Arrange the following Iron and Steel Plants in an order of their establishment from oldest to recent.
A. The Tata Iron and Steel Plant
B. Durgapur Steel Plant
C. Bokaro Steel Plant
D. Salem Steel Plant
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A, B, C, D
A. The Tata Iron and Steel Plant — first, the oldest. It was already working before independence.
B. Durgapur Steel Plant — second. It started production in 1962.
C. Bokaro Steel Plant — third. It was set up in 1964.
D. Salem Steel Plant — last. It was commissioned in 1982.
Note 1: The given answer is as per the official NTA Answer Key. The book does not give the year in which TISCO was set up. It describes TISCO among the integrated steel plants that were there before the new plants set up after independence, which shows that it is the oldest of the four.
Note 2: 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: “Integrated Steel Plants … 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.” “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.” “Durgapur Steel Plant … Durgapur Steel Plant in West Bengal was set up in collaboration with the government of the United Kingdom and started production in 1962.” “Bokaro Steel Plant … This steel plant was set up in 1964 at Bokaro with Russian collaboration.” “Other Steel Plants … The Salem Steel Plant in Tamil Nadu was commissioned in 1982.” |