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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. In which year did the Suez Canal was open for trade
    A)1880
    B)1869
    C)1774
    D)1620
    Answer: 1869
  • Q. From which year did the Muslim League started demanding a separate nation for the Muslims?
    A)1940
    B)1942
    C)1929
    D)1919
    Answer: 1940
  • Q. Who established Prarthana Samaj?
    A)Derozio
    B)Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar
    C)David Hare
    D)Athmaram Panduranga with the help of Keshav Chandra Sen
    Answer: Athmaram Panduranga with the help of Keshav Chandra Sen
  • Q. Before starting of an Era, what was the last karma given by Rishabhanatha other than agriculture, ink, sword, craft and service?
    A)Fishery
    B)Business
    C)War
    D)All of the above
    Answer: Business
  • Q. Tilak was sentenced and transported to
    A)Mandalay
    B)Mandal
    C)Australia
    D)Andaman
    Answer: Mandalay
  • Q. The Persian ruler who besieged Qandhar in Jahangir’s reign was
    A)Shah Parvez
    B)Shah Muhammad
    C)Shah Abbas
    D)Shah Raza
    Answer: Shah Abbas
  • Q. Pulakesin II was the most famous ruler of
    A)Cholas
    B)Chalukyas
    C)Pallavas
    D)Satavahanas
    Answer: Chalukyas
  • Q. I. The Amritsar Session of the INC gave a great fillip to the Khilafat agitation. II. Khilafat conference held in Calcutta under Presidentship of Jinnah. III. Khilafat Movement was started to support Ottoman Empire. Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct regarding Khilafat Movement?
    A)Both I and II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and III
    D)I, II and III
    Answer: Both I and III
  • Q. Till when did the Wars of the Roses last?
    A)1431
    B)1420
    C)1453
    D)1487
    Answer: 1487
  • Q. Permanent Revenue settlement of Bengal was introduced by
    A)Hastings
    B)Clive
    C)Wellesley
    D)Cornwallis
    Answer: Cornwallis
  • Q. The Indus or Harappan Civilisation is distinguished from the other contemporary civilisations by its
    A)underground drainage system
    B)town planning
    C)uniformity of weights and measures
    D)large agricultural surplus
    Answer: underground drainage system
  • Q. Who among the following had during his reign introduced a new calendar, a new system of coinage, and new scales of weights and measures?
    A)Murshid Quli Khan
    B)Tipu Sultan
    C)Raghunath Rao
    D)Lord Cornwallis
    Answer: Tipu Sultan
  • Q. Who among the following is the great disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and helped in spreading the message that there are many roads to god and salvation and service of god for man was embodiment of god?
    A)Swami Vivekananda
    B)Raja Rammohan Roy
    C)Swami Dayananda Saraswati
    D)Annie Besant
    Answer: Swami Vivekananda
  • Q. PIassey is located near
    A)Rajashahi in Bangladesh
    B)Murshidabad in West Bengal
    C)Calcutta
    D)Monghyr in Bihar
    Answer: Murshidabad in West Bengal
  • Q. Megasthanes, the ambassador of Selucus at the Mauryan court in Pataliputra, wrote an account of the period in his book
    A)Indika
    B)Travels of Megasthanes
    C)Indicoplecusts
    D)Both (B) and (C)
    Answer: Indika
  • Q. Calcutta medical college in__________
    A)1745
    B)1735
    C)1832
    D)1835
    Answer: 1835
  • Q. The title given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi which he surrendered during the non-cooperation movement was
    A)Kaiser-e-Hind
    B)Hind Keasri
    C)Rai Bahadur
    D)Rt. Honorable
    Answer: Kaiser-e-Hind
  • Q. The Mughal leader Babur originally invaded northern India
    A)Because he was unable to achieve his ambitious goals in central Asia
    B)To creates a Shiite Muslim state
    C)To control the trade routes into Southeast Asia
    D)To defeat his longstanding enemy, the sultan of Delhi
    Answer: Because he was unable to achieve his ambitious goals in central Asia
  • 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. Who led the revolt of 1857 in Lucknow?
    A)Jung Bahadur Rana
    B)Bahadur Shah Jafar
    C)Begum Hazrat Mahal
    D)Tatya Tope
    Answer: Begum Hazrat Mahal

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