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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 movement got the support from both Hindus and Muslims?
    A)Quit India Movement
    B)Non-Cooperation Movement
    C)Champaran Stayagraha
    D)Anti-Partition Movement
    Answer: Non-Cooperation Movement
  • Q. When was Government of India Act passed?
    A)1819
    B)1818
    C)1858
    D)1800
    Answer: 1858
  • Q. Who declared “Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it”?
    A)Bal Gangadhara Tilak
    B)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    C)Lala Lajpat Rai
    D)K.T Telang
    Answer: Bal Gangadhara Tilak
  • Q. Economy of Vedic period was based on?
    A)Agriculture
    B)Pastureland
    C)Mining
    D)Cotton Cultivation
    Answer: Agriculture
  • Q. The Muslim League demanded a separate homeland for Indian Muslims for the first time at its :
    A)Lucknow session in 1916
    B)Lahore session in 1940.
    C)Meerut Session 1946
    D)Tripuri Session in 1939
    Answer: Lahore session in 1940.
  • Q. Which of the following Act(s) was/were passed in 1856?
    A)The Hindu Widow Remarriage Act
    B)The Religious Disabilities Act
    C)Both the above
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Both the above
  • Q. Which one of the following is considered the Magna Carta of the Indian people?
    A)The Ilbert Bill
    B)The Government of India Act, 1858
    C)Indian Councils Act of 1892
    D)Queen Victoria's Proclamation
    Answer: Queen Victoria's Proclamation
  • Q. The Buddha attained nirvana at __________
    A)Sarnath
    B)Bodh Gaya
    C)Sanchi
    D)Kusinagara
    Answer: Bodh Gaya
  • Q. During Mughal rule, excellent cotton goods were woven in which one of the following centres?
    A)Surat
    B)Agra
    C)Delhi
    D)Calcutta
    Answer: Agra
  • Q. The term of office of member of the Council of India as per the act of 1919 was
    A)4 years
    B)5 years
    C)2 years
    D)6 years
    Answer: 5 years
  • Q. The Industrial Revolution in England represented the climax of the transition from
    A)Feudalism to capitalism
    B)Slavery to feudalism
    C)Capitalism to socialism
    D)Socialism to market socialism
    Answer: Feudalism to capitalism
  • Q. Harihara Raya I who ruled the Vijaynagara Empire for the period 1336-1356 belonged to which dynasty?
    A)Saluva Dynasty
    B)Sangama Dynasty
    C)Tuluva Dynasty
    D)Aravidu Dynasty
    Answer: Sangama Dynasty
  • 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. Which of the following statements is not correct? Provision was made In the Act of 1935 for
    A)Provincial Subjects
    B)The Central Subjects
    C)Concurrent Lists
    D)A List of Subjects for Princely States
    Answer: A List of Subjects for Princely States
  • Q. What was the time period of Indus Civilization / Harappan Civilization?
    A)2500 BC - 1700 BC
    B)2400 BC - 1700 BC
    C)2400 BC - 1750 BC
    D)2500 BC - 1750 BC
    Answer: 2500 BC - 1750 BC
  • Q. Akbar (1556-1605 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
    A)Maurya
    B)Nanda
    C)Mughal
    D)Haryanka
    Answer: Mughal
  • Q. Lord Mountbatten had held detailed discussions on the approaching partition of India with
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru
    B)Mohammed Ali Jinnah
    C)Mahatma Gandhi
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. The most important saint of the Bhakti Movement in Maharashtra who was born at Satara and is said to have died in Punjab, was
    A)Namadeva
    B)Jnanesvar
    C)Tukaram
    D)Guru Ramdas
    Answer: Namadeva
  • Q. Find the odd one
    A)Yajur veda
    B)Sam veda
    C)Vishnu Purana
    D)Rig veda
    Answer: Vishnu Purana
  • Q. Which of the following provisions are included under female infanticide act of 1870? I. Declared female infanticide illegal equivalent to murder II. Parents to register the birth of all babies compulsorily. III. Verification of female children after some years of birth particularly in areas where the custom is still prevalent
    A)All the above statement
    B)Only I
    C)Only II and III
    D)Only I and II
    Answer: All the above statement

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