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FAMOUS PLACES IN INDIA
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Question
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It is known for its oil-fields and oil refinery. It is one of the oldest oil refineries is located in which state?
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Dhariwal, Punjab
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Dehradun, Uttarakhand
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Digboi, Assam
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Dhariwal, Punjab
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The small town of Digboi in the remote north eastern corner of the country is the birth place of the Oil Industry in India. Digboi Refinery, commissioned on 1901.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Indian Petroleum refining sector has come a long way since crude oil was discovered and the first refinery was set up at Digboi in 1901. Till 1947, that was the only refinery with a capacity of 0.50 million metric tonnes per annum (MMTPA).
Detailed explanation-3: -Digboi Refinery is the oldest operating refinery in the World.
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