UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 75
In India, the steel production industry requires the import of
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Correct answer: C
Correct Option: C
Explanation: Indian blast-furnace steelmaking requires low-ash metallurgical coking coal; domestic supply of suitable grades has historically been insufficient, prompting imports.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Incorrect - Saltpetre is mainly potassium nitrate and is not the key imported steelmaking feedstock.
B: Incorrect - Rock phosphate is primarily used for fertilisers, not coking in steel plants.
C: Correct - Coking coal is used to make coke for blast-furnace ironmaking.
D: Incorrect - The other two materials are not all required steelmaking imports in this sense.