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Organization Singareni Collieries Company Limited
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 2 years (2022–2024), peaking in 2024.
Key insights
- Most tested in CAPF — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2024
- Recurs across 2 years (2022–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2022 → CAPF 2024
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CAPF2024
Which one among the following statements about the Singareni Collieries Company Limited is correct?
- A Located at Kothagudem in Telangana, this is the first and the oldest coal mining company in India in the private sector
- B It has now diversified into thermal and solar power generation, explosive manufacturing for blasting in opencast mines and consultancy works ✓
- C It has been conferred with 'Navratna' status since 2011
- D It is the single largest coal producing company in the world
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › Indian Economic Geography
CDS2022
Which one of the following is the first and the oldest Government-owned coal mining company in India?
- A Neyveli Lignite Corporation
- B Singareni Collieries Company Limited ✓
- C Coal India Limited
- D Mahanadi Coalfields Limited
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › Indian Economic Geography
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