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WBCS Main Examination 2023 — Paper IV: General Studies II · Question 128 of 200

Q128
Current Affairs & General KnowledgeImportant Days & Static GK
When is the first paper mill established in India?
  1. a.1832
  2. b.1849
  3. c.1857
  4. d.1861

No option is correct as printed — this question is disputed. WBPSC awarded the mark to all candidates: ambiguous — sources date India's first paper mill to Serampore (1812/1830s) or Bally (1867), so no option is clearly correct.

The date depends on what counts as the 'first' mill: William Carey's mission at Serampore began making paper around 1812 and installed a steam-driven machine in the 1830s, while the first modern paper mill is usually dated to Bally, near Calcutta, in 1867. Since no option is unambiguously correct, the Commission awarded the mark to all candidates.

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