Identify the Iron and Steel Plant on the basis of the given characteristics : 1. It receives coal from Jharia and iron-ore from Sundargarh and Kendujhar. 2. Power for the electric furnaces is procured from Hirakund. 3. Water is obtained from Koel and Sankh rivers. Select the correct Iron and Steel Plant from the options given below :
- A.Bhilai Steel Plant
- B.Durgapur Steel Plant
- C.Rourkela Steel Plant
- D.Bokaro Steel Plant
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Rourkela Steel Plant. Rourkela in Sundargarh district of Odisha matches all three clues: Jharia coal, Sundargarh and Kendujhar iron ore, Hirakud power and water from the Koel and Sankh.
Rourkela Steel Plant was set up in the public sector during the Second Five-Year Plan with collaboration from West Germany. It stands near the point where the Koel and Sankh rivers meet to form the Brahmani, which gives it water. Iron ore comes from the nearby mines of Sundargarh and Kendujhar (Keonjhar), coal from Jharia, and power from the Hirakud project on the Mahanadi.
A is wrong because Bhilai, in Chhattisgarh, gets iron ore from Dalli-Rajhara and was built with Soviet help. B is wrong because Durgapur, in West Bengal, lies on the Damodar and draws on the Damodar Valley Corporation. D is wrong because Bokaro, in Jharkhand, uses water and power from the Damodar valley.
Exam tip: Rourkela = Odisha, West German help, Koel-Sankh water, Hirakud power.
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1. Siachen - Nubra Valley Region
2. Chungphar - Kumaon-Garhwal Region
3. Zemu - Central Nepal Region
4. Gasherbrum - Pir Panjal Range
Select the answer using the code given below :
- A.1 only
- B.1 and 2
- C.2 and 3
- D.3 and 4
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- A.Bundelkhand
- B.Mahakoshal
- C.Malwa Plateau
- D.Nimar Region
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1. Headquarters of Central Inland Water Transport Corporation is located at Delhi.
2. Headquarters of Inland Waterways Authority of India is located at Noida.
3. National Inland Navigation Institute is located at Kolkata.
4. First National Inland Waterway was between Haldia and Allahabad.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- A.1 and 2 only
- B.2 and 3
- C.2 and 4 only
- D.1, 2 and 4
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- A.The Indian rail networks have been developed throughout the Konkan coast.
- B.There is very low density of railway lines in the Himalayan region.
- C.The north Indian plain has a dense network of railway.
- D.At present, India has the largest railway network in the world.
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Statement II : The interior part of Maharashtra lies in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats.
- A.Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
- B.Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
- C.Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- D.Statement I is false but Statement II is true
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