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Q. Who was the first to distill petroleum?

A
Cathryn J. Prince
B
Benjamin Silliman
C
Edward Hitchcock
D
James Dwight Dana

Correct Answer

Benjamin Silliman

More Questions on History

  • Q. Why was the Khilafat Movement started?
    A)To protest against the injustice done to Arabia
    B)To protest against the injustice done to Egypt
    C)To protest against the injustice done to Persia
    D)To protest against the injustice done to Turkey
    Answer: To protest against the injustice done to Turkey
  • Q. The Venetian traveler who travelled with his wife and reached Vijayanagar around 1420 was
    A)Niccolo de Conti
    B)Athanasius Nikitin
    C)Ibn Batuta
    D)Ferishta
    Answer: Niccolo de Conti
  • Q. The peasant movements, revolts, riots, struggles, etc. in 19th century, India remained mainly localised because
    A)the peasants had no leadership and organisation
    B)they were mainly directed against enhancement in rent, evictions, usurious practices of moneylenders, etc.
    C)they grew out of local grievances
    D)the big landlords were allies of the British
    Answer: they grew out of local grievances
  • Q. Which of the following was not included in Pakistan by the Independence Act?
    A)The West Punjab
    B)East Bengal
    C)Sind
    D)West Bengal
    Answer: West Bengal
  • Q. The famous Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan was taken away in 1739 by
    A)Persian invader Nadir Shah
    B)Afghan invader Ahmed Shah Abdali
    C)Mongol invader Chengiz Khan
    D)British East India Company
    Answer: Persian invader Nadir Shah
  • Q. Who among of the following started Marathi fortnightly newspaper ‘Bahishkrit Bharat’?
    A)Vir Savarkar
    B)Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
    C)Vinobha Bhave
    D)Lokmanya Tilak
    Answer: Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
  • Q. The Vedic deity Indra was the Goddess of
    A)Eternity
    B)Wind
    C)Rain and thunder
    D)Fire
    Answer: Rain and thunder
  • Q. Razia Sultan, the first woman to sit on the throne of Delhi, was the daughter of which Sultan
    A)Mohammed of Ghori
    B)Mohammed Ghori
    C)Iltutmish
    D)Alauddin Khalji
    Answer: Iltutmish
  • Q. Name the Rajput General who bravely fought the Battle of Khanwa before losing to Babur
    A)Raja Jai Singh
    B)Rana Man Singh
    C)Rana Sanga
    D)Rana Pratap
    Answer: Rana Sanga
  • Q. Which of the following animals was not known to the people of Indus Valley Civilisation?
    A)Cow
    B)Horse
    C)Giraffe
    D)Elephant
    Answer: Giraffe
  • Q. Which of the following is not true about First Anglo-Mysore War?
    A)Hyder Ali defeated the English in the First Anglo-Mysore War
    B)First Anglo-Mysore War fought in AD 1767-69
    C)Treaty of Madras was the result of First Anglo-Mysore War
    D)All of the above are incorrect
    Answer: Hyder Ali defeated the English in the First Anglo-Mysore War
  • Q. What was the official language of the Sultanate?
    A)Urdu
    B)Persian
    C)Arabic
    D)Hindi
    Answer: Persian
  • Q. According to the terms of the treaty of Srirangapattanam, . . . . . . was ceded to the British
    A)Cochi
    B)Malabar
    C)Travancore
    D)Mysore
    Answer: Malabar
  • Q. The aim of Ashoka’s Dhamma was
    A)Religious domination
    B)Subtle conquest
    C)A casteless society
    D)Non-violence and peace
    Answer: Non-violence and peace
  • Q. Babur was succeeded to the Mughal throne by
    A)Akbar
    B)Sher Shah
    C)Humayun
    D)Bhadur Shah
    Answer: Humayun
  • Q. Who is said to be responsible for the spread of Jainism in Karnataka?
    A)Chandragupta Maurya
    B)Ajatashatru
    C)Bimbisara
    D)Mahapadma Nanda
    Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
  • Q. Of the so-called ‘Nine Gems of the Court of Akbar’ the one who was a reputed poet of Hindi, was
    A)Faizi
    B)Abul Fazl
    C)Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khana
    D)Birbal
    Answer: Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khana
  • Q. Which of the following reformer was associated with Prarthana Samaj?
    A)Bhandarkar
    B)M. G. Ranade
    C)Atmaram Pandurang
    D)Chandavarkar
    Answer: Atmaram Pandurang
  • Q. The revolutionary leader who had organized an attack on the armoury of Chittagong was
    A)Jatin Das
    B)Surya Sen
    C)Chandra Shekhar Azad
    D)CR Das
    Answer: Surya Sen
  • Q. When was Charlemagne crowned as Roman Emperor?
    A)860
    B)800
    C)871
    D)899
    Answer: 800

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