Question

Bihar Sponger Iron Plant is located at
1. Adityapur 
2. Sonari
3. Chandil 
4. Tamar

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Chandil 

The correct answer is Chandil. 

• Bihar Sponge Iron Limited (BSIL) is the first merchant sponge iron plant located at Umesh Nagar, Chandil, in Saraikela Kharsawan district.
• It is about 30 km from Jamshedpur in Jharkhand.

• The company was incorporated in 1982 and was a joint venture of the government of Bihar, Modi's, IFC Washington, and DEG.
• It is a coal-based project and its commercial production started in July 1989.
• The plant produces direct reduced iron which is the basic raw material of the steel industry.
• The current capacity of this plant is 210,000 tons per annum.

• Adityapur- India's first and biggest Electronic Manufacturing Cluster is sanctioned by the Government of India in the Adityapur industrial area near Jamshedpur.
• Sonari- It is the most prominent and important commercial center for the Charaideo district. Several tea gardens and a Gymkhana club golf course are available around Sonari.