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Before the Oil and Natural Gas Commission was set up in 1956, which was India's only oil producing region?
AAnkaleshwar in Gujarat
BMumbai High offshore
CKalol in Gujarat
DDigboi in Assam
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Digboi in Assam
1. ONGC was set up in 1956.
2. Till then Digboi in Assam was the only oil region.
3. Gujarat fields came later.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 7, Mineral and Energy Resources._
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