Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer on the basis of codes given below :
List - I List - II
(Aluminium Location)
Company)
(A) Balco i. Hirakud
(B) Hindalco ii. Korba
(C) Indian iii. Karaput
Aluminium
Company
(D) NALCO iv. Renukoot
Codes:
(A) (B) (C) (D)

Correct option is B

Ans. (b)
The correct match is:
· Balco (Bharat Aluminium Company) is located at Korba in Chhattisgarh.
· Hindalco (Hindustan Aluminium Company) operates in Renukoot, Uttar Pradesh.
· Indian Aluminium Company has its plant at Hirakud, Odisha.
· NALCO (National Aluminium Company Limited) operates in Karaput, Odisha.
Information Booster
1. Aluminium is a key metal used in industries like aerospace, construction, and automotive.
2. Balco was the first public sector undertaking in India for aluminium production.
3. Hindalco, a flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, is one of the largest aluminium producers in India.
4. NALCO is a leading public sector aluminium producer in India.
5. Odisha is known as the aluminium hub of India due to its rich bauxite reserves.
6. Aluminium is primarily produced through the Hall-Héroult process.
7. India is the second-largest producer of aluminium in the world.
Additional Knowledge
· Korba: Known for power generation and aluminium production.
· Renukoot: A prominent industrial township in Uttar Pradesh.
· Hirakud: Famous for the Hirakud Dam and aluminium production.
· Karaput: A major site for NALCO’s bauxite mining and refining.