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Q. In which state oil deposits were discovered for the first time?
Answer: Assam
Notes: For the first time oil deposits were discovered in 1889 in India near the town of Digboi in the state of Assam. The natural gas industry in India began in the 1960s with the discovery of gas fields in Assam and Gujarat.

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