Question map
Not attempted Correct Incorrect ★ Bookmarked
Loading…
Q8 (CDS-I/2008) Economy › Industry, Infrastructure & Investment › Public sector enterprises Answer Verified

Which one of the following iron and steel plants was established with the British collaboration?

Result
Your answer: —  Â·  Correct: D
Explanation

The Durgapur Steel Plant was established in West Bengal during the Second Five-Year Plan (1956–1961) with technical and financial assistance from the United Kingdom (British collaboration) [2][t1][t4]. Specifically, it was set up with the help of a consortium of British companies and production commenced in 1962 [2][t5]. In contrast, other major public sector plants had different international partners: the Bhilai Steel Plant in Chhattisgarh and the Bokaro Steel Plant in Jharkhand were established with Soviet (USSR) collaboration [c4][t1][t4]. The Rourkela Steel Plant in Odisha was the first integrated public sector plant, developed with West German collaboration involving firms like Krupps and Demag [t2][t5]. These collaborations were central to India's industrial strategy to build a robust heavy industry base through public sector enterprises during the early post-independence era.

Sources

  1. [2] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 11: Industries > 4. Bhilai Iron and Steel Plant (HSL) > p. 33
How others answered
Each bar shows the % of students who chose that option. Green bar = correct answer, blue outline = your choice.
Community Performance
Out of everyone who attempted this question.
100%
got it right
✓ Thank you! We'll review this.

SIMILAR QUESTIONS

CDS-II · 2007 · Q93 Relevance score: 9.07

Which one of the following iron and steel plants was established with the British collaboration?

NDA-I · 2025 · Q100 Relevance score: 6.23

Consider the following statements with regard to a steel plant : I. It was setup in 1964 with Russian collaboration II. It receives iron ore from the Rourkela region III. Water and Hydel power is supplied by the Damodar Valley Corporation Identify the Steel Plant on the basis of the above facts :

IAS · 2005 · Q110 Relevance score: 4.41

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

NDA-I · 2024 · Q114 Relevance score: 1.71

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 :