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