Where was the world’s first oil-well drilled in the nineteenth century?
- A. Baku in Russia
- B. Titusville in Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
- C. Digboi in Assam, India
- D. Dhahran in Saudi Arabia
Correct Answer: B. Titusville in Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (1859)
The world’s first oil-well drilled in Titusville in Pennsylvania, the U.S.A. in the nineteenth century. On August 27, 1859, George Bissell and Edwin L. Drake made the first successful use of a drilling rig on a well-drilled especially to produce oil, at a site on Oil Creek near Titusville, Pennsylvania.
Correct Answer: C. 74 alphabets
Correct Answer: C. Nadir Shah
Correct Answer: C. China
The first country to print book was China. The period of the Tang Dynasty the first printing of books started in China. The Chinese were using woodblocks (earliest printing technology) for centuries for printing. Although there is no exact date known, between 618 and 907 AD the first printing of books started.
Correct Answer: B. 871357
Correct Answer: D. Indonesia
Correct Answer: B. Dr. Abdus Salam