Q. Who was the first to distill petroleum?

Correct Answer

Benjamin Silliman

More Questions on History

  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the women devotees of the period? I. Karaikkal Ammaiyar, a devotee of Shiva, adopted the path of extreme asceticism in order to attain her goal. II. Andal and Karaikkal Ammaiyar renounced their social obligations, but did not join an alternative order or become nuns.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)none of the above
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. The background of the foundation of the Muslim League at . . . . . . on 30 December 1906 may be traced back to the establishment of the Indian national congress in 1885
    A)Shahbag
    B)Dhaka
    C)Simla
    D)Bengal
    Answer: Dhaka
  • Q. Who founded Saint Petersburg?
    A)Ivan the Terrible
    B)Alexis of Russia
    C)Peter the Great
    D)Peter III of Russia
    Answer: Peter the Great
  • Q. Montagu who toured in India in 1918 was a
    A)Member of Viceroy's Council
    B)Member of Privy Council
    C)Secretary of State for India
    D)Viceroy of India
    Answer: Secretary of State for India
  • Q. Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah of Bengal was defeated by the English in the battle of Plassey, mainly
    A)because of Clive's conspiracy with the Nawab's Commanderin- Chief Mir Jafar and rich bankers of Bengal
    B)because the English forces were much stronger than those of the Nawab
    C)because of Siraj-ud-Daulah's retirement from the battlefield
    D)because of the capture of a band of Frenchmen under the Nawab's service by the English
    Answer: because of Clive's conspiracy with the Nawab's Commanderin- Chief Mir Jafar and rich bankers of Bengal
  • Q. The Marathas first served the rulers of
    A)Mughal empire
    B)Muhammadan kingdoms of the south
    C)Vijayanagar
    D)Afghanistan
    Answer: Muhammadan kingdoms of the south
  • Q. Why was the Simon Commission boycotted by the Indians?
    A)It did not have any woman member
    B)It did not include any Indian as a member
    C)It was appointed before the stipulated time
    D)If refused to meet prominent Indian leaders
    Answer: It did not include any Indian as a member
  • Q. Who is the author of Vikramakacharita?
    A)Mangalesa
    B)Ravi Kirti
    C)Bana
    D)Bilhana
    Answer: Bilhana
  • Q. Who founded the Pala Empire?
    A)Dharmapala
    B)Devapala
    C)Dhruva
    D)Gopala
    Answer: Gopala
  • Q. The most decisive battle between the forces of Dara and Aurangzeb (in the war of Succession) was fought at
    A)Samugarh
    B)Dharmat
    C)Deorai
    D)Khajwa
    Answer: Samugarh
  • Q. The Kalinga was fought in
    A)301 BC
    B)321 BC
    C)261 BC
    D)241 BC
    Answer: 261 BC
  • Q. The Portuguese Governor who abolished Sati in Goa was
    A)Cabral
    B)Albuquerque
    C)Almeida
    D)De Braganza
    Answer: Albuquerque
  • Q. The word ‘Veda’ means
    A)Wisdom
    B)Knowledge
    C)Skill
    D)Power
    Answer: Knowledge
  • Q. Which among the following place, was not an important centre of the Revolt of 1857 ?
    A)Kanpur
    B)Agra
    C)Jhansi
    D)Lucknow
    Answer: Agra
  • Q. Who was the original inventor of roller spinning?
    A)Lewis Paul
    B)John Kay
    C)Richard Arkwright
    D)Samuel Crompton
    Answer: Lewis Paul
  • Q. Which ruler founded the famous Vikramshila University for the Buddhists?
    A)Devapala
    B)Mahipala
    C)Gopala
    D)Dharampala
    Answer: Dharampala
  • Q. Charles Wood’s Despatch__________
    A)1684
    B)1554
    C)1784
    D)1854
    Answer: 1854
  • Q. In which country the revolution of 1848 first begins that lead to a series of revolutions
    A)Germany
    B)Italy
    C)French
    D)Austria
    Answer: Italy
  • Q. Who established Nalanda Mahavihara ?
    A)Skandagupta
    B)Kumaragupta
    C)Devgupta
    D)Vedgupta
    Answer: Kumaragupta
  • Q. The first Famine Commission was constituted under
    A)Sir John Strachey
    B)Sir Richard Strachey
    C)Roberts
    D)Chamberlain
    Answer: Sir Richard Strachey

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