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The major constraint being faced by Steel Industry in India is the:

  1. A
    labour related problem
  2. B
    poor quality of ore
  3. C
    power shortage
  4. D
    shortage of coking coal

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Although India possesses massive reserves of high-grade iron ore, it suffers from severe domestic shortages of metallurgical coking coal, which is an essential raw material for smelting iron ore in blast furnaces. Consequently, the Indian steel industry depends heavily on expensive imports of coking coal from countries like Australia.

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The major constraint being faced by Steel Industry in India is the:
A
labour related problem
B
poor quality of ore
C
power shortage
D
shortage of coking coal

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