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The world's first oil well was drilled in 1859 in:

AVenezuela
BKazakhstan
CPennsylvania
DSaudi Arabia
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Pennsylvania
1. It was in the USA. 2. Pennsylvania had the first well in 1859. 3. India struck oil eight years later. _Source: syllabus Science, Chapter 5, Coal and Petroleum._
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