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Q. Who switched on the world’s first large-scale electrical supply network?

A
Alexander Graham Bell
B
Albert Einstein
C
Benjamin Franklin
D
Thomas Edison

Correct Answer

Thomas Edison

More Questions on History

  • Q. The privileges of free trade granted to the English East India Company were confirmed in 1717 by Emperor
    A)Farrukh-Siyar
    B)Bahadur Shah
    C)Muhammad Shah
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Farrukh-Siyar
  • Q. Who called Government India Act 1935 a Charter of Slavery ?
    A)Subhash Chandra Bose
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patel
    D)Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
    Answer: Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Q. I. Jahangir had set up his court at Allahabad, assumed royal titles and struck coins in his name II. He banned slaughter of animals on two days in every week viz – Sunday & Thursday. Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct related to Jahangir?
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I and II
  • Q. The Veda that contains charms and spells toward off evils and diseases is
    A)Atharvaveda
    B)Rigveda
    C)Samaveda
    D)Yajurveda
    Answer: Atharvaveda
  • Q. In a message to the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam in 1926 __________ declared, no community can make progress except through organization
    A)Dr. Palpu
    B)Chattambi Swamikal
    C)Narayana Guru
    D)Rajaram Mohan Roy
    Answer: Narayana Guru
  • Q. Who is known as the founder of the ‘Republic of Turkey’
    A)Fevzi Cakmak
    B)Ismet Inonu
    C)Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
  • Q. Which among the following was the capital of Shivaji?
    A)Raigarh
    B)Poona
    C)Singhgarh
    D)Panhala
    Answer: Raigarh
  • Q. Under pressure from his family, Nanu married__________, the daughter of a traditional village doctor
    A)Kaliamma
    B)Kaliamma
    C)Rohini
    D)Meenkshi Amma
    Answer: Kaliamma
  • Q. The revolutionary like Ashfaqullah Khan, Chandra Shekhar Azad, Ram Prasad Bismil, Roshan Singh and Rajendra Lahiri were all associated with :
    A)1857 Revolt
    B)The Kakori Conspiracy case (1925)
    C)Chauri Chaura Case
    D)The Jallianwala Bagh massacre
    Answer: The Kakori Conspiracy case (1925)
  • Q. The Editor of ‘Young India’ and ‘Harijan’ was
    A)Ambedkar
    B)Nehru
    C)Mahatma Gandhi
    D)Subhash Chandra bose
    Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
  • Q. Assertion (A): Nalanda was the centre of Buddhist learning in the post-Gupta period. Reason (R): It was patronised by the Pala rulers.
    A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
    C)A is true but R is false
    D)A is false but R is true
    Answer: Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
  • Q. Name three important forms of Satyagraha
    A)Boycott, civil disobedience and rebellion
    B)Non-cooperation, civil disobedience and boycott
    C)Non-cooperation, revolution and referendum
    D)Revolution, plebiscite and boycott
    Answer: Non-cooperation, civil disobedience and boycott
  • Q. Swami Sahajanand Saraswati was the first president of
    A)All India Unity Mahasabha
    B)All India Hindu Mahasabha
    C)All India Kisan Mahasabha
    D)None of these
    Answer: All India Kisan Mahasabha
  • Q. Zafarnama was letter written to a Mughal emperor by which of the following Sikh Gurus?
    A)Arjan Dev
    B)Hari Rai
    C)Tegh Bahadur
    D)Gobind Singh
    Answer: Gobind Singh
  • Q. The founder of Jainism was
    A)Neminath
    B)Rishbha
    C)Parsvanatha
    D)Vardhaman Mahavira
    Answer: Vardhaman Mahavira
  • Q. World renowned philosopher Karl Marx was born in the country
    A)Germany
    B)Austria
    C)Russia
    D)Italy
    Answer: Germany
  • Q. Which noted scholar wrote Vikramankadevacharita?
    A)Bilhana
    B)Kalhan
    C)Kalidas
    D)Jaydeva
    Answer: Bilhana
  • Q. During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Assam to grow__________
    A)Tea
    B)Jute
    C)Sugarcane
    D)Wheat
    Answer: Tea
  • Q. Who are the earliest migrants from Europe to South America
    A)French
    B)Britishers
    C)Portuguese
    D)Spaniards
    Answer: Spaniards
  • Q. The use of spinning wheel (Charkha) became common during the
    A)10th Century AD
    B)9th Century AD
    C)12th Century AD
    D)14th Century AD
    Answer: 14th Century AD

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