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Q. Who invented kerosene?

A
Benjamin Silliman
B
Abraham Pineo Gesner
C
Edwin Drake
D
John William Dawson

Correct Answer

Abraham Pineo Gesner

More Questions on History

  • Q. Dholavira is situated at the bank of River
    A)Ravi
    B)Indus
    C)Luni
    D)Ghaggar
    Answer: Luni
  • 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. Who is the founder of the concept “Sarvodaya”?
    A)Mahatma Gandhi
    B)Vinobha Bhave
    C)Jai Prakash Narayan
    D)K. G. Mushroowala
    Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
  • Q. Who among the following built the Gomateshwara statue at Sravanabelagola ?
    A)Kharvela
    B)Chandragupta Maurya
    C)Amoghavarsha
    D)Chamundaraya
    Answer: Chamundaraya
  • Q. Buddha gave his first religious message at
    A)Pataliputra
    B)Rajagriha
    C)Gaya
    D)Sarnath
    Answer: Sarnath
  • Q. Which one of the following is considered the Magna Carta of the Indian people?
    A)The Ilbert Bill
    B)The Government of India Act, 1858
    C)Indian Councils Act of 1892
    D)Queen Victoria's Proclamation
    Answer: Queen Victoria's Proclamation
  • Q. The single biggest item of British capital investment in India was
    A)Plantations and mines
    B)Railways
    C)Banking and insurance
    D)Shipping
    Answer: Railways
  • Q. The Swadeshi Movement was launched
    A)With a view to improve the economic condition of the people by encouraging consumption of Indian goods
    B)As a protest against division of Bengal
    C)As a protest against the massacre of Indian people at Jallianwala Bagh
    D)Due to the failure of the British Government to introduce responsible Government in India
    Answer: As a protest against division of Bengal
  • Q. What was the another name of ‘Quit India movement’?
    A)Swadeshi Movement
    B)Khilafat Movement
    C)Home Rule Movement
    D)August Kranti
    Answer: August Kranti
  • Q. In which year, New Zealand became the first country in world to grant women vote
    A)1893
    B)1887
    C)1898
    D)1905
    Answer: 1893
  • Q. Ranthambhor was
    A)A Rajput fort
    B)A Mughal palace
    C)Capital of the khaljis
    D)A Buddist pilgrimage centre
    Answer: A Rajput fort
  • Q. The Rigvedic Aryans were governed by a
    A)Form of democracy
    B)Tribal republic
    C)Monarchical government
    D)Rule by elders
    Answer: Monarchical government
  • Q. Hamza-nama paintings were produced during the reign of?
    A)Akbar
    B)Humayun
    C)Jahangir
    D)Shahjahan
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. Which was the biggest building in Mohanjodaro?
    A)Granary
    B)Great Bath
    C)Huge Hall
    D)Two Story Building
    Answer: Granary
  • Q. The first President of the Ghadar Party – founded in 1913 in USA was
    A)Sohan Singh Bhakna
    B)Lata Hardayal
    C)Bhai Parmanand
    D)Sardar Ajit Singh
    Answer: Sohan Singh Bhakna
  • Q. Jawaharlal Nehru had helped to start the newspaper
    A)National Herald
    B)Pioneer
    C)Kesari
    D)Patriot
    Answer: National Herald
  • Q. What does Jahangir mean?
    A)The Grand Monarch
    B)National Monarach
    C)Conqueror of the world
    D)Hero of hundred battles
    Answer: Conqueror of the world
  • Q. Which of the following event was probe by the Hunter Commission?
    A)Demolition of Kanpur mosque
    B)Chauri Chaura incident
    C)Jalianwalla Bagh massacre
    D)Kakori train dacoity incident
    Answer: Jalianwalla Bagh massacre
  • Q. The immediate cause for the outbreak of the first World War was
    A)The imprisonment of Lenin
    B)The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
    C)The ambition of America to dominate the world
    D)The sudden death of Lloyd George
    Answer: The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
  • Q. When did Battle of Marathon take place?
    A)480 BC
    B)490 BC
    C)479 BC
    D)475 BC
    Answer: 490 BC

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