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Q. Who was the first to distill petroleum?

A
Cathryn J. Prince
B
Benjamin Silliman
C
Edward Hitchcock
D
James Dwight Dana

Correct Answer

Benjamin Silliman

More Questions on History

  • Q. Who played an important role in the Gadar Movement in 1915?
    A)Lala Lajpat Rai
    B)Lala Hardayal
    C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    D)None of above
    Answer: Lala Hardayal
  • Q. The Mountbatten plan did not envisage the inclusion of the __________ province in the Indian dominion
    A)Sind
    B)Bihar
    C)Madras
    D)Bombay
    Answer: Sind
  • Q. In which year British East India Company established Singapore
    A)1819
    B)1808
    C)1832
    D)1849
    Answer: 1819
  • Q. Famous Battle of Talikota was fought in
    A)1575 A.D.
    B)1565 A.D.
    C)1585 A.D.
    D)1570 A.D.
    Answer: 1565 A.D.
  • Q. Second battle of Panipat was fought between which two armies?
    A)Babur and Rana Sanga
    B)Babur and Lodi Empire
    C)Akbar and Hemu
    D)Akbar and Rana of Mewar
    Answer: Akbar and Hemu
  • Q. The Vedic economy was based on
    A)crafts and industries
    B)trade and commerce
    C)agriculture and cattle rearing
    D)all the above
    Answer: agriculture and cattle rearing
  • Q. Which of the following was not included in the Treaty to be negotiated as provided in the Cabinet Mission Plan?
    A)Constituent Assembly
    B)The Indian Union
    C)Indian National Congress
    D)The United Kingdom
    Answer: Indian National Congress
  • Q. Who is the most prominent god of ‘Rig Veda’?
    A)Agni
    B)Indra
    C)Pashupati
    D)Vishnu
    Answer: Indra
  • Q. Which of the following movement was NOT led by Mahatma Gandhi?
    A)Wahabi Movement
    B)Champarah Satyagraha
    C)Non-Coorperation Movement
    D)Civil Disobedience Movenment
    Answer: Wahabi Movement
  • Q. Which of the following books is not written by Harshavardhan?
    A)Nagananda
    B)Harshacharita
    C)Ratnavali
    D)Priyadarshika
    Answer: Harshacharita
  • Q. Which Roman Emperor had banned the ancient Olympic games
    A)Arcadius
    B)Julius Caesar
    C)Theodosius
    D)Tacitus
    Answer: Theodosius
  • Q. The idea of starting a Home Rule League in 1915 was first propounded by
    A)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    B)B G Tilak
    C)Annie Besant
    D)Both A and B above
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. The Working Committee of the Congress passed the Quit India resolution on
    A)August 10, 1942
    B)July 14, 1942
    C)August 8, 1942
    D)June 30, 1942
    Answer: July 14, 1942
  • Q. The Timariots Governors and the Revenue Contractors, on their part reason in this manner: “Why should the neglected state of this land create uneasiness in our minds and why should we expend our money and time to render it fruitful? We may be deprived of it in a single moment, and our exertions would benefit neither ourselves nor our children.” This statement was made by
    A)Tavernier
    B)Monserrate
    C)Manrique
    D)Bernier
    Answer: Bernier
  • Q. Raja Rammohan Roy founded Brahma samaj on
    A)20 August,1828
    B)20 August,1838
    C)20 August,1848
    D)20 August,1858
    Answer: 20 August,1828
  • Q. Which was the only city of the Indus without fortification?
    A)Mohanjodaro
    B)Kalibangan
    C)Harappa
    D)Chanhudaro
    Answer: Chanhudaro
  • Q. When were ancient Olympic games held first?
    A)780 BC
    B)776 BC
    C)790 BC
    D)800 BC
    Answer: 776 BC
  • Q. Which of the following was the main part of Aurobindo’s programme to achieve independence?
    A)Passive resistance
    B)Organisation of secret societies
    C)Constitutional agitation
    D)Terrorism
    Answer: Passive resistance
  • Q. Bande Matram was a series of articles published in the year 1907 by :
    A)Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
    B)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    C)Domadar Chapekar
    D)Balkrishana Chapekar
    Answer: Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
  • Q. The famous resolution on Non-Cooperation under the inspiration of Mahatma Gandhi was adopted in a special session of Congress held at Calcutta in
    A)December 1922.
    B)September 1920.
    C)October 1924.
    D)November 1925.
    Answer: September 1920.

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