This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 10 > Class 10 History Chapter 4 The Age Of Industrialization β Quiz 1 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books Class 10 History Chapter 4 The Age Of Industrialization Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Name the most dynamic industry in Britain. A) Food processing. B) Leather goods production. C) Cotton and metal industries. D) Electronic goods production. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cotton and metal industries. 2. Who invented the steam engine? A) A) James Watt. B) B) New Camen. C) C) Richard Arkwright. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) James Watt. 3. Which among these was a pre colonial sea port? A) Vishakhapatnam. B) Chennai. C) Hoogly. D) Cochin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hoogly. 4. In thE 17th and 18th centuries, merchants from the towns in Europe began supplying money to peasants and artisans, persuading them to produce for ..... A) United States. B) European Colonies. C) International Market. D) Chinese Markets. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) International Market. 5. With the growth of colonial power, trade through the new ports of Bombay and Calcutta came to be controlled by: A) Indian merchants. B) European companies. C) The East India Company. D) British Parliament. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indian merchants. 6. What symbolizes the wheel with wings? A) Time. B) Progress. C) Carriage. D) Future. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Time. 7. ..... dominated the international market in textiles. A) England. B) China. C) France. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) India. 8. The best definition for CAPITALISM is A) An economic and political system where landed aristocrats control all trade of goods. B) A political and economic system where a single king controls all trade of goods. C) An economic and political system in which a country's trade is controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state. D) A political and economic system where the government controls all trade of goods. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An economic and political system in which a country's trade is controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state. 9. When there is plenty of labour, wages are low. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. In Victorian Britain the upper classes-aristocratic class and bourgeoisie preferred handmade goods because: A) They were made from imported material. B) The handmade goods came to symbolize refinement and class. C) They were better finished. D) Only upper class could afford the expensive items. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The handmade goods came to symbolize refinement and class. 11. 1:-Guilds were associations of- A) Industrialization. B) Exporters. C) Traders. D) Producers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Producers. 12. What made workers become hostile to the 'Spinning Jenny'? A) Common people had not yet accepted machine-made products. B) To some people machines appeared as 'monsters'. C) Hand-made goods were still popular. D) It had reduced the demand for labour. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It had reduced the demand for labour. 13. How did the mill owners organize the recruitment of workers? Choose the correct answer from the list given below: A) They were recruited through tests/ examinations. B) Selection boards used to be set up. C) Owners employed through jobbers (very often the jobber was an old trustworthy worker). D) Family members of the owners were recruited. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Owners employed through jobbers (very often the jobber was an old trustworthy worker). 14. Where was the first jute mill established? A) Surat. B) Delhi. C) Culcutta. D) Bombay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Culcutta. 15. Indian industrial growth increased after First World War because: A) British opened new factories in India. B) New technological changes occurred. C) Indian mills now had a vast home market to supply to. D) India became independent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indian mills now had a vast home market to supply to. 16. The first Asian country to be industrialized was A) Japan. B) India. C) China. D) Afghanistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) India. 17. What was the impact of industrialization on the family structure and population distribution? A) Equal rights and appreciation for women workers. B) Rapid population growth and urbanization, destruction of old social order. C) Shift from factory work to agriculture and decrease in poverty. D) Strengthening of traditional family values and decrease in urban population. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rapid population growth and urbanization, destruction of old social order. 18. ..... set up the first jute mill in Calcutta. A) Seth Hukumchand. B) Seth Ranchhodlal Chotalal. C) Jamshedji Tata. D) Dinshaw Petit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seth Hukumchand. 19. What was an outcome of the enclosure act? A) Small farmers lost their land and moved to towns or cities. B) Urban populations declined. C) Major cities declined in number. D) Peasants were encouraged to move to the countryside where there was plenty of land. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Small farmers lost their land and moved to towns or cities. 20. ..... Which of the following best defines a Jobber? A) Employed by industrialists to get new recruits. B) Old trusted worker. C) Person of authority and power. D) Controlled lives of workers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Employed by industrialists to get new recruits. 21. Which of the following is not a reason why industrialists in 19th century Europe preferred hand labour over machines? A) There was abundance of labour, so wages were low. B) Hand labour produced uniform and standardized goods for a mass market. C) Machines required huge capital investment. D) Industries, where demand was seasonal, industrialists preferred hand labour. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hand labour produced uniform and standardized goods for a mass market. 22. Guilds were associations of ..... A) Traders. B) Rulers. C) Indians. D) British. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Traders. 23. Name the first industrial country in the world: A) France. B) Japan. C) Britain. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Britain. 24. Who invented the steam engi A) James Watt. B) New Camen. C) Richard Arkwright. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) James Watt. 25. India exported ..... to China A) Tea. B) Gold. C) Opium. D) Indigo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Opium. 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