The first coal mine in India is _____________.

Dhanbad

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Jharia

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Raniganj

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Asansol

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Solution

The correct option is C Raniganj
In India first coal mine began in 1774 with John Sumner and Suetonius Grant Heatly of the East India Company in the Raniganj Coalfield along the Western bank of Damodar river.

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