MPSC PYQ

Cotton Textile Industry

Cotton Textile Industry is a Economy concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2016, 2023). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

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2
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2 · 2016–2023
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खालीलपैकी कोणते काम सुतीकापडाच्या गिरण्यांमध्ये समाविष्ट होत नाही? Which of the following activities is not included in cotton textile mills ?

1)(1) सूतकातणे / Spinning
2)(2) विपणे / Weaving
3)(3) डिझाईनिंग / Designing
4)(4) सरकी काढणे / Ginning✓ Correct

Ginning (सरकी काढणे) is the process of separating cotton fibers from cotton seeds, which takes place prior to spinning and is classified as a primary processing agricultural activity rather than a part of cotton textile mills manufacturing.

25. खाली दोन विधाने दिली आहेत त्यापैकी (A) हे प्रतिपादन असून (R) हे त्याचे कारण आहे. दिलेल्या पर्यायातून बरोबर उत्तर निवडा. Given below are two statements one labeled as Assertion (A) and other labeled as Reason (R). Select correct answer from the options given below.

(a)(A) कापूस हा वजन न घटणारा शुद्ध कच्चा माल आहे, शिवाय हलका व टिकावू आहे. / Cotton is not a weight lossing pure raw material, besides is light in weight and durable.

(b)(R) सुती कापड उद्योगाचे स्थानिकीकरण कापूस उत्पादक प्रदेश किंवा बाजारपेठ या ठिकाणी होते. / The localization of the cotton textile is found either in cotton producing region or near market.

1)(1) (A) आणि (R) दोन्ही बरोबर आहेत आणि (R) हे (A) चे खरे स्पष्टीकरण आहे / Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
2)(2) (A) आणि (R) दोन्ही बरोबर आहेत परंतु (R) हे (A) चे खरे स्पष्टीकरण नाही / Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)✓ Correct
3)(3) (A) हे बरोबर आहे पण (R) हे चूक आहे / (A) is true but (R) is false
4)(4) (A) हे चूक आहे पण (R) हे बरोबर आहे / (A) is false but (R) is true

Cotton is a pure, non-weight-losing raw material, making it light and durable (A is true). Cotton textile industries are localized either near raw material sources or markets (R is true), but R is not the direct reason for why cotton is pure and non-weight-losing.

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