Question

Which one of the following is known as the "Pittsburgh of India"?
a.Baroda
b.Rourkela
c.Jamshedpur
d.Durgapur

Answer 1

Hint: Pittsburgh is a city in western Pennsylvania in the United States which is situated at the junction of 3 rivers.

Complete Step by Step Answer: India had 29 states. Jamshedpur is the largest city in the state of Jharkhand located in the Chota Nagpur plateau, surrounded by the Dalma Hills, situated between the Subarnarekha and Kharkai rivers.

In 2020, Jamshedpur was ranked as the cleanest city of India and 2nd in terms of 'Quality of Life'. This city is also known as Tatnagar. Jamshedpur is considered as the 1st planned city of India. This city was founded by Jamsetji Tata, founder of Tata Groups. Hence, the name Tatanagar.

Jamshedpur is famous for its largest steel industry, that is, the Tata Iron and Steel Company or TISCO. It is the largest and the oldest integrated iron and steel producing plant in India. In 1907, Jamshedji Tata had established TISCO and was also the first private steel company of India. For this reason, it is known as the Pittsburgh of India. It started producing pig iron in 1911 and steel in 1912.

Looking at the options given:

Option a: Baroda city is known for the Lakshmi Vilas Palace. This is an incorrect answer.

Option b: Rourkela is the industrial capital of Odisha and is popularly known as the engineering heartland of India. So, this is an incorrect answer.

Option c: Jamshedpur is known as the Pittsburgh of India due to the largest iron and steel industry. Therefore, this is the correct option.

Option d: Durgapur has known as the Ruhr of India as well as the Steel city of West Bengal, India. This is an incorrect answer.

Option 'c' is correct.

Note: While answering this question don't get confused between Rourkela and Jamshedpur as both are famous for the iron and steel industry.