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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. Paramahamsa Mandali primarily aimed at breaking caste rules was founded in which of the following places
    A)Kerala
    B)Maharashtra
    C)Tamil Nadu
    D)Gujarat
    Answer: Maharashtra
  • Q. The worship of Mother goddess was related
    A)With the Mediterranean Civilization
    B)With the Aryan Civilization
    C)With the Indus Valley Civilization
    D)With the Vedic Civilization
    Answer: With the Indus Valley Civilization
  • Q. During the reign of Aurangzeb, Rajaram was a
    A)Mughal Leader
    B)Jat Leader
    C)Maratha Leader
    D)Sikh Leader
    Answer: Maratha Leader
  • Q. The coins of which of the following reveal their love for music?
    A)Nandas
    B)Mauryas
    C)Guptas
    D)Cholas
    Answer: Guptas
  • Q. Who represented Indian women in The Second Round Table Conference?
    A)Sucheta Kripalani
    B)Aruna Asaf Ali
    C)Sarojini Naidu
    D)Kalpana Joshi
    Answer: Sarojini Naidu
  • Q. In 1528, __________ defeated the Rajputs at Chanderi
    A)Akbar
    B)Humayun
    C)Jahangir
    D)Babur
    Answer: Babur
  • Q. Who was the Viceroy when Delhi became the capital of British India?
    A)Lord Minto
    B)Lord Curzon
    C)Lord Hardinge
    D)Lord Wavell
    Answer: Lord Hardinge
  • Q. When was the Trans-Siberian Railway completed?
    A)1882
    B)1872
    C)1890
    D)1916
    Answer: 1916
  • Q. Who is known as the “Lady with the Lamp”?
    A)Helen Keller
    B)Joan of Arc
    C)Florence Nightingale
    D)Sarojini Naidu
    Answer: Florence Nightingale
  • Q. The stone railing which Aurangzeb ordered to remove was presented to Keshav Rai Temple by
    A)Shivaji
    B)Shah Jahan
    C)Dara Shikoh
    D)Dadaji
    Answer: Dara Shikoh
  • Q. Arrange in chronological order: 1. Cabinet Mission 2. Cripps Mission 3. Montague-Chelmsford Reforms 4. Minto-Morley Reforms
    A)1, 2, 3, 4
    B)3, 2, 4, 1
    C)4, 3, 2, 1
    D)2, 3, 4, 1
    Answer: 4, 3, 2, 1
  • Q. Doctrine of Passive Resistance was published in the daily Vande Mataram in:
    A)April 1906
    B)April 1907
    C)April 1905
    D)April 1904
    Answer: April 1907
  • 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. Nanu met Kunjan Pillai, who later came to be known as Chattampi Swamikal. Kunjan Pillai, who discovered and appreciated Nanu’s philosophical genius and passion for Yoga, introduced him to__________, a ‘Hatha yogi’
    A)Thycattu Ayyaavu
    B)Madan Asan
    C)Krishnan Vaidyan
    D)Kumaran Asan
    Answer: Thycattu Ayyaavu
  • Q. Sir Thomas Roe came to India with a letter from the British Monarch
    A)Queen Elizabeth
    B)Queen Mary
    C)James I
    D)Queen Anne
    Answer: James I
  • Q. When did China start the Civil Services Examination?
    A)1905
    B)605
    C)1920
    D)1949
    Answer: 605
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from__________ in January 1915
    A)England
    B)South Africa
    C)USA
    D)Russia
    Answer: South Africa
  • Q. Pulakesin II was the most famous ruler of
    A)Cholas
    B)Chalukyas
    C)Pallavas
    D)Satavahanas
    Answer: Chalukyas
  • Q. Which Directive Principal bears the direct impact of Gandhi’s moral philosophy?
    A)Provision of free legal aid and advice
    B)Equal pay for equal work
    C)Prohibition of the slaughter of cows
    D)Protection of the mounments of historical importance
    Answer: Prohibition of the slaughter of cows
  • Q. The Deccan Educational Society founded by
    A)Jyotiba Phule
    B)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    C)Firoz Shah Mehta
    D)Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
    Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak

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