Which of the following are the integrated Iron and Steel plants where SAIL produces Iron?

1. Bhilai and Durgapur
2. Salem and Bhadravati
3. Visakhapatnam and Vijayanagar
4. None of the above.

Assertion (A): The Government of India is promoting and planning to set up more mini steel plants.

Reason (R): These plants are non-polluting.

1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.
3. A is true but R is false.
4. A is false but R is true.

Tata Iron and Steel Company (now Tata Steel) was established by Dorabji Tata on August 26, 1904 as a part of his father Jamshedji Tata's group. The plant, which started production in 1912, is located at

1. Bhillai
2. Jamshedpur
3. Rourkela
4. Durgapur

Bhilai Steel plant was established in collaboration with …………… in …………… .

1. Germany; West Bengal
2. erstwhile USSR; Chhattisgarh
3. France; Madhya Pradesh
4. Japan; Odisha