Match List-I with List-II.
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (Aluminium plants) | (State) | ||
| (A) | Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd. (BALCO) | (I) | Uttar Pradesh |
| (B) | National Aluminium Company Ltd. (NALCO) | (II) | Tamil Nadu |
| (C) | Madras Aluminium Company Ltd. (MALCO) | (III) | Odisha |
| (D) | Hindustan Aluminium Company Ltd. (HINDALCO) | (IV) | Chhattisgarh |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
Aluminium plants are built near bauxite deposits and cheap electricity; each company is matched with the state of its main plant.
(A) Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd. (BALCO) — this matches (IV) Chhattisgarh. Its smelter is at Korba, near coal-fired power stations.
(B) National Aluminium Company Ltd. (NALCO) — this matches (III) Odisha. It is headquartered in Bhubaneswar, with its bauxite mine and refinery at Damanjodi and its smelter at Angul.
(C) Madras Aluminium Company Ltd. (MALCO) — this matches (II) Tamil Nadu. Its plant is at Mettur, which draws power from the Mettur dam.
(D) Hindustan Aluminium Company Ltd. (HINDALCO) — this matches (I) Uttar Pradesh. Its plant is at Renukoot, in Sonbhadra district, close to the Rihand dam.