Consider the following statements relating to Coal India Limited :

1. It is designated as a ‘Maha Ratna’ company under the Ministry of Coal.
2. It is the single largest coal-producing company in the world.
3. The Headquarters of Coal India Limited is located at Ranchi, Jharkhand.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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UPSC CDS-1 – 2019

The correct answer is A) 1 only.

Statement 1 is correct as Coal India Limited (CIL) is a Maharatna Public Sector Undertaking under the administrative control of the Ministry of Coal.

Statement 3 is incorrect because the Headquarters of Coal India Limited is located in Kolkata, West Bengal, not Ranchi, Jharkhand. Statement 2, claiming CIL is the single largest coal-producing company in the world, is a strong claim which may not always be accurate compared to other global players like China Energy Investment Corporation, making it potentially incorrect or debatable depending on the metric and time frame. Therefore, only statement 1 is certainly correct.

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