system of rocks is important for the production of precious stones and building materials.

Khetri project in Rajasthan has been set up for producing Copper. Hindustan Copper Limited is coming up with Water Treatment Plant Project at Khetri, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan.

One-tenth of the total salt produced in India comes from Sambhar Lake. The world wide salt production is currently 200 million tons and exceeding the mark rapidly. The worldwide industries manufacture this huge quantity of salt not only for consumption but for non-edible and industrial purpose as well. Almost sixty percentage of salt production in the whole world goes to the industrial usage.

Ankaleshwar in India is known for the production of Petroleum. Ankleshwar, also famous as Gujarat's “City of Oil” is known for its industrial township called Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC). This city has over a thousand chemical plants, manufacturing products such as insecticide, pharmaceuticals, paints, and chemicals.

The state which tops in the production of rubber is Kerala. Kerala accounts for more than 90 per cent of the total rubber production in the country. The total area under rubber cultivation in the state is 5.45 lakh hectares.

Afghanistan is largest opium producer of word and is part of Golden crescent which includes Pakistan and Afghanistan both.

Camphor is a product obtained from the wood of the camphor tree, especially Cinnamomum camphora.

Aloe vera is a well-known succulent plant species used for its medicinal and cosmetic properties.

Vanilla is derived from the seed pods of the orchid plant Vanilla planifolia.

All of these — camphor, aloe vera, and vanilla — are obtained from plants.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option D: All are plant products.

In the realm of coal production in the world, India ranks fourth.

Major producer of mulberry silk in India is Karnataka. Karnataka is the largest producer of silk in India. The state produces an average of around 8,200 metric tonnes of silk every year, which is about one-third of the total silk production in India. Up to November 2017, Karnataka has produced 5,962 metric tonnes of silk, which is about one-third of the Indian silk production. Mysuru and North Bengaluru in Karnataka are famous for their silks and are called the “Silk City” as they majorly contribute to the silk production in India.

In production of jute, Bangladesh emerged as the main competitor of India in the world market. Newly started jute industry in Bangladesh has captured some of the market of Indian jute goods.