Mineral Based Industries: Iron and Steel

Question 1

Factors responsible in general:

Answer 1

1. Location
2. Availability of Raw Materials
3. Power Supply
4. Water Supply
5. Labour Force
6. Market
7. Transport Facilities

Question 2

TISCO:

1. Location:

Answer 2

Jamshedpur in Singhbum District in Jharkhand
Most Ideally Located:
- Iron Ore, Fuel and Flux Supplies
Obtained 175 km of it

Question 3

TISCO:

2. Availability of Raw Materials
   a. Iron Ore:

Answer 3

1. Gurumahisani mines in Mayurbanj District of Odisha
2. Noamundi Mines in Singhbum district of Jharkhand
   Rich. 60% Iron.

Question 4

TISCO:

2. Availability of Raw Materials
   b. Manganese:

Answer 4

Joda in Keonjhar District of Odisha

Question 5

TISCO:

2. Availability of Raw Materials
   c. Limestone, Dolomite and Fine Clay:

Answer 5

Sundergarh Districtof Odisha

Question 6

TISCO:

2. Availability of Raw Materials
   d. Coal:

Answer 6

Jharia and Bokaro coafields

Question 7

TISCO:

Power Supply:

Answer 7

Coal is the main source Power

Supply of Coal comes from Jharia and Bokaro Coalfields located at distance of about 177 km

Question 8

TISCO:

Water Supply:

Answer 8

2 rivers:
Kharkai 
Subarnarekha
Never run dry throughout the year
Continuous stream of water for cooling purposes

Question 9

TISCO:

Labour Force:

Answer 9

Densely Polulated:
1. Valley of Ganga:
Bihar, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, WB and UP

Question 10

TISCO:
Market:

Answer 10

240km from Kolkata
Market forthe consumption of iron and steel goods
Facilities for export of finished goods

Question 11

TISCO:

Trasnport Facilities:

Answer 11

Jamshedpur is well connected with roads and Railways to other parts of the country

Movement of Finished Products is facilitated by Eastern Railways

Connected with Kolkata Port for export of finished steel

Question 12

TISCO:
Products:

Answer 12

1. High grade carbon steel:
Structural Fittings, Tin plates
2. Acid Steels:
Railway wheels, Axles, Bars, Rods and Sheets
RABS
3. Special Alloy Steel:
Bullet prood armour plates

Question 13

Rourkela Steel Plant:

Location

Answer 13

Sundergarh District of Odisha
Confluence of two rivers:
1. Sankha
2. Koel aka Brahmani

Question 14

Rourkela Steel Plant:
Raw Materials:
a. Iron ore:

Answer 14

Sundergarh and Keonjhar of Odisha
Within 80 km
High grade Iron ore

Question 15

Rourkela Steel Plant:
Raw Materials:
b. Manganese:

Answer 15

Barajmda (Jharkhand)

Question 16

Rourkela Steel Plant:
Raw Materials:
c. Limestone

Answer 16

Bhirmitapur (Odisha)

Question 17

Rourkela Steel Plant:
Raw Materials:
Dolomite:

Answer 17

Baradwar (Chattisgarh)

Question 18

Rourkela Steel Plant:
Raw Materials:
Distance?

Answer 18

Short Distance

Question 19

Rourkela Steel Plant:

Power Supply:

Answer 19

Caol is Obtained from Jharia, Talcher and Korba Fields

Electricity from Hirakud Project

Question 20

Rourkela Steel Plant:

Water Supply:

Answer 20

Mandira Dam Across Sankha River

Also From Mahanadi

Question 21

Rourkela Steel Plant:

Transport Facility:

Answer 21

Rourkela Located on
Kolkata Nagpur Rail Line
Easy acces to:
1. Raw Materials
2. Markets

Question 22

Rourkela Steel Plant:

Labour Force:

Answer 22

Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and WB

Question 23

Rourkela Steel Plant:

Products:

Answer 23

1. Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips
2. Cold Rolled Sheets
3. Galvanized Sheets
4. Electric Steel Plates
   Produces large quantitiy of Nitrogen as By-Product
   Used for manufucture of Fertilizers and various Chemicals