What percentage of all factories in India were located in Madhya Pradesh in the year 2017-18?
- (a)10%
- (b)5%
- (c)2%
- (d)Less than 1%
Correct — C, 2%. Despite being one of India's largest states by area, Madhya Pradesh accounted for only a small share of the country's registered factories — around 2% in 2017-18. This reflects MP's relatively modest industrial/manufacturing base compared with the country's leading manufacturing states.
- (a)10% — Far higher than MP's actual share; a state with 10% of India's factories would rank among the country's top industrial states, which MP does not.
- (b)5% — Also higher than MP's actual factory share for that year.
- (d)Less than 1% — Understates MP's actual share, which — while modest — was recorded at around 2%, not below 1%.
The number and location of 'factories' — units registered under the Factories Act, 1948 — across India's states is tracked through the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI), the country's principal source of industrial statistics. States are highly uneven in industrial concentration: a handful of states host the bulk of India's registered factories, while large but less-industrialised states like Madhya Pradesh hold only a small share despite their size.
This is a 'geographically big but industrially small' trap — students often assume a large state like MP must also have a large factory count. Exams test this exact mismatch between a state's geographic/agricultural size and its industrial concentration.
- 'Factories' registered under the Factories Act, 1948 are counted state-wise by the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI).
- Madhya Pradesh held only around 2% of India's registered factories in 2017-18, despite being one of India's largest states by area.
- India's factory/manufacturing base is concentrated in a handful of states — Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka together account for roughly half of the country's registered factories.
- MP's economy leans more on agriculture and mining than on large-scale registered manufacturing.
MP's large geographic size does not translate into a large industrial/factory base.
- Assuming a geographically large state automatically has a large industrial/factory base
- Confusing 'registered factories' (ASI/Factories Act definition) with all economic establishments in a state
MPPSC likes testing MP-specific economic-geography statistics (share of factories, industries, workforce) against the national picture — expect 'what % of India's X is in MP' style questions.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Annual Survey of Industries (ASI), India's principal source of state-wise industrial statistics, covers units registered under which Act?
- (a)Companies Act, 2013
- (b)Factories Act, 1948
- (c)Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
- (d)MSME Development Act, 2006
Answer(b) Factories Act, 1948 — the ASI covers factories registered under this Act.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which of the following states together account for roughly half of India's registered factories?
- (a)Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka
- (b)Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, Assam, Jharkhand
- (c)Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi
- (d)Kerala, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
Answer(a) Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka — India's leading manufacturing states.