Test: India- Industries - UPSC MCQ

The cotton textile industry is the largest organized modern industry in India.

Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu is known as the "Manchester of South India" due to its concentration of cotton textile mills.

Jute textiles use jute as their raw material.

Uttar Pradesh is the largest producer of sugar in India, accounting for about 50% of the country's total.

The iron and steel industry is considered a basic metallurgical industry.

Chennai is nicknamed the "Detroit of Asia" due to the presence of major automobile manufacturing units and allied industries in the city.

Bengaluru is the largest producer of electronic goods in India and is known as the "Electronic Capital of India.

The software industry began in India in 1970 with the entry of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).

"Make in India" program, launched in 2014, aims to put India on the world map as a major hub for global design and manufacturing.

Industries in India face problems such as shortage and fluctuation in power supply, non-availability of large blocks of land, poor access to credit, high rate of interest for borrowed loans, non-availability of cheap laborers, lack of technical