BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · প্রশ্ন 28
Where was the first coal mine dug in India?
উত্তর দেখান ও ব্যাখ্যা
উত্তর: (A) Raniganj
ব্যাখ্যা
The East India Company's Sumner and Heatly began commercial coal mining at Raniganj in 1774.
- (A) সঠিক
Correct: mining began at Raniganj (West Bengal) in 1774.
- (B) ভুল
Wrong: developed later.
- (C) ভুল
Wrong: part of the Raniganj field but not the first named site.
- (D) ভুল
Wrong: developed later.
- (E) ভুল
Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.