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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. Akbar was__________ years old when he became emperor
    A)19
    B)16
    C)13
    D)10
    Answer: 13
  • Q. The Vedas contain all the truth was interpreted by
    A)Swami Dayananda
    B)Swami Vivekananda
    C)Raja Rammohan Roy
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Swami Dayananda
  • Q. Which of the following saint wrote Sri-Bhasya?
    A)Vallabh
    B)Ramanuja
    C)Tukaram
    D)Eknath
    Answer: Ramanuja
  • Q. Partition of Bengal was revoked in 1911 during the Viceroyalty of
    A)Lord Minto
    B)Lord Hardinge
    C)Lord Chelmsford
    D)Lord Reading
    Answer: Lord Hardinge
  • Q. The violent Mappilas stormed the bungalow of the District Magistrate . . . . . . and murdered him in 1855
    A)William Logan
    B)H.V. Connolly
    C)Lord Ripond
    D)Gladstone
    Answer: H.V. Connolly
  • Q. Where had Qutub-ud-din Aibak got constructed the Adhai-din-ka Jhonpra (Hut of Two-and-a-half- Days)?
    A)Ajmer
    B)Agra
    C)Delhi
    D)Fatehpur Sikri
    Answer: Ajmer
  • Q. Which of the following principle propagated by Aligarh school which helped in bringing reforms in Muslims? I. Intolerance to other religions and religious texts II. Quran was the only authoritative work for Islam and all others are secondary. Therefore said belief in only Islam III. Incorporate modern western thought
    A)Both I and II
    B)Only I
    C)Both II and III
    D)All the above
    Answer: Both II and III
  • Q. Who is known as the founder of Tudor dynasty in England
    A)Richard III
    B)Elizabeth I
    C)Henry VII
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Henry VII
  • Q. Which ruler founded the famous Vikramshila University for the Buddhists?
    A)Devapala
    B)Mahipala
    C)Gopala
    D)Dharampala
    Answer: Dharampala
  • Q. Who defeated the Spanish Armada?
    A)Elizabeth II
    B)Elizabeth I
    C)Henry VIII
    D)James I
    Answer: Elizabeth I
  • Q. Which one of the following is included in the rights of serfs?
    A)The right to move from one manor to another
    B)The right to work on certain land and pass the lands to their heirs
    C)The right to marry whomever they wanted to marry
    D)All the above
    Answer: The right to work on certain land and pass the lands to their heirs
  • Q. In 1907, after the passing of Col. H. S. Olcott, __________ became the second International President of the Theosophical Society
    A)Sarojini Naidu
    B)Annie Besant
    C)Ahalya Rangnekar
    D)Bhabani Charan Mitra
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. Tashkent Agreement was signed between India and Pakistan in the year
    A)1966
    B)1960
    C)1970
    D)1950
    Answer: 1966
  • Q. Indian Dyarchy was started by :
    A)Minto-Morley Reforms, 1909
    B)Indian Council Act, 1861
    C)Indian Council Act, 1992
    D)Montague-Chelmsford Reforms, 1919
    Answer: Montague-Chelmsford Reforms, 1919
  • Q. “Din-i-Ilahi” was the new religion started by
    A)Jahangir
    B)Humayun
    C)Akbar
    D)Shahjahan
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. Who was the master of imperial mint at Delhi during the reign of Akbar?
    A)Mansur
    B)Khwaza Abdus Samad
    C)Mir Sayyid Ali
    D)Jehangir
    Answer: Khwaza Abdus Samad
  • Q. Who among the following composed the Hindi version of Ramayana?
    A)Valmiki
    B)Tulsidas
    C)Ramananda
    D)Kabir
    Answer: Tulsidas
  • Q. Where did Mahatma Gandhi first apply his technique of Satyagraha?
    A)Noakhali
    B)Dandi
    C)England
    D)South Africa
    Answer: South Africa
  • Q. Who was the commander of 1857 revolt in Rohilkhand?
    A)Begum Hazrat Mahal
    B)Ahmadullah
    C)Jung Bahadur Rana
    D)Tatya Tope
    Answer: Ahmadullah
  • Q. The medieval city of Vijayanagar is now known as
    A)Aravidu
    B)Chandragiri
    C)Hampi
    D)Kondavidu
    Answer: Hampi

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