Multiple choice general knowledge history

In which city was the first engineering college set up?

  1. Roorkee

  2. Ranchi

  3. Pilani

  4. Kanpur
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The first engineering college in India was established in Roorkee in 1847 as Thomason College of Civil Engineering, which later became IIT Roorkee. This predates other engineering institutions in India. Roorkee has the distinction of being the birthplace of engineering education in India during British colonial rule.

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