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                                                What helped TISCO to expand steel production during the First World War?

Answer:

(i) By the time TISCO was set up, the situation was changing. In 1914, the First World War broke out,

(ii) Steel produced in Britain now had to meet the demands of war in Europe.

(iii) So, imports of British steel to India declined dramatically and the Indian Railways turned to TISCO for supply of rails.

(iv) The war dragged on for several years. By 1919, the colonial government was buying 90 per cent of the steel manufactured by TISCO.

(v) Over the time, TISCO became the biggest steel industry within the British Empire.