Question

The first oil refinery in India was set up at _________.

• A. Digboi
• B. Naharkatiya
• C. Bongaigaon
• D. Guwahati

Answer 1

The correct option is A Digboi

• First oil refinery in India was set up in Digboi, a town in Tinsukia district of Assam. Digboi is also known as oil city. Oil refinery here was started in and around 1901.
  
• Present day, though the crude production is not high, Digboi has the distinction of being India's oldest oilfield. Digboi refinery which is now a division of Indian Oil Corporation, has a capacity of about 0.65 MMTPA as of 2003.