The draft National Steel Policy, Vision 2047, sets what target for India's crude steel capacity?
- A.300 MT
- B.500 MT
- C.604 MT
- D.750 MT
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Explanation
The correct answer is 604 MT. The Ministry of Steel has prepared a draft National Steel Policy, Vision 2047, and it targets crude steel capacity of 604 MT by the year 2047. The same draft sets two more headline targets, per capita steel consumption of 302 kg and exports of 45 MT, and it aims to bring emission intensity down from 2.54 to about 1.54 tonnes of carbon dioxide for every tonne of crude steel produced. Options A, B and D are round numbers that do not appear in the draft and are offered only as distractors, with option B in particular looking plausible because policy targets are often set at round figures. Candidates should memorise the three headline numbers together, because any one of them can be asked, and should note that the capacity target is for 2047, not for the current year.
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- B.104
- C.204
- D.404
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