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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. Indirect election was introduced in India by the Act of
    A)1858
    B)1853
    C)1892
    D)1833
    Answer: 1892
  • Q. Which of the following is not the provision of The Act of 1892?
    A)Reforms of the legislative council and adoption of the principle of election in place of nomination
    B)A simultaneous examination of ICS to be held in England and India
    C)Support of the annexation of Upper Burma
    D)Reduction in the Military expenditure
    Answer: Support of the annexation of Upper Burma
  • Q. Which statement (s) is/are correct related to Mughal’s decline? I. Mughal’s noble were well known for their loyalty but war of successor degenerated the nobility led to the decline of Mughal. II. Mughal Empire declined due to over decentralization of administration.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I and II
    Answer: Only I
  • Q. Which of the following is not included in triratna of Jainism?
    A)Right Conduct
    B)Right Knowledge
    C)Right Faith
    D)Creator
    Answer: Creator
  • Q. In which year did the Indian National Congress hold its first meeting in Bombay?
    A)1844
    B)1832
    C)1885
    D)1890
    Answer: 1885
  • Q. The Vernacular Press Act was repealed by __________
    A)Lord Lytton
    B)Lord Ripon
    C)Lord William Bentic
    D)Gladstone
    Answer: Lord Ripon
  • Q. Most of the large Harappan towns had for fortifications which served the purpose of
    A)protection against cattle raiders
    B)safety from robbers
    C)protection against floods
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. What is the name of the World’s smallest republic which has an area of 21 sq. km only?
    A)Palermo
    B)Nauru
    C)Vatican City
    D)Namur
    Answer: Nauru
  • Q. Who wrote “Summa Theologica”?
    A)Aristotle
    B)Albertus Magnus
    C)Augustine of Hippo
    D)Thomas Aquinas
    Answer: Thomas Aquinas
  • Q. Who has been called the ‘Heroine’ of the 1942 Quit India Movement?
    A)Sucheta Kripalani
    B)Annie Besant
    C)Sarojini Naidu
    D)Aruna Asaf Ali
    Answer: Aruna Asaf Ali
  • Q. What was the official language of the Sultanate?
    A)Urdu
    B)Persian
    C)Arabic
    D)Hindi
    Answer: Persian
  • Q. Who was the first sailor to sail around the world
    A)Vasco da Gama
    B)Ferdinand Magellan
    C)Christopher Columbus
    D)Amerigo Vespucci
    Answer: Ferdinand Magellan
  • Q. Whose army did Alexander the Greek ruler confront on the banks of the river Jhelum?
    A)Ambi
    B)Chandragupta Maurya
    C)Ohanananda
    D)Porus
    Answer: Porus
  • Q. When did Warring States period began in China?
    A)475 BC
    B)479 BC
    C)469 BC
    D)465 BC
    Answer: 475 BC
  • Q. What was the policy of “doctrine of lapse”?
    A)States were not allowed to adopt son as an heir
    B)States were allowed to adopt son as an heir
    C)According to this system, every ruler in India had to accept to pay a subsidy to the British for the maintenance of British army
    D)None of these
    Answer: States were not allowed to adopt son as an heir
  • Q. Individual Satyagrah was started on:
    A)October 17, 1939
    B)October 17, 1935
    C)October 17, 1940
    D)October 17, 1942
    Answer: October 17, 1940
  • Q. The fortress of Asirgarh was under the rule of __________ when Akbar besieged it
    A)Raja Bhagvan Das
    B)Mansingh
    C)Bahadur Shah
    D)Hemu
    Answer: Bahadur Shah
  • Q. Who among the following visited Gandhiji in South Africa?
    A)Vallabhbhai Patel
    B)B. G. Tilak
    C)G. K. Gokhale
    D)J. L. Nehru
    Answer: G. K. Gokhale
  • Q. In 1932, Poona Pact was signed between:
    A)Gandhiji and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
    B)Gandhiji and Jawahar Lal Nehru
    C)Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and Jawahar Lal Nehru
    D)Gandhiji and Md. Ali Jinnah
    Answer: Gandhiji and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
  • Q. Taxila was a famous site of
    A)Mauryan art
    B)Early Vedic art
    C)Gandhara art
    D)Gupta art
    Answer: Gandhara art

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