Rourkela steel plant was established in ______.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) was the first integrated public sector steel plant in India. It was established in Sundargarh district of Odisha.
Key Points:
The plant was established by Krupp & Demag in collaboration with Germany (then West Germany).
It was one of the three major steel plants established during India's Second Five-Year Plan (1956–1961).
It was inaugurated on 3 February 1959 by the then President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
It was the first plant in Asia to start producing steel using the LD (Linz-Donawitz) process.