Match List – I with List – II. LIST I Iron and steel plants LIST II S…

The correct answer is Option (4) → A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III

A. Bhadravati — this matches II. Karnataka. The Visvesvaraiya Iron and Steel Works, first called the Mysore Iron and Steel Works, gets its water from the Bhadravati river.

B. Bhilai — this matches I. Chhattisgarh. Bhilai was one of the three integrated steel plants set up in the Second Five Year Plan.

C. Bokaro — this matches IV. Jharkhand. Bokaro is one of the steel plants of the Chotanagpur region, which extends over Jharkhand, northern Odisha and western West Bengal.

D. Durgapur — this matches III. West Bengal. Durgapur was also set up in the Second Five Year Plan.

Note 1: 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.

Note 2: The given answer is as per the official NTA Answer Key. The book does not say in clear words that Bhadravati is in Karnataka and Bokaro is in Jharkhand. It only marks both plants on the map of iron and steel plants (Fig. 8.1). Bhilai (Chhattisgarh) and Durgapur (West Bengal) are given in the chapter, and only Option (4) has both these pairs.