This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 10 > History > The Age Of Industrialization > Class 10 History Chapter 4 The Age Of Industrialization – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 10 History Chapter 4 The Age Of Industrialization Quiz 2 (47 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or falseThe international market for fine textiles was dominated by India till the eighteenth century. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Towards the dawn of the 20th century, the ..... movement started to gain momentum in India. A) Quit India. B) Dandi March. C) Swadeshi. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Swadeshi. 3. Which of the following was greatly affected by the industrial revolution? A) Education. B) Religion. C) Economic. D) Politics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Economic. 4. The earliest factories came up in England by the ..... s A) 1800. B) 1730. C) 1830. D) 1700. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1730. 5. ..... was a European managing agency. A) Jarine Skinner & CO. B) East India Company. C) Elgin Mills Co. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jarine Skinner & CO. 6. The were associations of producers helped in ..... A) Trained craftspeople. B) Maintained control over production. C) Restricted the entry of new people intothe trade. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 7. Mark the most suitable option.Assertion:The cotton weavers of India flourished with the Manchester imports.Reason:With the American Civil War, the. Cotton supplies from US to Britain increased. A) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion. B) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion. C) Assertion is true but reason is false. D) Both assertion and reason are false. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both assertion and reason are false. 8. The first cotton mill in ..... came up in 1854 A) Kanpur. B) Calcutta. C) Delhi. D) Bombay. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bombay. 9. Who advocated for a more comprehensive governance that acknowledges the power of the people? A) Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill. B) Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. C) Adam Smith and Thomas Malthus. D) Clara Zetkin and Rosa Luxemburg. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill. 10. What is a Laissez-Faire economy? A) An economy that is completely controlled by the U.S. government. B) An economy that is partially controlled by the U.S. government. C) An economy that works best when there is very little involvement by the U.S. government. D) An economy that is controlled by another country. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An economy that works best when there is very little involvement by the U.S. government. 11. G.D. Birla was a Parsi entrepreneur who built huge industrial empire in India. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. The company appointed a paid servant called the ..... to supervise weavers, collect supplies, and examine the quality of cloth. A) Munimji. B) Gomastha. C) Head worker. D) Jobber. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gomastha. 13. Why were workers in England hostile to machines and new technology? A) They did not know how to use these. B) They feared that they would lose their jobs and livelihood. C) The workers were too poor to buy new machines. D) They were scared of machines. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They feared that they would lose their jobs and livelihood. 14. From which of the following trade did the early entrepreneur make a fortune? A) China trade. B) Textile trade. C) Share market. D) Trade of tea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) China trade. 15. Name the areas that demanded seasonal labour in England. A) Gas works, breweries and dockyards. B) Gas works and dockyard. C) Iron and steel. D) Steam power. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gas works, breweries and dockyards. 16. At each stage of production ..... to ..... workers were employed by each merchant A) 15-20. B) 20-25. C) 18-20. D) 30-35. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 20-25. 17. What was the first symbol of new era in England in 18th century A) Cotton. B) Silk. C) Tussar. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cotton. 18. Apart from China, India traded with ..... A) Nepal. B) Russia. C) Burma. D) Thailand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Burma. 19. Who devised the Spinning Jenny? A) Samuel Luke. B) Richard Arkwright. C) James Hargreaves. D) James Watt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) James Hargreaves. 20. Which could be the positive effect of industrial revolution? A) Cheap human labor. B) Increase in production. C) Decrease in consumption. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increase in production. 21. What characterized the new conservative Europe after the end of Napoleon's empire? A) Expansion of colonial territories and increased trade agreements. B) Reluctance for change and overbearing traditional governments. C) Rise of liberal and Marxist ideologies. D) Progressive governance and support for industrialization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reluctance for change and overbearing traditional governments. 22. What led to the rise of new ideologies seeking to fix the reluctance of the conservative governments? A) Expansion of colonial territories and increased trade agreements. B) Reluctance for change and overbearing traditional governments. C) Pressure from international organizations and foreign governments. D) Growing demands for reform and the inability of individuals to solve problems alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Growing demands for reform and the inability of individuals to solve problems alone. 23. What ended the period of innovation and reform during the Age of Industrialization? A) The emergence of new technologies and industrial advancements. B) The collapse of the British industrial powerhouse. C) The beginning of World War One. D) The rise of conservative governments and the decline of liberal ideologies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The beginning of World War One. 24. Advertisements make the products appear desirable and necessary. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. The person who got people from village, ensured them jobs, helped them settle in cities and provided them money in times of need was known as: A) Fuller. B) Stapler. C) Gomastha. D) Jobber. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jobber. 26. 2) The first symbol of the new era was ..... Its production boomedin the late nineteenth century. A) Wool. B) Aluminium. C) Cotton. D) Silver. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cotton. 27. Why did Manchester export to India decline after the First World War? A) People were busy fighting the war. B) Factories closed down due to security problem. C) Factories and mills were busy producing goods to fulfill the need of army. D) Export trade was restricted by the government. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Factories and mills were busy producing goods to fulfill the need of army. 28. It is the first industrial city in England- A) London. B) Wales. C) Manchester. D) Oxford. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) London. 29. From which of the following trade did the early entrepreneurs make a fortune? A) Textile trade. B) Industries. C) Trade in tea. D) China trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) China trade. 30. How did the East India Company prevent the Indian weavers from dealing with other companies? A) Imposed extra tarrif to discourage them to deal with other foreigners. B) Bought them off as slaves. C) Paid higher prices for their products. D) Offered them loans for their production. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Offered them loans for their production. 31. Which of the following best describes the process of URBANIZATION A) Process of people moving from the city into suburbs around the city. B) Process of people fleeing California because of high taxes and showing up in Nashville. C) Process of people leaving urban areas to move to rural areas. D) Process of people leaving rural areas to move into urban areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Process of people leaving rural areas to move into urban areas. 32. What was the fly shuttle used for- A) Sowing. B) Washing. C) Drying. D) Weaving. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weaving. 33. Why did the weavers suffer from a problem of raw cotton? A) The cotton crop perished. B) Export market collapsed. C) Local markets shrank. D) Raw cotton exports increased. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Raw cotton exports increased. 34. What is proto industrialization A) Early form of industrialization. B) Form of mechanical industries. C) Both. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Early form of industrialization. 35. Why couldn't the merchants expand production within towns? A) The powerful guilds did not allow them to do so. B) New merchants were not competent enough to carry on production work and trade. C) New merchants had inadequate capital. D) Competent weavers and artisans were not available in towns. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The powerful guilds did not allow them to do so. 36. 1) The earliest factories in England came up by ..... But it was only in the late eighteenth century that the number of factories multiplied. A) 1760s. B) 1830s. C) 1730s. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1730s. 37. Which of the following was a European managing agency? A) Tata Iron and Steel Company. B) Elgin Mill. C) Andrew Yule. D) Birla Industries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Andrew Yule. 38. Cotton mill was created by: A) Andrew Walkright. B) Richard Arkwright. C) Mathew Boulton. D) Newcomen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Richard Arkwright. 39. What factors led to Great Britain industrializing first? A) Abundance of natural resources, political and social stability. B) Strong military dominance, colonial expansion. C) Lack of competition from other European nations. D) Access to advanced technology, favorable trade agreements. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abundance of natural resources, political and social stability. 40. In Bengal, Dwarakanath Tagore made his fortune in China Trade. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 41. What was the reason that the Handloom cloth production expanded steadily in the 20th Century? A) The intricate design of the handloom cloth could not be easily copied by the mills. B) Indians used to prefer the Handloom material. C) Handloom material was cheaper. D) The usage of Handloom material encourages National pride. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The intricate design of the handloom cloth could not be easily copied by the mills. 42. Which of the following innovations helped the weavers in increasing productivity and compete with mill sector A) Cotton Gin. B) Roller. C) Fly shuttle. D) Spining jenny. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fly shuttle. 43. What was the impact of industrialization on the working class? A) Increased job opportunities and improved living conditions. B) Equal rights and appreciation for women workers. C) Decrease in urban population and social order. D) Shift from agriculture to factory work, rise of poverty and disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shift from agriculture to factory work, rise of poverty and disease. 44. Identify the incorrect option. Early entrepreneur of India: A) Dwarkanath Tagore of Bengal. B) Seth Hukumchand of Calcutta. C) Bhai Bhosle of Bombay. D) Dinshaw Petit and Jamsetjee . Nusserwanjee-Parsis of Bombay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bhai Bhosle of Bombay. 45. In European society, members of the royal family are referred as 'bourgeoisie'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 46. 3) ..... created the cotton mill. A) Orville Wright. B) Richard Arkwright. C) James Watt. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Richard Arkwright. 47. Which one is the flourishing industry of England? A) Cotton industry. B) Jute industry. C) Iron and steel industry. D) I.T. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Iron and steel industry. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesHistory QuizzesClass 10 QuizzesClass 10 History Chapter 4 The Age Of Industrialization Quiz 1 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books