Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: Manufacturing Industries

Question:

Arrange the following iron and steel plants on the basis of their set up in chronological order.

(A) Bhilai
(B) Salem
(C) Jamshedpur
(D) Bokaro

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A), (C), (D), (B)

(A), (C), (B), (D)

(C), (A), (D), (B)

(C), (A), (B), (D)

Correct Answer:

(C), (A), (D), (B)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → (C), (A), (D), (B)

Here is the chronological order of the setup of the mentioned iron and steel plants:

  1. (C) Jamshedpur - Established by Tata Steel in 1907, it was the first large-scale steel plant in India.
  2. (A) Bhilai - Set up in collaboration with the Soviet Union, production began in 1959.
  3. (D) Bokaro - Established with Soviet assistance, production started in the early 1970s.
  4. (B) Salem - The Salem Steel Plant was established in 1982.

So, the chronological order is: (C) Jamshedpur → (A) Bhilai → (D) Bokaro → (B) Salem