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Consider the following statements :

  1. The first modern steel producing unit was established at Kulti (W. Bengal) in 1874.

  2. Bhilai steel plant was established during second Five Year Plan.

  3. Rourkela steel plant was established with the collaboration of the west Germany.

  4. Bokaro steel plant was established during the third Five Year Plan.


Which of the statements are correct?
Options:
A .  2, 3 and 4
B .  1, 3 and 4
C .  1, 2 and 3
D .  1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: Option D
Answer: (d)
The first notable attempt in the steel industry in India was made in 1874 when the Bengal Iron Works (BIW) came into being at Kulti, near Asansol in West Bengal.
The Bhilai Steel Plant, located in Bhilai, in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh was set up with the help of the USSR in 1955. SAIL Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), located in Rourkela, Odisha is the first integrated steel plant in the public sector in India, was set up with German collaboration with an installed capacity of 1 million tonnes in the 60s.
Bokaro Steel Plant is located in the Bokaro district of Jharkhand. It is the fourth integrated public sector steel plant in India built with Soviet help in 1972.

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