alleryStart learning →Coal gas was first used for street lighting in 1810 in:
AVienna
BMadrid
CLondon
DBoston
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. London
1. New York followed around 1820.
2. London lit streets with coal gas in 1810.
3. Today it is a heat source, not light.
_Source: syllabus Science, Chapter 5, Coal and Petroleum._
Keep practising Minerals & Industries
Browse all Minerals & Industries questions for UPSC CSE, or explore more Science topics.