Identify integrated steel plants which were set up with foreign collaboration:-
(A) Vizag Steel Plant
(B) Bokaro Steel Plant
(C) Bhilai Steel Plant
(D) Durgapur Steel Plant
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (B), (C) and (D) Only
(A) Vizag Steel Plant — False. The Vizag Steel Plant in Vishakhapatnam is known as the first port-based plant, which started in 1992. It is not one of the plants set up with foreign collaboration.
(B) Bokaro Steel Plant — True. Bokaro was set up in 1964 with Russian collaboration.
(C) Bhilai Steel Plant — True. Bhilai is one of the three integrated steel plants set up with foreign collaboration during the Second Five Year Plan (1956-61).
(D) Durgapur Steel Plant — True. Durgapur is the third of these plants, along with Rourkela and Bhilai.
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: “After independence, during the Second Five Year Plan (1956-61), three new integrated steel plants were set up with foreign collaboration: Rourkela in Odisha, Bhilai in Chhattisgarh and Durgapur in West Bengal.” “Bokaro Steel Plant This steel plant was set up in 1964 at Bokaro with Russian collaboration.” “Other Steel Plants … The Vizag Steel Plant, in Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh is the first port-based plant which started operating in 1992.” |