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- Question
The bankruptcy of which company initiated the Panic of 1873?
Options- A. Republic Steel Company
- B. Jay Cooke & Company
- C. Standard Oil Company
- D. Century Building Society
- Correct Answer
- Jay Cooke & Company
ExplanationJay Cooke & Company, a major component of the United States banking establishment, found itself unable to market several million dollars in Northern Pacific Railway bonds in september 1873. Cooke's firm, like many others, had invested heavily in the railroads.
Hence, the bankruptcy of Jay Cooke & company initiated the Panic of 1873.
- 1. Who was the 1st president of BCCI ( Board of Control for Cricket in India )?
Options- A. R.E. Grant Govan
- B. Dr. Maharajkumar Sir Vijaya Ananda
- C. Sikandar Hyat Khan
- D. Anthony S. D'Mello Discuss
- 2. How does common salt help in separating soap from the solution after saponification?
Options- A. By decreasing density of Soap
- B. By decreasing solubility of Soap
- C. By increasing density of Soap
- D. By increasing solubility of Soap Discuss
- 3. Thillana is a format of
Options- A. Kuchipudi
- B. Odissi
- C. Baharatanatyam
- D. Kathak Discuss
- 4. Plants wilt due to excess of
Options- A. transpiration
- B. photosynthesis
- C. absorption
- D. None of these Discuss
- 5. George Bernard Shaw, the great dramatist, was
Options- A. a Welsh
- B. an Irishman
- C. a Soctsman
- D. an Englishman Discuss
- 6. The major constituent of air is
Options- A. nitrogen
- B. carbon dioxide
- C. oxygen
- D. hydrogen Discuss
- 7. Which of the film is directed by Mr. Buddhadeb Gupta?
Options- A. Mohra
- B. Krantiveer
- C. 1942 - A Love Story
- D. Charachar Discuss
- 8. The term 'Butterfly Stroke' is associated with
Options- A. Wrestling
- B. Boxing
- C. Kabaddi
- D. Swimming Discuss
- 9. Mumps is a disease caused by
Options- A. fungus
- B. bacterium
- C. virus
- D. None of these Discuss
- 10. Stripped of his heavyweight title in 1967 for refusing induction into the U.S. military, Muhammad Ali regained the heavyweight championship on October 30, 1974, in Kinshasa, Zaire with an eighth-round knockout of which prizefighter?
Options- A. George Foreman
- B. Joe Frazier
- C. Leon Spinks
- D. Sputnik Discuss
More questions
Correct Answer: R.E. Grant Govan
Explanation:
Govan was president from 1928-29 to 1932-33.
Correct Answer: By decreasing solubility of Soap
Correct Answer: Baharatanatyam
Correct Answer: transpiration
Correct Answer: an Irishman
Correct Answer: nitrogen
Correct Answer: Charachar
Correct Answer: Swimming
Correct Answer: virus
Correct Answer: George Foreman
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