Previous Year Question
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Industry) | List-II (Place) |
A. Paper | 1. Ambalamukul |
B. Cement | 2. Bhilai |
C. Iron & Steel | 3. Titagarh |
D. Mineral Oil Refinery | 4. Lakeri |
Codes:
A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3
A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
Correct Answer: B
Detailed Solution
The correct matching is—Paper–Titagarh, Cement–Lakeri, Iron & Steel–Bhilai and Mineral Oil Refinery–Ambalamukul.
Titagarh is an old industrial centre in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. Units of Titagarh Paper Mills have been located here. Therefore, Paper is matched with Titagarh.
Lakheri is an important cement-manufacturing centre in Bundi district of Rajasthan. The Lakheri Cement Works of ACC is located here. Government industrial records of Rajasthan also identify cement manufacturing as the most distinctive industrial feature of Lakheri.
Bhilai is a major iron and steel centre in Chhattisgarh. The Bhilai Steel Plant, one of the major integrated steel plants of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), is located here.
The “Ambalamukul” printed in the question refers to Ambalamugal, near Kochi in Kerala. The Kochi Refinery is located here. The refinery began operations in 1966 and is presently one of BPCL's major refineries.