State PCS PYQPrelims 2022

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 27

At which of the following places is the newsprint industry located?

  1. Durgapur
  2. Nepanagar
  3. Kanpur
  4. Satna
  5. None of the above / More than one of the above
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Answer: (B) Nepanagar

Explanation

Nepa Mills at Nepanagar (Burhanpur, MP) started newsprint production in 1955.

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: known for steel.

  • (B) Correct

    Correct: Nepa Mills (MP) is India's first newsprint mill.

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: known for leather and textiles.

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: known for cement.

  • (E) Incorrect

    Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.