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MCQs for The Age of Industrialisation
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MCQs for The Age of Industrialisation
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1. Which of the following is not a reason why industrialists in 19th century Europe preferred hand labour over machines?
2. Which war materials were produced in India to supply to Britain during World War I?
3. With the growth of colonial power, trade through the new ports of Bombay and Calcutta came to be controlled by:
4. What made workers become hostile to the 'Spinning Jenny'?
5. Indian industrial growth increased after First World War because:
6. Which of the following helped the production of handloom cloth?
7. Coarser cotton was produced in many countries but finer varieties came from:
8. How did the mill owners organize the recruitment of workers? Choose the correct answer from the list given below:
9. Name the most dynamic industry in Britain.
10. Where was the first cotton mill established? ;
11. Why was it difficult to get a job in a factory in 19th century Britain?
12. Name the first industrial country in the world:
13. Identify the incorrect option. Early entrepreneur of India:
14. How did urban merchants acquire trade monopoly?
15. After 1940s, building activity opened up greater opportunities of employment. What kind of work was introduced?
16. Who devised the Spinning Jenny?
17. Why couldn't the merchants expand production within towns?
18. Why did the weavers suffer from a problem of raw cotton?
19. In the 17th century, merchants from towns in Europe moved to the countryside to:
20. How did the East India Company prevent the Indian weavers from dealing with other companies?