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Multiple choice geography mineral and energy resources - i iron and steel industries iron and steel industry mineral based industries

Which of the following steel plants is not managed by Indian Steel Authority Limited?

  1. Bokaro Steel Plant

  2. Alloy Steel Plant, Durgapur

  3. Rourkela Steel Plant

  4. Selaam Rust resistant Steel Plant
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Iron ans Steel Authority of India  consists of 10 integrated plants. Except TISCO, Jamshedpur, all the integrated plants are in the public sector and are managed and supervised by the Steel Authority of India. Indian Steel Authority is an integrated steel manufacturing company. SAIL has integrated plants at Bokaro i.e Bokaro Steel Plant, Durgapur i.e Durgapur Steel Plant, Rourkela i.e Rourkela Steel Plant. 








Multiple choice geography mineral and energy resources - i iron and steel industries iron and steel industry mineral based industries

The first shore-based, modern, integrated steel plant in India is in _______.

  1. Mangalore

  2. Vishakhapatnam

  3. Haldia

  4. Salem
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Vishakhapatnam Steel plant is the first shore-based, modern integrated steel plant in India. Vishakhapatnam's modern protected harbor and deep landlocked port facilitate import of raw material and export of finished goods.

Multiple choice geography mineral and energy resources - i iron and steel industries iron and steel industry mineral based industries

The Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Ltd. is located at

  1. Bhadravati

  2. Mysore

  3. Bangalore

  4. Mangalore
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant (VISL), a unit of Steel Authority of India Limited, is a plant involved in the production of alloy steels and pig iron. It is located in the city of Bhadravathi, India. It was started as the Mysore Iron Works on January 18, 1923 by Sir M Visvesvaraya. It is now a steel plant under the jurisdiction of the Steel Authority of India Limited.

Multiple choice geography mineral and energy resources - i iron and steel industries iron and steel industry mineral based industries

Rourkela Steel Plant of Orissa gets its iron ore from______.

  1. Noamundi

  2. Bonai

  3. Barsua

  4. All above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Roukela Steel plant orissa gets its iron ore from Noamundi, Bonai, and Barsua.

Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) was set up in 1954 with German collaboration. The plant is located in the mineral rich state Orissa. It is the first integrated steel plant in the public sector in India. The plant has an installed capacity of 1 million tons and was enhanced to 1.9 million tons after modernization in 1990s.

Multiple choice geography mineral and energy resources - i iron and steel industries iron and steel industry mineral based industries

Aluminium industry highly relies on __________.

  1. Water

  2. Raw material

  3. Electricity

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Aluminium industry highly relies on Electricity.

Production of aluminum is a very capital and energy intensive process. Power and labor account for 75-80% of total cost depending on the region where it operates. The alumina is transformed into primary aluminum through a process called smelting and it is a very energy intensive process.

Multiple choice geography mineral and energy resources - i iron and steel industries iron and steel industry mineral based industries

In $1923$, the Mysore Iron and Steel Works was established at.

  1. Bhadravathi

  2. Kemmangundi

  3. Bangalore

  4. Kudremukh
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant (VISL), a unit of Steel Authority of India Limited, is a plant involved in the production of alloy steels and pig iron. It is located in the city of Bhadravathi, India. It was started as the Mysore Iron Works on January 18, 1923 by Sir M Visvesvaraya. It is now a steel plant under the jurisdiction of the Steel Authority of India Limited.

Multiple choice geography mineral and energy resources - i iron and steel industries iron and steel industry mineral based industries

India's first large-scale from and steel industry was set up at __________ in West Bengal in $1870$.

  1. Jamshedpur

  2. Burnpur

  3. Durgapur

  4. Kulti
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D Correct answer
Explanation

IISCO Steel Plant of Steel Authority of India Limited, located at Burnpur in Asansol, is an integrated steel plant with an installed capacity of producing 2.5 million tonnes of liquid steel. The turbulent history of the plant, starting from its pioneering days, has found it a place in industrial history.

It was the second integrated steel plant, after Tata Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. (TISCO) at Jamshedpur, to come up in India and for many years, these two were the only steel plants in the country. It has rich history that goes back to 1870, the days when James Erskine pioneered the production of iron in the country, nearby Kulti. Modern metallurgy was introduced to India at Kulti with the setting up of the first blast furnace using coal instead of charcoal.

Multiple choice geography mineral and energy resources - i iron and steel industries iron and steel industry mineral based industries

Bengal Iron Company of West Bengal was located in __________.

  1. Kulti

  2. Nepal

  3. Kashmir

  4. None of these
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Explanation

Bengal Iron Company of West Bengal was IISCO Steel Plant of Steel Authority of India Limited, located at Burnpur in Asansol. It was the second integrated steel plant, after Tata Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. (TISCO) at Jamshedpur, to come up in India and for many years, these two were the only steel plants in the country. It has rich history that goes back to 1870, the days when James Erskine pioneered the production of iron in the country, nearby Kulti. Modern metallurgy was introduced to India at Kulti with the setting up of the first blast furnace using coal instead of charcoal.

Multiple choice geography mineral and energy resources - i iron and steel industries iron and steel industry mineral based industries

The first modern iron and steel factory was started at __________.

  1. Burnpur

  2. Kulti

  3. Jamshedpur

  4. Bhilai
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Explanation
The first modern iron and steel factory was started at Kulti.
Bengal Iron Works.Tata Iron and Steel Company
Modern steel making in India began with the setting of first blast furnace of India at Kulti-Burnpur in 1870 and production began in 1874, which was set up by Bengal Iron Works.Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) was established by Dorabji Tata in 1907, as part of his father's conglomerate.
Multiple choice geography mineral and energy resources - i iron and steel industries iron and steel industry mineral based industries

In $1919$,  a steel plant was set up at _______.

  1. Bhadravathi

  2. Burnpur

  3. Rourkela

  4. Jamshedpur
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Established as an industrial enterprise in 1918, the steel plant called Indian Iron and Steel Company (IISCO) produced iron from an open-top blast furnace at Hirapur (later to be called Burnpur) in West Bengal for the first time in 1922. This full-fledged integrated steel plant is one of India’s oldest. The plant manufactures a range of products, over some of which it holds exclusive market dominance. Iron and steel produced by it has been acknowledged as being of the finest quality.