Identify the oldest iron and steel company of India from the following options.

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Step 1: Identify founding years of each company.

- Tata Iron & Steel Company (TISCO) was founded by Jamsetji Tata in $1907$ (established as a company in 1907 at Jamshedpur).
- Indian Iron & Steel Company (IISCO) was formed later, around $1918$.
- Visvesvaraya Iron & Steel Works (Mysore Iron & Steel Works) was established later in the early 1920s (around $1923$).

Step 2: Compare the years. The earliest founding year among the options is $1907$ (TISCO).

Conclusion: The oldest iron and steel company listed is Tata Iron & Steel Company (TISCO), option (1), corresponding to choice a.

FINAL_ANSWER: a

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