The Rourkela steel plant in Odisha was set up with the technical collaboration of which country?
- A.The Soviet Union
- B.The United Kingdom
- C.Germany
- D.Japan
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Germany. Rourkela, built in the Second Five Year Plan, was set up with West German collaboration, close to the iron ore of Odisha and the coal of the Chhotanagpur plateau. Option A, the Soviet Union, helped build Bhilai in Madhya Pradesh, now Chhattisgarh, and later Bokaro and the Visakhapatnam plant, so it is the answer to a different question in the same set. Option B, the United Kingdom, helped build Durgapur in West Bengal, which is the pairing most often swapped with Rourkela in objective papers. Option D, Japan, had no role in the first generation of public sector steel plants, although Japanese collaboration came into Indian industry later in automobiles and in the Delhi Metro. The safest way to remember the set is Bhilai and Bokaro with the Soviet Union, Rourkela with Germany and Durgapur with Britain.
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- A.Tapi
- B.Sabarmati
- C.Narmada
- D.Mahi
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- A.Krishna
- B.Godavari
- C.Musi
- D.Tungabhadra
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- A.Damodar
- B.Subarnarekha
- C.Mahanadi
- D.Brahmani
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- A.Kanpur
- B.Ahmedabad
- C.Surat
- D.Ludhiana
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- A.Gomti
- B.Saryu
- C.Rapti
- D.Ramganga
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