This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > History > Class 12 History Chapter 4 The Age Of Industrialisation – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 4 The Age Of Industrialisation Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. According to historians, who was the typical worker in the mid-nineteenth century? A) Craftsperson and labourer. B) Machine operator. C) Unskilled labour. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Craftsperson and labourer. 2. What did rulers do to support scientific and technological knowledge during the Industrial Revolution? A) Opposed new discoveries. B) Banned experiments. C) Supported scientists. D) Ignored scientists. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Supported scientists. 3. What were the effects of Industrialisation on 18th C Europe? A) Wealth increased. B) Classes shifted. C) Nations began assuming National Identities. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 4. What did the industrial revolution fundamentally change? A) Social, political, and economic life. B) Economic life only. C) Political life only. D) Social life only. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social, political, and economic life. 5. Dwarkanath Tagore was a/an? A) Educationist. B) Philanthropist. C) Industrialist. D) Social reformer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Industrialist. 6. In the beginning of 19 century there were not more than ..... steam engines over england A) 233. B) 231. C) 321. D) 232. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 321. 7. Why didn't the technological changes spread dramatically across the industrial landscape? A) Merchants were not interested. B) It was difficult to learn and train staff for new technology. C) New technology was expensive and merchants and industrialists were cautious about using it. D) There were little resources for damage control. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) New technology was expensive and merchants and industrialists were cautious about using it. 8. The dawn of the century was written by A) Richard Paul. B) E.T.Paull. C) Richard Johnson. D) Johnson movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) E.T.Paull. 9. Dwarkanath Tagore was alan A) Philanthropist. B) Social reformer. C) Industrialist. D) Educationist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Industrialist. 10. The Mexican revolutionaries won independence from ..... in 1821 (fill in the blank) A) Peru. B) England. C) Spain. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spain. 11. Where was the first Indian Jute mill set up? A) Bengal. B) Madras. C) Bihar. D) Bombay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bengal. 12. Who modified the steam engine? A) Thomas Newcomen. B) James Watt. C) John Kay. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) James Watt. 13. In the late 18th century which country did the upcoming indian Businessman gain maximum profit from? A) England. B) Burma. C) China. D) Ceylon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) China. 14. What happened when the cotton industries developed in England in the 1850s onward? A) Manchester goods had to be sold in Britain, these goods were to be exported to India as well, import from India declined. B) English goods were not being sold in England due to quality problems. C) Demand for Indian textiles was more than Manchester goods. D) Cotton industry was flooded in England, giving way to cheap products. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Manchester goods had to be sold in Britain, these goods were to be exported to India as well, import from India declined. 15. The first Indian jute mill was setup in India by A) Dadabhai naoroji. B) Seth hukumchand. C) GD Birla. D) Uday Kotak. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seth hukumchand. 16. When the Manchester came to India what happen to the Indian weavers A) The export market collapsed. B) The local markets shrink. C) Both a and b. D) None of this. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both a and b. 17. 8) Ordinary and small innovations were the basis of growth in many ..... sectors such as ..... A) Non-mechanised. B) Mechanised. C) Both (a) and (b). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-mechanised. 18. What was a negative effect of the Steam Engine during the Industrial Revolution? A) Shifted production from big factories to small factories. B) Concentration of population in rural areas. C) Led to pollution. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Led to pollution. 19. What did the Manchester label say? A) Made in England. B) Made in UK. C) Made in Manchester. D) Made in Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Made in Manchester. 20. As Surat and Hoogly ports in India decayed, ..... and ..... ports grew in India. A) Bombay and Calcutta. B) Madras and Bombay. C) Calcutta and Madras. D) Masulipatnam and Calcutta. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bombay and Calcutta. 21. Which regions benefited from the fly shuttle equipment? A) Bombay. B) Pune. C) Travancore, Madras, Mysore, Cochin, Bengal. D) Gujrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Travancore, Madras, Mysore, Cochin, Bengal. 22. Who discovered the Steam Engine? A) Thomas Newcomen. B) Eli Whitney. C) James Hargreaves. D) James Watt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thomas Newcomen. 23. 5) Growing at a rapid pace, ..... was the leading sector in the first phase of industrialisation up to the 1840s. A) Shipping. B) Mineral industry. C) Cotton. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cotton. 24. ..... on the Coromandel Coast and had trade links with Southeast Asian ports. A) Mangalore. B) Paradip. C) Calicut. D) Masulipatam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Masulipatam. 25. Where did industrialization take place? A) France. B) Russia. C) Germany. D) England. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) England. 26. 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:[CBSE 2011] A) Fuller. B) Gomastha. C) Jobber. D) Stapler. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jobber. 27. How the world war 1 changed the Industrial Scenario A) Small Scale industries pre dominate. B) Manchester Imports Decline. C) Indian industries also produced War Goods. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 28. When did the earliest factories came up in England? A) In 1748s. B) In 1750s. C) In 1730s. D) In 1735s. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In 1730s. 29. What was the causes led to decline of weaving industry in India? A) By the 1850s, export markets collapsed, local markets shrank. B) The cheap, machine-produced goods of Manchester glutted the Indian market. C) The civil war in America stopped cotton exports to Britain. D) Both b and c. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both b and c. 30. Who manufactured the new model of steam engine? A) James Watt. B) Newcomen. C) Mathew Boulton. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mathew Boulton. 31. Indian labels did not only carry words and texts They also carried ..... A) Images. B) Sample of the design. C) Name of the company. D) Date of manufacture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Images. 32. The capital market using the goods having the label of A) Gods and goddesses. B) Children's off Street. C) Famous market. D) Models from foreign. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gods and goddesses. 33. What is the material exported to China by India very famously A) Cotton. B) Yarn. C) Opium. D) Wheat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yarn. 34. What were supply during the First World War from Indian factories? A) Jute bags and cloth for army uniforms. B) Tents and leather boots. C) Horse and mule saddles. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 35. What changes took place after the creation of the mill? A) Production was brought together under one roof and management. This allowed a more careful supervision over the production process, a watch over quality, and the regulation of labour. B) Cotton became costly. C) Production became difficult. D) Designs were limited. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Production was brought together under one roof and management. This allowed a more careful supervision over the production process, a watch over quality, and the regulation of labour. 36. In 1789, the French people organized a ..... (which is a law-making body to represent the entire population) A) French Assembly. B) Foreign Assembly. C) French Government. D) National Assembly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) National Assembly. 37. Why did landless farmers migrate to towns during the 18th century in England? A) To start their own businesses. B) To search for jobs due to the Enclosure Movement. C) To escape from the government. D) To avoid natural disasters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To search for jobs due to the Enclosure Movement. 38. 7) By 1873 Britain was exporting iron and steel worth about £ 77 million, double the valueof its ..... export. A) Meat. B) Cotton. C) Steam engines. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cotton. 39. Who came up with the idea of the Penny Post? A) Jethro Tull. B) Alexander Graham Bell. C) Guglielino Marconi. D) Rowland Hills. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rowland Hills. 40. Why were handmade goods popular in England? A) Cheaper rates. B) Fast production. C) Demand in the market was often for goods with intricate designs and specific shapes specially by the aristocrats and the bourgeoisie class. D) Made at order was easier. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Demand in the market was often for goods with intricate designs and specific shapes specially by the aristocrats and the bourgeoisie class. 41. The actual possibility of getting a job depended on existing networks of A) Friendship and kin relations. B) Relationship and houseless. C) Poor and healthy worker. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Friendship and kin relations. 42. Which of the following is an Indian Chamber? A) FICCI. B) NITI AYOG. C) ISRO. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FICCI. 43. The first ever cotton mill was set up A) Richard Paul. B) Richard Pearson. C) Richard arkwright. D) Richard Samuel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Richard arkwright. 44. A fuller's job is to A) Pick up wool. B) Carry wool to the spinner. C) Sort wool according to it's fibre. D) Gather cloth by pleating. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gather cloth by pleating. 45. Who attacked the introduction of spinning jenny? A) Men. B) Women. C) Men and children. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Women. 46. What kind of images were made on the labels? A) Intricate designs. B) Gods & goddesses. C) Scenery. D) Picture of the factory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gods & goddesses. 47. What are the states which emerged as the capital of oweavers after the entrance of East India company A) Surat and Hooghly. B) Bengal and Kanpur. C) Bombay and Calcutta. D) Bengal and Surat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bombay and Calcutta. 48. How were new consumers created? A) By setting up middlemen. B) By producing free for new areas. C) By giving samples. D) Through advertisement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Through advertisement. 49. What do you mean by 'Orient'? A) Countries to the east of the Mediterranean. B) Countries, which are traditional, mysterious and pre-modern. C) All countries except Europe. D) Both a and b. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both a and b. 50. 10) James Watt patented the new engine in ..... A) 1581. B) 1791. C) 1781. D) 1681. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1781. 51. What was a consequence of the colonization of Asia and Africa by European Nations? A) Promotion of economic growth in colonies. B) Destruction of local handicraft industries. C) Increased employment opportunities for local artisans. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Destruction of local handicraft industries. 52. What did the Power Loom invented by Edmund Cartwright do? A) Spun fine and stronger threads. B) Separated raw cotton from its seeds. C) Speeded up the process of weaving. D) Sped back and forth on wheels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speeded up the process of weaving. 53. Before the age of machine industries, ..... and ..... goods from India dominated the international market in textiles. A) (A) silk and cotton. B) (B) jute and cotton. C) (C) silk and jute. D) (D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (A) silk and cotton. 54. In early 20th century handloom cloth production increased because: A) Factories were set up. B) New technology like looms with fly shuttle were introduced. C) Merchants invested more capital in industry. D) Demand for handloom increased. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New technology like looms with fly shuttle were introduced. 55. Where did the workers come from to work in the Indian Industries that were set up? A) In most industrial regions workers came from the districts around. B) They came from different states and regions around. C) They were brought in from Burma and Ceylon. D) They did not come around due to lack of mobility. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In most industrial regions workers came from the districts around. 56. What are the problems faced by the cotton weavers in India? A) Export market had collapsed. B) They did not have good quality cotton. C) Imported goods were cheap. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 57. Out of 321 steam engines how many were in cotton industries? A) 85. B) 70. C) 80. D) 9. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 80. 58. Apart from text what was represented on the labels? A) Caricatures. B) Logos. C) Brand name. D) Images of Indian God and Goddesses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Images of Indian God and Goddesses. 59. Who was the producer of the music album 'dawn of the century'? A) E.T. Paul. B) Will Thorne. C) M Jackson. D) C.E. Turner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) E.T. Paul. 60. What was the status of the handloom industry in the first half of the 20th century in India? A) Collapsed. B) Partially survived. C) Handloom cloth production expanded steadily. D) British interference was too much. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Handloom cloth production expanded steadily. 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