MPPSC 2023 Prelims Paper-I · Question 15 of 100

Correct — B, Gwalior. Gwalior's industrial belt (including the nearby Malanpur industrial area) hosts a recognised cluster of transformer and allied electrical-equipment manufacturers, making it Madhya Pradesh's identified hub for this industry.

• (a)Indore — Indore is MP's largest general industrial and commercial hub (textiles, pharma, auto components, IT), but it is not the city cited for a dedicated transformer cluster.
• (c)Bhopal — Bhopal hosts BHEL, a single large public-sector plant that itself manufactures transformers among other heavy electrical equipment — but the state's dedicated multi-firm transformer 'cluster' is attributed to Gwalior, not Bhopal.
• (d)Jabalpur — Jabalpur is known for ordnance/defence manufacturing (Gun Carriage Factory, Vehicle Factory), not a transformer cluster.

Madhya Pradesh's industrial-development bodies identify city-specific manufacturing 'clusters' — concentrations of multiple firms in one product line — to target infrastructure and support. Gwalior, including its Malanpur industrial area, is recognised as MP's cluster for transformers and allied electrical equipment, distinct from single large public-sector plants such as BHEL Bhopal.

The trap is picking Bhopal because of BHEL's well-known transformer manufacturing there, but the question specifically asks about a 'cluster' (multiple firms concentrated in one city), which MP's industrial mapping attributes to Gwalior.

• Gwalior (including the Malanpur industrial area) — MP's recognised cluster for transformers and allied electrical products
• Distinct from BHEL Bhopal, a single large public-sector plant that also manufactures transformers
• Indore is MP's largest general industrial/commercial hub (textiles, pharma, auto components, IT)
• Jabalpur is known for ordnance/defence manufacturing

• Picking Bhopal because of BHEL's transformer manufacturing, instead of Gwalior's dedicated cluster
• Confusing Indore's general industrial strength with a product-specific cluster

MPPSC often asks 'which MP city/district is the cluster/hub for product X' — expect a specific city-product pairing rather than a general 'most industrialised city' fact.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  BHEL's plant in Madhya Pradesh, known for manufacturing large electrical machines including transformers, is located in which city?

  • (a)Indore
  • (b)Bhopal
  • (c)Gwalior
  • (d)Jabalpur

  Answer(b) Bhopal — home to a major BHEL plant manufacturing heavy electrical equipment, including transformers.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Which Madhya Pradesh city is primarily known for ordnance/defence-equipment manufacturing, including the Gun Carriage Factory and Vehicle Factory?

  • (a)Jabalpur
  • (b)Gwalior
  • (c)Indore
  • (d)Ujjain

  Answer(a) Jabalpur — home to the Gun Carriage Factory and Vehicle Factory, part of India's ordnance factory network.