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Prelims 2015 · Geography · Question 58

In India, the steel production industry requires the import of

  1. saltpetre
  2. rock phosphate
  3. coking coal
  4. All of the above

Answer

coking coal

  • (a) Saltpetre: Used mainly in fertilizers, explosives and chemicals, not as a key raw material for steel production. Verdict: Incorrect.
  • (b) Rock phosphate: This is a raw material for phosphatic fertilizers, not for the steel industry. Verdict: Incorrect.
  • (c) Coking coal: India’s steel industry, especially blast furnace-based production, depends significantly on imported coking coal because domestic availability is limited and often of lower quality. Verdict: Correct.
  • (d) All of the above: Since only coking coal is required to be imported for steel production, this option is wrong. Verdict: Incorrect.
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