Question

Asia’s largest iron and steel industry is established in______________________
A. Nepanagar (Madhya Pradesh)
B. Bokaro (Jharkhand)
C. Durgapur (West Bengal)
D. Raurkela (Orissa)

Answer 1

Hint: The iron and steel industries are among the most important industries in India. In terms of production capacity, India boasts of being the second-largest producer of steel and the largest producer of steel iron in the world. The Primary difference between iron and steel is that iron is a metal and steel is an alloy. Iron occurs naturally on Earth but steel is a man-made alloy that is made by mixing iron and carbon together.

Complete answer:
 Bokaro Steel plant was originally conceived as a plant to be designed and built by the indigenous organization; however, the project ran into a prolonged controversy about the capability of the indigenous organization. The Government of India initially requested US support but withdrew the request and sought Soviet assistance instead. The plant, scheduled to be completed in 1968, was commissioned only in 1974. It is the fourth integrated plant in the public sector. On 29th January 1964, it was incorporated as a limited company on 29th January 1964, but later it was merged with SAIL (Steel Authority of India Limited), first as a subsidiary and then later on, as a unit through the Public Sector Iron & Steel Companies (Restructuring & Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1978. Construction work started on 6th April 1968. Currently, it has five blast furnaces with a total capacity to produce 5.8 MT of liquid steel.
So, the correct answer is Option B.

Note: It is considered as the country’s first Swadeshi Steel Plant. It was built with maximum indigenous content and know-how. Bokaro Produces flat products such as Hot Rolled Coils, Hot Rolled Plates, Hot Rolled Sheets, Cold Rolled Coils, etc. These products are used as a raw material base for a variety of modern engineering industries in the production of pipes and tubes, LPG cylinders, barrels, and drums, etc.