This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 History Chapter 4 The Age Of Industrialisation – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 4 The Age Of Industrialisation Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. Out of 321 steam engines how many were in cotton industries? A) 80. B) 9. C) 70. D) 85. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 80. 8. 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. 9. Who was the producer of the music album 'dawn of the century'? A) C.E. Turner. B) M Jackson. C) E.T. Paul. D) Will Thorne. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) E.T. Paul. 10. 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. 11. With the expansion of railways in England from the 1840s and in the colonies from the 1860s, the demand for ..... and ..... increased rapidly. A) Jute and Cotton. B) Aluminium and Bauxite. C) Copper and Steel. D) Iron and Steel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Iron and Steel. 12. Haiti (an island in the Caribbean Sea) was enslaved by which European country? A) French. B) Spanish. C) Italian. D) English. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) French. 13. Who started Scientific Cultivation of the crops and invented a seed drill and a horse power hoeing machine for cultivation? A) Alexander Graham Bell. B) Guglielino Marconi. C) Rowland Hills. D) Jethro Tull. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jethro Tull. 14. By 1776, the Americans declarared themselves a ..... nation (fill in the blank) A) Sovereign. B) Enslaved. C) Happy. D) Sad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sovereign. 15. Out of 321 steam engine how many wear used by cotton industries A) 120. B) 100. C) 90. D) 80. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 80. 16. Which one of the following places in India 67 per cent of the large industries was located? A) Bengal and Delhi. B) Bengal and Bombay. C) Delhi and Bombay. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bengal and Bombay. 17. In India where was the first Jute mill set up? A) Bihar. B) Bengal. C) Madras. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bengal. 18. What was a common danger faced by children working in factories during the Industrial Revolution? A) Injuries and death due to dangerous machines. B) Excessive breaks during shifts. C) High wages leading to exploitation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Injuries and death due to dangerous machines. 19. What did Abraham Darby advance the mass production of? A) Brass and iron goods. B) Cotton Gin. C) Cotton yarn. D) Cotton cloth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brass and iron goods. 20. ..... created the cotton mill. A) Orville Wright. B) Richard Arkwright. C) James Watt. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Richard Arkwright. 21. The number of workers employed in the transport industry ..... in the 1840s A) Halved. B) Doubled. C) Lessened. D) Suffered unemployment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doubled. 22. What did the credit system help with in England during the Industrial Revolution? A) Encouraging people to hoard money. B) Supporting the establishment of new industries. C) Promoting wasteful spending. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Supporting the establishment of new industries. 23. In 1917 who set up the first Indian jute mill in Calcutta? A) Seth Hukumchand. B) G.D. Birla. C) Jamsedjee Tata. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seth Hukumchand. 24. Hoogly in ..... had trade links with Southeast Asian ports. A) Maharashtra. B) Gujarat. C) Orissa. D) Bengal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bengal. 25. What was the first symbol of factory system? A) Jute. B) Cotton. C) Wheat. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cotton. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClass 12 History Chapter 4 The Age Of Industrialisation Quiz 1Class 12 History Chapter 4 The Age Of Industrialisation Quiz 2Class 12 History Chapter 4 The Age Of Industrialisation Quiz 4Class 12 History Chapter 4 The Age Of Industrialisation Quiz 5Class 12 History Chapter 4 The Age Of Industrialisation Quiz 6Class 12 History Chapter 4 The Age Of Industrialisation Quiz 7Class 12 History Chapter 4 The Age Of Industrialisation Quiz 8Class 12 History Chapter 4 The Age Of Industrialisation Quiz 9Class 12 History Chapter 4 The Age Of Industrialisation Quiz 10Class 12 History Chapter 4 The Age Of Industrialisation Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books