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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. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the women devotees of the period? I. Karaikkal Ammaiyar, a devotee of Shiva, adopted the path of extreme asceticism in order to attain her goal. II. Andal and Karaikkal Ammaiyar renounced their social obligations, but did not join an alternative order or become nuns.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)none of the above
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. The language from which the term ‘India’ is derived is
    A)Greek
    B)English
    C)Persian
    D)Arabic
    Answer: Persian
  • Q. Which of the following are the innovative means used by Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar to bring Sanskrit education to all?
    A)Brought new prose style
    B)Devised new Bengali primer
    C)Both A & B
    D)Continued the same method without any new innovation
    Answer: Both A & B
  • Q. Japanese folk tradition and ritual, with no founder or single sacred scripture, is popularly known as
    A)Zoroastrianism
    B)Taoism
    C)Shintoism
    D)Paganism
    Answer: Shintoism
  • Q. The Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire started in the year
    A)1821
    B)1805
    C)1852
    D)1895
    Answer: 1821
  • Q. Who was the supreme body in the Britain at the time of commencement of the Government of India Act- 1858?
    A)The British Parliament
    B)Queen Victoria
    C)Government of Britan
    D)None of these
    Answer: The British Parliament
  • Q. The ‘Ajivikas’ were
    A)Breakaway branch of the Buddhists
    B)Sect contemporary to the Buddha
    C)Sect founded by Charvaka
    D)Sect founded by Shankaracharya
    Answer: Sect contemporary to the Buddha
  • Q. Who was Lord Morley?
    A)Viceroy of India
    B)Secretary of the state
    C)Governor General of India
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Secretary of the state
  • Q. The Bahmani Kingdom was founded by
    A)Alauddin Hasan
    B)Ahmad Shah-I
    C)Mahmud Gavan
    D)Firoz shah Bahmani
    Answer: Alauddin Hasan
  • Q. Who wrote, “On the Geneology of Morals”?
    A)Immanual Kant
    B)Friedrich Nietzsche
    C)Karl Marx
    D)Sigmund Freud
    Answer: Friedrich Nietzsche
  • Q. To take care of the conquered lands, Muhmmad Ghori left behind his trusted General
    A)Iltutmish
    B)Nasiruddin
    C)Qutub-din-Aibak
    D)Malik Kafur
    Answer: Qutub-din-Aibak
  • Q. The first national leader to decry the salt tax in the Indian legislature was
    A)M. K. Gandhi
    B)G. K. Gokhale
    C)J. L. Nehru
    D)Netaji S C Bose
    Answer: G. K. Gokhale
  • Q. __________ a notable disciple of Sree Narayana Guru introduced Guru’s visions and ideals to the western world
    A)Kumaranasan
    B)Nataraja Guru
    C)Chattambi Swamikal
    D)K.Madhavan
    Answer: Nataraja Guru
  • Q. Akbar was enthroned in a garden at
    A)Ajmer
    B)Kalanaur
    C)Gaur
    D)Kabul
    Answer: Kalanaur
  • Q. The congress policy of prayer and petition ultimately came to an end under the guidance of
    A)Lala Lajpat Rai
    B)B G Tilak
    C)Bipin Chandra Pal
    D)None of these
    Answer: B G Tilak
  • Q. Which two countries were involved in a Hundred Years War?
    A)England and France
    B)Turkey and Austria
    C)Palestine and Israel
    D)Germany and Russia
    Answer: England and France
  • Q. Cortez discovered Mexico in the year
    A)1519
    B)1506
    C)1532
    D)1560
    Answer: 1519
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Bhakti Saint Chaitanya? I. He popularised the Krishna Cult in Bengal. II. He believes that through love and devotion, song and dance, a devotee can feel the presence of God?
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. The city of Vijayanagara is also known as
    A)Chandragiri
    B)Aravidu
    C)Hampi
    D)Kondavidu
    Answer: Hampi
  • Q. Who among the following played an important role in Gadhar Movement?
    A)Lala Hardayal
    B)Shyamiji Krishna Verma
    C)Bipin Chandra Pal
    D)Vishnu Ganesh Pingle
    Answer: Lala Hardayal

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