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Digboi Oil Refinery, commissioned on 11th December 1901, is India's oldest operating refinery and one of the oldest operating refineries in the world. It is located in ______.1. Assam2. Gujarat3. Odisha4. Uttar Pradesh

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : Assam

The correct answer is Assam.

  • Digboi Oil Refinery, commissioned on 11th December 1901, is India's oldest operating refinery and one of the oldest operating refineries in the world. It is located in Assam.

Assam

  • Kamarupa is the old name of Assam.
  • Dispur is the capital of Assam.
  • Assam is known as the 'Tea Garden of India'.
  • Assam is the leading producer of tea in India.
  • Assam is known as the 'Gateway to the North Eastern States of India'.
  • Assam shares international boundaries with Bhutan and Bangladesh.
  • Guwahati is known as the 'light of the east'.
  • Guwahati High court is the largest jurisdiction in terms of states (4 states).
  • Jorhat is the cultural capital of Assam.
  • The Brahmaputra is known as Sorrow of Assam.
  • Manas National Park is famous for Royal Bengal Tigers.
  • Kaziranga National Park is famous for its one-horned rhinoceros.
  • Orang National Park is known as the Mini Kaziranga.
  • Dibru Saikhova in Assam is the smallest biosphere reserve in India.
  • Majuli Island is the biggest riverine island in the world is situated in the river Brahmaputra.
  • Bhupen Hazarika Bridge or Dhola Sadiya bridge is the longest bridge in India, over the River Lohit, in Assam.

Gujarat

  • Gandhinagar is the capital of Gujarat.
  • Gujarat is known as 'the Land of Legends'.
  • Gujarat has the longest coastline in India.
  • Kandla is the first Special Economic Zone in India.
  • The first four-lane Express Highway in India was established in Gujarat (Ahmedabad to Vadodara). It is known as National Expressway 1 or MahatmaGandhi Expressway 1.
  • Largest Oil Refinery in India - Jamnagar Oil Refinery (Reliance).
  • The Gir National Park in Gujarat is famous for Asiatic Lions.
  • Ran of Kutch is the largest biosphere in India
  • The tallest statue in the world - Sardar Vallabhai Patel (182 meters) known as the Statue of Unity in Vadodara on the banks of the Narmada river in Gujarat.
  • The first Railway Univesity in India is in Vadodara.
  • Judicial Capital of Gujarat - Ahmedabad

Odisha

  • The old name of Odhisa was Kalinga.
  • The tagline of Odhisa is "The soul of Incredible India".
  • Bhubaneswar is the capital of Odhisa and known as the 'Temple city' and 'Cathedral city of India'.
  • Rourkela is the industrial capital of Odhisa.
  • Cuttack is the cultural capital of Odhisa.
  • The high court of Odhisa is situated in Cuttack
  • Konark Sun Temple is known as 'Black Pagoda' is at Odhisa.
  • Jaganatha Temple is situated at Puri in Odhisa.
  • Chilka Lake is the largest saline water lake in India.
  • Hirakud is the longest dam in the world built across the Mahanadi river.
  • The Mahanadi is known as Sorrow of Odhisa.
  • Nandankanan Tiger Reserve is famous for White Tigers.
  • Paradip is the major seaport of Odhisa.

Uttar Pradesh

  • Lucknow is the capital of Uttar Pradesh.
  • Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state in India.
  • Uttar Pradesh is the 'Sugar Bowl of India'.
  • Uttar Pradesh has the largest number of monuments in India.
  • Uttar Pradesh has the maximum membership (80 seats) in the Lok Sabha.
  • Uttar Pradesh shares its boundary with the most number of states in India (9 states - Rajasthan, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Chhattisgarh including Delhi and Nepal).
  • Asia's first DNA bank is in Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh.
  • Uttar Pradesh is the state through which most numbers of the National Highways pass.


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