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Q. Who switched on the world’s first large-scale electrical supply network?

A
Alexander Graham Bell
B
Albert Einstein
C
Benjamin Franklin
D
Thomas Edison

Correct Answer

Thomas Edison

More Questions on History

  • Q. Which of the following statement is not correct?
    A)Brahmo Sabha forbade idol-worship and discarded meaningless rites and rituals
    B)Rajaram Mohan Rai set up Brahmo Sabha in 1828
    C)Rajaram Mohan Rai worked to abolish child marriage
    D)Sati Pratha was abolished in 1829
    Answer: Rajaram Mohan Rai worked to abolish child marriage
  • Q. Consider the following statements about Sudarshan Lake. Which of them is correct?
    A)Tushaap constructed a darn on the lake during Ashoka Maurya
    B)It was constructed by Pushyagupta, the Governor of Saurashtra region during Chandragupta Maurya
    C)First reconstruction was undertaken by Governor Suvishakh during Saka satrap Rudradaman and 2nd by Chakrapalit during the reign of Skandgupta
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Who was the first to use the term ‘Adivasi’ to refer to the tribal people?
    A)Thakkar Bappa
    B)Jyotiba Phule
    C)M N Srinivas
    D)B R Ambedkar
    Answer: Thakkar Bappa
  • Q. Which of the following scholars, who was the first to discover the Harappan Civilization?
    A)R.D. Banerjee
    B)Sir Johan Marshall
    C)A. Cunningham
    D)Daya Ram Sahani
    Answer: A. Cunningham
  • Q. Which of the following temples were destroyed by Aurangzeb? I. Somnath temple II. Vishwanath temple III. Keshav Rai temple IV. Meenakshi temple
    A)I, II and IV
    B)I, II and III
    C)II, III and IV
    D)All the above
    Answer: I, II and III
  • Q. Till when did the Hundred Years’ War last?
    A)1377
    B)1327
    C)1376
    D)1453
    Answer: 1453
  • Q. Which world Heritage Site is built on the right bank of the Yamuna River?
    A)Hawa Mahal
    B)Taj Mahal
    C)Hurnayurr's Tomb
    D)Mahabodhi Temple Complex
    Answer: Taj Mahal
  • Q. Which of the following statements about the Guptas is NOT true?
    A)Kingship was hereditary and the throne always went to the eldest son
    B)They ruled mainly over parts of north and central India
    C)The judicial system was far more developed than in earlier times
    D)Land taxes increased and taxes on trade and commerce decreased
    Answer: Kingship was hereditary and the throne always went to the eldest son
  • Q. Who was the founder of Banaras Hindu University?
    A)Madan Mohan Malviya
    B)Sukumar Dutt
    C)Dr. Rajendra Prasad
    D)Motilal Nehru
    Answer: Madan Mohan Malviya
  • Q. Who wrote biography of Chaitanya?
    A)Namadeva
    B)Krishnadasa Kaviraja
    C)Shankar Dev
    D)Both A & B
    Answer: Krishnadasa Kaviraja
  • Q. Which of the following institutions was not founded by Gandhi?
    A)Ramakrishna Mission
    B)Sevagram Ashram
    C)Phoenix Ashram
    D)Sabarmati Ashram
    Answer: Ramakrishna Mission
  • Q. Wavell Plan- essentially dealing with Indian demand of self-rule and reconstitution of Viceroy’s Council was put forth by Lord Wavell in:
    A)1942
    B)1935
    C)1945
    D)1943
    Answer: 1945
  • Q. Who among the following initiated reforms among Muslims?
    A)Sayyid Ahmad Khan
    B)Muhammad Iqbal
    C)Naoriji Furdonji
    D)Altaf Husain Hali
    Answer: Sayyid Ahmad Khan
  • Q. The granary discovered at Harappa was located
    A)In the "Lower town'
    B)Within the citadel at Mohenjodaro
    C)Near the river Ravi
    D)Beside the western gate of the city
    Answer: Near the river Ravi
  • Q. Alexander the Great was the king of which kingdom
    A)Macedonia
    B)Rome
    C)Epirus
    D)Cyprus
    Answer: Macedonia
  • Q. Where is the Lingaraja Temple located?
    A)Tiruchendur
    B)Madurai
    C)Bhubaneswar
    D)Ujjain
    Answer: Bhubaneswar
  • Q. Which of the following countries is regarded as the home of ‘Fabian Socialism’?
    A)England
    B)Russia
    C)France
    D)Italy
    Answer: England
  • Q. In which one of the following do we come across a detailed account of the municipal administration of Mauryas?
    A)The account of Megasthenes
    B)The Arthashastra of Kautilya
    C)The Mudrarakshasa
    D)Mauryan inscription
    Answer: The account of Megasthenes
  • Q. The Monk whom Chandragupta Maurya accompanied to South India was __________
    A)Vasumitra
    B)Asvaghosa
    C)Upagupta
    D)Bhadrabahu
    Answer: Bhadrabahu
  • Q. Which country emerged as the biggest colonial power at the end of the nineteenth century?
    A)Spain
    B)France
    C)Britain
    D)Germany
    Answer: Britain

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