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The first oil field in India was discovered around 1890. Name the state?

  1. Assam

  2. Maharashtra

  3. Gujarat

  4. Andhra Pradesh
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Digboi in Assam was India's first oil field, discovered around 1889-1890. It marked the beginning of the petroleum industry in India and continues to operate today as the world's oldest continuously producing oilfield. The major oil fields in Maharashtra (Mumbai High), Gujarat, and Andhra Pradesh were discovered much later in the 20th century.

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