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Q. Where was coal first found in 1774 in Bengal during British reign?
Answer: Ethora
Notes: Coal mining in India first started in the Raniganj Coalfield. In 1774, John Sumner and Suetonius Grant Heatly of the British East India Company found coal near Ethora, presently in Salanpur CD Block.
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