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  1. The first coal mine in India

  2. A.

     Dhanbad

    B.

     Jharia

    C.

     Raniganj

    D.

     Asansol

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    Answer : Option C

    Explanation :

    Raniganj is the first coal mine in India. Coal mining in India first started in the Raniganj Coalfield. In 1774, John Sumner and Suetonius Grant Heatly of the British East India Company found coal near Ethora, presently in Salanpur community development block.


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