Match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
| Steel Plant | Water Supply | ||
| (A) | Indian Iron and Steel Company (IISCO) | (I) | Kharkai |
| (B) | Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) | (II) | Bhadravati |
| (C) | Visvesvaraiya Iron and Steel Company (VISL) | (III) | Koel |
| (D) | Rourkela Steel Plant | (IV) | Barakar |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)
(A) Indian Iron and Steel Company (IISCO) — this matches (IV) Barakar. Its plants get water from the Barakar River, a tributary of the Damodar.
(B) Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) — this matches (I) Kharkai. The rivers Subarnarekha and Kharkai provide water to the plant at Jamshedpur.
(C) Visvesvaraiya Iron and Steel Company (VISL) — this matches (II) Bhadravati. The Bhadravati river supplies water to this plant in Karnataka.
(D) Rourkela Steel Plant — this matches (III) Koel. Water for this plant in Odisha comes from the Koel and Sankh rivers.
Note: This question is taken from the pre-rationalised NCERT book. The latest edition (2026-27) does not have this part. An extract of the pre-rationalised NCERT book is given below for the benefit of students.
Pre-rationalised NCERT: “TISCO … The Tata Iron and Steel plant lies very close to the Mumbai-Kolkata railway line and about 240 km away from Kolkata, which is the nearest port for the export of steel. The rivers Subarnarekha and Kharkai provide water to the plant.” “IISCO … The Indian Iron and Steel Company (IISCO) set up its first factory at Hirapur and later on another at Kulti. … Water is obtained from the Barakar River, a tributary of the Damodar.” “Visvesvaraiya Iron and Steel Works Ltd. (VISL) … Afterwards, electric furnaces were installed which use hydroelectricity from the Jog Falls hydel power project. The Bhadravati river supplies water to the plant.” “Rourkela Steel Plant … The Rourkela Steel plant was set up in 1959 in the Sundargarh district of Odisha in collaboration with Germany. … The Hirakud project supplies power for the electric furnaces and water is obtained from the Koel and Sankh rivers.” |