Steel Sector MCQ — 2 Practice Questions with Answers

Q1. With reference to the Ministry of Steel year-end performance figures for FY 2025-26 highlighted on 7 May 2026, consider the following statements:\n1. Finished steel production in FY 2025-26 was 160.9 million tonnes, marking a 9.7 per cent year-on-year increase.\n2. Crude steel output rose 10.7 per cent year-on-year to about 168.4 million tonnes, and India became a net steel exporter for the year.\n3. India's installed steel capacity in FY 2025-26 already crossed the National Steel Policy's 300 million tonnes per annum target.\nWhich of the statements given above are correct?

Q2. Consider the following statements about the FY 2025-26 steel sector trade and green-steel performance highlighted on 5 May 2026:\n1. Finished steel exports rose 35.8 per cent year-on-year while imports fell by 46.5 per cent.\n2. Top export destinations for finished steel in March 2026 were Vietnam, Belgium and Taiwan, together over 50 per cent of total finished-steel exports.\n3. By 31 March 2026, 90 producers had been certified under the Green Steel Taxonomy, and Tata Steel commissioned a 0.75 MTPA scrap-based EAF green-steel plant at Ludhiana.\nWhich of the statements given above are correct?