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Indian technical institutes: Identify the city where the Indian School of Mines (now IIT [ISM]) is located. Full question: Indian School of Mines is located in which Indian city? Choose the correct option.

Difficulty: Easy

Dhanbad
Dehradun
Roorkee
Kharagpur
Kanpur

Correct Answer: Dhanbad

Explanation:

Given

Institution: Indian School of Mines (now IIT [ISM]).

Concept/Fact
The Indian School of Mines was established in Dhanbad (Jharkhand) and was upgraded to IIT (ISM) Dhanbad.

Eliminating distractors
Other cities host notable institutes (e.g., Roorkee IIT Roorkee, Kharagpur IIT Kharagpur), but ISM is in Dhanbad.

Final Answer
Dhanbad.

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