Economy of Assam MCQ Questions Set 2 – Assam Economy Quiz

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Economy of Assam Quiz MCQ Questions Set 2

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Q1. The first oil well dug at Digboi field in Assam in September 1889  and completed in November 1890 by which company?

  1. Assam Railways and Trading Company
  2. Assam Oil Company
  3. East India Company
  4. Assam Tea Company
a. Assam Railways and Trading Company

  • This was the first commercial discovery of crude oil in India the country. 
  • In 1901, Asia’s first oil refinery was set as Digboi.
  • Digboi has the distinction of being the world’s oldest continuously producing oilfield.

 

Q2. Assam’s rank among the Indian states, in terms of Crude Oil Production is

  1. First
  2. Second
  3. Third
  4. Fourth

c. Third

  • Rajasthan is largest producer of  crude oil production with approx 23.3% of India’s production
  • Gujarat comes second.

 

Q3. Which sector employs maximum share of total workforce in Assam?

  1. Agriculture sector
  2. Service sector
  3. Industrial sector
  4. Mining

a. Agriculture sector

Agriculture accounts for around two-third of Assam’s total workforce.

 

Q4. What is Assam’s GDP in 2022?

  1. ₹4.81 lakh crore
  2. ₹2.81 lakh crore
  3. ₹5.81 lakh crore
  4. ₹3.81 lakh crore

a. ₹4.81 lakh crore

 

Q5. What is Assam’s rank among the Indian states, in terms of GDP per capita rank?

  1. 28th
  2. 21st
  3. 18th
  4. 30th

a. 28th

TOP States in GDP per capita

1

Goa

2

Sikkim

3

Delhi

4

Chandigarh

5

Haryana 

 

Q6. Recently in 2022, Pineapple from which place of Assam has been exported to Dubai?

  1. Margherita
  2. Lakhipur
  3. Sadiya 
  4. Sonari

b. Lakhipur

 

Q7. What is Assam’s share in India’s total tea production?

  1. One-third
  2. Three-fourth
  3. More than half
  4. Almost 90%

c. More than half

  • Annual average production of tea in Assam is about 630- 700 million kg.
  • India ranks in global tea production? 2nd.  [1st China]

 

Q8. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about Assam Tea?

  1. Tea in Assam is grown in lowlands, unlike Darjeelings and Nilgiris, which are grown in the highlands
  2. Assam tea is generally harvested twice
  3. Assam’s tropical climate contributes to the unique malty taste of Assam tea
  4. All of the above

d. All of the above

 

Q9. Assam is known for producing both Orthodox as well as CTC variety of tea. CTC stand for?

  1. Curl, Tear & Crush
  2. Crush, Tear & Crush
  3. Crush, Tear & Crunch
  4. Crush, Tear & Curl

d. Crush, Tear & Curl

CTC Tea – At the start of the 20th century when tea drinking caught on in the UK,  British tea companies started experiments in Assam and the CTC method invented and used to the increase volume of tea. CTC is the acronym for Crush, Tear & Curl. It describes the factory process used to make the tea which is similar to that of orthodox tea manufacture but instead of the leaves being rolled as a final stage, they are passed through a series of cylindrical rollers with hundreds of small sharp “teeth” that Crush, Tear, and Curl the leaf into tiny little balls.

 

Q10. Makum Coalfield is located in which district of Assam?

  1. Karbi Anglong
  2. Lakhimpur
  3. Tinsukia
  4. Golaghat

c. Tinsukia

  • Makum coal mines are network of four opencast and underground mines operated by North Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, with a capacity of 1 million ton-per-annum (MTPA)
  • The mines include: Tirap, Tikak, Ledo, and Tipong

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