The Soorajmull Nagarmull group, a prominent Indian business house, acquired control of the British managing agency firm Octavius Steel and Co. Ltd. in the post-independence era.
Which one of the following British firms was taken over by Soorajmull-Nagarmull group ?
Asked in UPSC CDS 1 2021 · Topic: Economic Impact of British Rule on India (Foreign Capital Investment and its Nature)
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