General Knowledge for IAS Exams (Geography of India and The World)

Towns associated with Some Important Industries:

Town Industry

Ahmedabad (Gujarat): Cotton Textiles

Agra (UP): Leather, marble

Baku (Russia): Petroleum

Bangalore (Karnataka): Aircraft and telephones

Bhilai (Chhatisgarh): Steel plant

Bangkok (Thailand): Ship-building, teak and wood

Bhagalpur (Bihar): Silk

Mumbai (Maharashtra): Film industries, atomic rector

Buenos Aires (Argentina): Dairy products, meat

Cadiz (Portugal): Cork

Kolkata (West Bengal): Jute, Paper, Leather works

Chittaranjan (West Bengal): Locomotives

Cochin (Kerala): Ship-building

Chicago (USA): Agricultural equipments, automobiles

Dhaka (Bangladesh): Jute

Dalmainagar (Bihar): Cement

Darjeeling (West Bengal): Tea

Delhi (India): Textiles, Chemicals, D.D.T., Small Scale Industries (SSI)

Detroil (USA): Motor car

Dhariwal (Punjab): Woolen goods

Digboi (Assam): Oil refinery

Ferozabad (UP): Bangles, Glass refinery

Guntur (Andhra Pradesh): Tobacco

Havana (Cuba): Sugar, Tobacco, cigars

Jamshedpur (Jharkhand): Steel

Jharia (Jharkhand): Coal mines

Khetri (Rajasthan): Copper mines

Johannesberg (South Africa): Gold mines

Kolar (Karnataka): Gold fields

Los Angeles (USA): Film production

Ludhiana (Punjab): Hosiery

Lyons (France): Silk industry

Chennai (Tamil Nadu): Leather, Integral Coach Factory

Moradabad (UP): Brassware, Cutlery

Nagpur (Maharashtra): Oranges, Cotton Mills

Nepanagar (MP): Newsprint

Pittsberg (USA): Iron and Steel, Coal, Petroleum

Perambur (Tamil Nadu): Integral Coach Factory

Raniganj (WB): Coal mines

Sialkot (Pakistan): Sports goods

Sindri (Jharkhand): Fertilizers and chemicals

Sheffield (UK): Cutlery

Titagarh (West Bengal): Paper and Jute

Venice (Italy): Ship-building

Varanasi (UP): Silk, Brocade Industry

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