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Which among the following city of India used first electricty commercially? |
| A. | Kolkata |
| B. | Chennai |
| C. | Mumbai |
| D. | Darjeeling |
| Answer» D. Darjeeling | |
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Explanation: November 10, 1897 was an epoch-making day in the power sector in India. A century back, On this day, the first hydel power station in India, and reportedly in Asia too, was commissioned at Sidrapong near Darjeeling town, the first power utility run en commercial basis for use of general public, heralding the electrical-energy-era in the Indian sub-continent, and ushering in a revolutionary change in the sodacultural and economic life of Indian society. |
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