2024 · Q40
Which one among the following statements about the Singareni Collieries Company Limited is correct?
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- ALocated at Kothagudem in Telengana, this is the first and the oldest coal mining company in India in the private sector
- BIt has now diversified into thermal and solar power generation, explosive manufacturing for blasting in opencast mines and consultancy works
- CIt has been conferred with 'Navratna' status since 2011
- DIt is the single largest coal producing company in the world
Explanation
Statement 1 is NOT correct: the Singareni Collieries Company Limited is a government-owned company (jointly owned by the Government of Telangana and the Government of India), not a private-sector company. Statement 2 is correct: SCCL has diversified beyond coal mining into thermal power generation, solar power, explosives manufacturing and mine-planning/consultancy services. Since only statement 2 is correct, the answer is B.