The Government Opium and Alkaloid Works in Madhya Pradesh, one of only two such plants in India, is at
- A.Mandsaur
- B.Neemuch
- C.Ratlam
- D.Ujjain
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Neemuch. The Government Opium and Alkaloid Works at Neemuch processes opium gum into alkaloids such as morphine and codeine for medical use, and it is one of only two such government works in India, the other being at Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh. The Neemuch, Mandsaur and Ratlam belt of Malwa is where licensed opium poppy is grown, so the factory stands in the growing area.
Option A, Mandsaur, is the biggest poppy growing district and has a divisional opium office, which makes it the most tempting wrong answer, but the alkaloid works are at Neemuch. Option C, Ratlam, has chemical and pharmaceutical units of another kind. Option D, Ujjain, is a religious and commercial city with the Nagda industrial complex in its district. Remember the pair of alkaloid works: Neemuch and Ghazipur.
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- A.Indore
- B.Dhar
- C.Dewas
- D.Ujjain
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- A.Bhopal
- B.Jabalpur
- C.Gwalior
- D.Satna
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Read the full explanation →India's first newsprint factory is located at which place in Madhya Pradesh?
- A.Amlai
- B.Nepanagar
- C.Hoshangabad
- D.Mandideep
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Read the full explanation →The Bank Note Press, which prints currency notes, is situated in which town of Madhya Pradesh?
- A.Dewas
- B.Hoshangabad
- C.Indore
- D.Ratlam
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Read the full explanation →Which district of Madhya Pradesh is known as the cement capital of the state?
- A.Sagar
- B.Satna
- C.Shahdol
- D.Sehore
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Satna district has the thickest and purest limestone of the Vindhyan rocks, and a line of large cement plants works there and in neighbouring Maihar, which is why the district is called the cement capital of Madhya Pradesh.
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