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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. The Vedic religion along with its Later (Vedic) developments is actually known as
    A)Brahmanism
    B)Hinduism
    C)Bhagavatism
    D)Vedic Dharma
    Answer: Brahmanism
  • Q. The local name of Mohenjodaro is
    A)Mound of the tree
    B)Mound of the living
    C)Mound of the dead
    D)Mound of the survivor
    Answer: Mound of the dead
  • Q. In the early Vedic-period, Varna system was based on
    A)Birth
    B)Education
    C)Occupation
    D)Talent
    Answer: Occupation
  • Q. Which among the following fort was known as the ‘Key of Deccan’?
    A)Ajaygarh
    B)Kalinjar
    C)Asirgarh
    D)Gulbarga
    Answer: Asirgarh
  • Q. Which of the following leader organised the Swaraj Party?
    A)Sarojini Naidu and Annie Besant
    B)Lala Lajpat Rai and Feroz Shah Mehta
    C)C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru
    D)C. Rajagopalachari and C. Y. Chintamani
    Answer: C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru
  • Q. The Mughal empire reached its maximum territorial extent during the reign of
    A)Shah Jahan
    B)Akbar
    C)Aurangzeb
    D)Bahadur Shah I
    Answer: Aurangzeb
  • Q. To establish French political influence in Sothern India, Dupleix had an opportunity in the disputed succession to the thrones of
    A)Hyderabad and Carnatic
    B)Delhi and Awadh
    C)Travancore
    D)Vijayanagar and Ahmednagar
    Answer: Hyderabad and Carnatic
  • Q. Which battle led to the downfall of the Vijayanagar empire?
    A)Battle of Talikota
    B)Battle of Takkolam
    C)Battle of Khanwa
    D)Battle of Panipat
    Answer: Battle of Talikota
  • Q. The first woman to become a Chief Minister of any State in India was
    A)Dr. J. Jayalalitha
    B)Nandini Satpathy
    C)Sucheta Kripalani
    D)Ms. Mayawati
    Answer: Sucheta Kripalani
  • Q. Tipu was defeated in the __________ Anglo-Maratha war by the British
    A)Second
    B)First
    C)Third
    D)Fourth
    Answer: Third
  • Q. When was the Russian Provisional Government established?
    A)1918
    B)1917
    C)1920
    D)1923
    Answer: 1917
  • Q. The official court language of the Guptas was
    A)Prakrit
    B)Pali
    C)Hindi
    D)Sanskrit
    Answer: Sanskrit
  • Q. In which year ‘University of Oxford’ was founded
    A)1562
    B)1096
    C)1117
    D)1342
    Answer: 1096
  • Q. Who is the author of the book “The First Indian War of Independence- 1857-59”?
    A)Syed Ahmad Khan
    B)Karl Marx
    C)R. Mazumdar
    D)S. N. Sen
    Answer: Karl Marx
  • Q. On behalf of Aurangzeb Shivaji attacked
    A)Konkan
    B)Gujarat
    C)Surat
    D)Poena
    Answer: Konkan
  • 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. What is the popular name of Monolithic rock shrines at Mahabalipuram?
    A)Prasadas
    B)Rathas
    C)Mathika
    D)Gandhakuti
    Answer: Rathas
  • Q. Whom did Mahatma Gandhi consider his political guru?
    A)Purushottam Das Tandon
    B)Shri Bharat Kumar
    C)Sir William Wedderburn
    D)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    Answer: Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  • Q. Marco-polo, a famous traveller, was native of which country?
    A)Italy
    B)Uzbekistan
    C)Morocco
    D)Russia
    Answer: Italy
  • Q. Madame HP Blavatsky had laid the foundation of the Theosophical Society in the year
    A)1864
    B)1853
    C)1875
    D)1886
    Answer: 1875

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