Industrial Corridors

1. Which of the following is the nodal agency for the industrial corridors at the centre?
   1.  National Highway Authority of India (NHAI)
   2. Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP)
   3. Border Road Organisation (BRO)
   4. None of the above
       
2. As per the Budget Speech of 2014-15, the proposed National Industrial Corridor Authority (NICA), with an initial corpus of Rs 100 crore, will be headquartered in :
   1. Gurgaon
   2. New Delhi
   3. Pune
   4. Chennai
       
3. Financial support worth $4.5 billion for the first phase (2011-2016) of Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor-DMIC is provided by the:
   1.  Government of Japan
   2. Government of Russia
   3. Government of China
   4. Government of France
       
4. Which of the following is not a proposed industrial corridor?
   1. Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor
   2. Bengaluru-Mumbai Economic Corridor (BMEC)
   3. West Bengal-Orissa Economic Corridor (WBOEC)
   4. Vishakhapatnam-Chennai Industrial Corridor (VCIC) or East Coast Economic Corridor
       
5. Which of the following is not correct regarding Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project?
   1. It is a $100 billion ambitious project aimed at developing Industrial zones spanning across five states in India.
   2. The project includes smart cities, industrial clusters along with rail, road, port, air connectivity – in the states along the route of the Corridor.
   3. DMIC project is being developed on both sides of Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) as a global manufacturing and investment destination.
   4. A dedicated Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) - DMIC Development Corporation (DMICDC) for project development, coordination and implementation.
       
6. Which of the following could be the impact of developing such industrial corridors?
   1. Drive India's growth in manufacturing and urbanization
   2. Enhance investment and attain sustainable development
   3. Enhance employement potential
   4. Enhance exports and narrow down Current Account Deficit (CAD)
   5. All of the above

Answers:

1. b
2. c
3. a ; Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) holds 26% stake in DMIC Development Corporation (DMICDC) and is also supporting the Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor (CIIC)
4. c
5. a, 6 states : Delhi, Western Uttar Pradesh, Southern Haryana, Eastern Rajasthan, Eastern Gujarat, and Western Maharashtra
6. e