Question

The source of iron-ore for Bhilai steel plant is ______.
A) Dalli-Rajhara
B) Korba
C) Umaria
D) Rajnand gaon

Answer 1

Hint:
> The source of iron ore for the Bhilai steel plant is located in the town Balod district in Chhattisgarh.
> The mine site was discovered by Pramatha Nath Bose.
> According to the 2011 Census, the population of this place is 44363.

Complete answer:
Bhilai Steel Plant is India's first and also largest producer of steel rails, large steel plates and other steel products, located in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India. It was founded in the Russian collaboration in the Durg district of Chhattisgarh in 1959. It is the Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) unit and the sole supplier of the country's longest rail track, 260 metres long (850ft).
Bhilai Steel Plant, India's largest integrated steel plant, has been supplying iron ore from Dalli Rajhara's mines for the last 50 years. Dalli Rajhara is both a municipality and an industrial town and is located 90 km south of Durg in Chhattisgarh. It's part of the Rajhara Mining Community. There are two types of iron ore mined in this area—hematite and magnetite. Other mines in the vicinity produce varieties such as dolomite, lime and other raw materials that are integral to the manufacture of steel.

Therefore, the correct answer is A

Note:
Industrialization and urbanisation have culminated in the whole area being covered by iron ore dust instead of lush green forests.

Ninety per cent of the forested land has been turned into open-pit mines, leading to major deforestation which has resulted in water shortages in nearby villages.

Wells numbering hundreds have vanished, thus lowering the water table in the area, and common bird species such as the sparrow, crow, and the parrot have dramatically decreased.