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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. The Religious lessons of ‘Jews’ are called
    A)Musa Sanhita (Torah)
    B)Gnome Collection (Sukti Sangraha)
    C)Tripitaka
    D)Tend Alesta
    Answer: Musa Sanhita (Torah)
  • Q. Which movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi on March 12, 1930?
    A)Noncooperation Co-operation
    B)Khilafat movement
    C)Civil Disobedience Movement
    D)Quit India Movement
    Answer: Civil Disobedience Movement
  • Q. Who was the first Indian Governor General of India?
    A)C. Raja Gopalachari
    B)B. R. Ambedkar
    C)Dr. Rajendra Prasad
    D)Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
    Answer: C. Raja Gopalachari
  • Q. Which one of the following Mughal buildings is said to possess the unique feature of being exactly equal in length and breath?
    A)Red Fort
    B)Agra Fort
    C)Taj Mahal
    D)Buland Darwaza
    Answer: Taj Mahal
  • 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. When was the commercial colonization of India commenced?
    A)1751
    B)1707
    C)1765
    D)1757
    Answer: 1757
  • Q. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar organized a Bhishkrit Hitkari Sabha, (The Depressed Classes Institute) in :
    A)1920
    B)1924
    C)1916
    D)1911
    Answer: 1924
  • Q. The Province of Bengal was partitioned into two parts in 1905 by
    A)Lord Ripon
    B)Lord Lytton
    C)Lord Dufferin
    D)Lord Curzon
    Answer: Lord Curzon
  • Q. Name the oldest civilization
    A)Mesopotamian civlization
    B)Indus Valley civilization
    C)Egyptian civilization
    D)Chandragupta Vikramaditya
    Answer: Mesopotamian civlization
  • Q. Which of the following libraries has the largest collection of manuscripts of historical value?
    A)Tanjavur Maharaja Serfoji Saraswati Mahal Library
    B)Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library
    C)Asiatic Society Library
    D)Rampur Raza Library
    Answer: Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library
  • Q. The most important source of our information on ancient India’s cultural history are
    A)Antiquities and monuments
    B)Archaeological excavations
    C)Literature and epics
    D)Inscriptions and coins
    Answer: Literature and epics
  • Q. Pitt’s India Bill was introduced by __________ in 1784
    A)Governor-General of India
    B)Prime Minister Pitt
    C)Senior Merchants
    D)East India Company
    Answer: Prime Minister Pitt
  • Q. Individual Satyagrah – symbolic and non-violent in nature was started on:
    A)October 17, 1940
    B)October 17, 1942
    C)October 17, 1939
    D)October 17, 1938
    Answer: October 17, 1940
  • Q. The Viceroy who wanted to train Indian in the art of selfgovernment was
    A)Ripon
    B)Mountbatten
    C)Northbrook
    D)Curzon
    Answer: Ripon
  • Q. I. The full name of Jahangir was Nuruddin Md. Jahangir II. Jahangir had ended a long drawn out struggle with Mewar III. Mahabat Khan revolted against Jahangir and captured Jahangir and his wife Nurjahan at Lahore Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct related to Jahangir?
    A)I and II
    B)Only I
    C)II and III
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. Who has completed the annexation of Ahmednagar?
    A)Shahjahan
    B)Jahangir
    C)Akbar
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Shahjahan
  • Q. Vishvambhara Mishra was the original name of
    A)Chaitanya Maha Prabhu
    B)Guru Nanak
    C)Shankaracharya
    D)Kabir
    Answer: Chaitanya Maha Prabhu
  • 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
    Answer: Thomas Edison
  • Q. Throughout the 19th century intermittent uprisings occurred in Malabar, especially in the __________ and Valluvanad taluks.Twenty two such riots were reported from different parts of Malabar
    A)Cochi
    B)Ernad
    C)Travancore
    D)Kannur
    Answer: Ernad
  • Q. The striking feature of the Indus Valley Civilization was
    A)Agrarian Civilization
    B)Urban Civilization
    C)Mesolithic Civilization
    D)Paleolithic Civilization
    Answer: Urban Civilization

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