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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
India’s first Central Institute of Chemical Engineering & Technology will be set up in which state?
A
Gujarat
B
Karnataka
C
Andra Pradesh
D
Rajasthan
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -India’s first Central Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology (CICET) will be set up in Gujarat to give boost to the chemical industry. It was announced by Union Minister of State (MoS) for Chemical and Fertilizers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited (GSFC) is an Indian chemicals and fertilizers manufacturer, owned by the Government of Gujarat. GSFC was founded in 1962 and has its headquarters in Vadodara on the Ahmedabad Vadodara Expressway.

Detailed explanation-3: -Prof. K.D.P. Nigam is the first chemical engineer from India since the inception of this award, though in all natural sciences, Prof.

Detailed explanation-4: -Vapi is one of the largest industrial areas in Gujarat in terms of small-scale industries, dominated by the chemical industry.

Detailed explanation-5: -Roy and Professor Baneswar Das, a course of study was offered for the first time at the Bengal Technical Institute, the predecessor of Jadavpur University. This department is one of the oldest departments in Chemical Engineering in the World.

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