Multiple choice

The first oil well drilled in India was at

  1. Naharpong in Assam

  2. Bombay High

  3. Gujarat Coast

  4. Patiala, Punjab

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Explanation

The first systematic drilling for oil in India took place at Naharpung in Assam in 1866. This preceded the discovery of the major oil field at Digboi in 1889, which became India's first commercially productive well.