Question

The SCCL was set up by a private British mining company in____.
a. 1880
b. 1868
c. 1886
d. 1920

Answer 1

Hint:
The SCCL was set up by a private British mining company. This year is also called “ Roaring 20s” and “ Jazz age”. A famous Bollywood movie is also made in this particular year.


Complete solution:
The headquarter of “Singareni Collieries Company” is in Kothagudem. The company was founded on 23rd December 1920. The total number of employees of this company as per the data of 2018 is 48,942. The chairman and M.D of this company are Shri N Sridhar. He has been serving in this company since 2015. The company functions in the field of coal mining and power. In this company, the union government has a share of 49% and the Telangana government has a share of 51%. Under the union government, the company falls under the category of the ministry of coal. As of now, the SCCL is operating a total of 48 mines. The company is named after the village “ Singareni “ of Khammam district of Telangana state. The capital of Telangana is Hyderabad.

Additional Information – The company has earned several awards such as India’s best company award, Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Award 2018, Golden peacock innovative service award 2015, Golden peacock environment management award 2005, and Best management award 2001-02 by the government of Andhra Pradesh.


Hence, the correct answer is option D.

Note:
Kothagudam is a town located in the Indian state of Telangana. It is also the headquarter of Bhadraderi Kothagudam district. The place is known for recording the highest temperature during summer. The official language of this place is Telugu.