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| Q. |
The first oil refinery in India was set up at – |
| A. | Barauni |
| B. | Vishakhapatnam |
| C. | Digboi |
| D. | Mumbai |
| Answer» C. Digboi | |
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Explanation: Digboi in Tinsukia district of Assam has the distinction of having the oldest oil refinery of India and Asia as well. It was here that the first commercially viable well in India, well No.1, was successfully drilled in September 1889 and first modern refinery in India was built and commissioned in December 1901 by Assam Oil Company Ltd. |
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