This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 History Chapter 4 The Age Of Industrialisation – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 4 The Age Of Industrialisation Quiz 6 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What persuaded new merchants to move from urban areas to countryside A) Urban Crafts. B) Trade Guilds. C) Trade Embargoes. D) Both A and B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both A and B. 2. ..... on the Gujarat coast connected India to the Gulf and the Red Sea Ports. A) Okha. B) Porbandar. C) Surat. D) Kandla. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Surat. 3. Which commodity was exported to china? A) Jute. B) Iron and steel. C) Opium. D) Indigo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Opium. 4. Which natural resources were crucial for many industries in England during the Industrial Revolution? A) Gold and Silver. B) Copper and Zinc. C) Iron and Coal. D) Diamonds and Gemstones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Iron and Coal. 5. The steam engine was introduced in the year A) 1849. B) 1761. C) 1883. D) 1941. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1761. 6. What kinds of production demanded seasonal labour? A) Steel and iron. B) Cotton and textiles. C) Handmade goods. D) Gas works and breweries, in cold months; Bookbinders and printers before Christmas; Ship repairs during winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gas works and breweries, in cold months; Bookbinders and printers before Christmas; Ship repairs during winter. 7. Were the new industries easily able to displace traditional industries? A) Yes the new industry took over easily. B) No, a large portion of the output was produced not within factories, but outside, within domestic units. C) The new industry dominated most sectors. D) The new industry partially managed to make place for itself. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No, a large portion of the output was produced not within factories, but outside, within domestic units. 8. In which century, the exports of British cotton goods increased dramatically? A) 17th century. B) 19th century. C) 20th century. D) 18th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 19th century. 9. What was the main reason for the stability of England during the Industrial Revolution? A) Geographical separation from wars. B) Lack of resources. C) Political unrest. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geographical separation from wars. 10. What does Aladdin represent? A) East and the past. B) West and modernity. C) People from Oriental World. D) Both A and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both A and C. 11. In mid-nineteenth-century Britain, for instance, 500 varieties of hammers were produced and 45 kinds of axes. These required A) Mechanical technology, not human skill. B) Human skill, not mechanical technology. C) Both human skill and the mechanical technology. D) Nor the human skill or neither the mechanical technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Human skill, not mechanical technology. 12. In Victorian Britain, who were the upper classes- A) The aristocrats and the bourgeoisie. B) The aristocrats and the rich merchants. C) The bourgeoisie and the rich merchants. D) Rich merchants and the industrial owner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The aristocrats and the rich merchants. 13. Houseless and hungry painting was done by A) Samuel Luke fides. B) Nicholson. C) James hargreaves. D) William Bell Scott. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Samuel Luke fides. 14. One important cause of the American Revolution was ..... (fill in the blank) A) British taxation. B) British accents. C) French taxation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) British taxation. 15. What was the general pattern of this Industry? A) Merchants were based in towns but the work was done mostly in the countryside. B) The complete work was done in the towns. C) Factory network was built. D) All management was done in the rural area. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Merchants were based in towns but the work was done mostly in the countryside. 16. Which technological advancement dominated Indian Handlooms? A) Spinning Jenny. B) Steam Power. C) Fly Shuttle. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fly Shuttle. 17. Invented the Steam Engine:NewcomenImproved upon the steam engine and patented it: ..... A) James Watt. B) Richard Arkwright. C) James Fuller. D) James Hargreaves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) James Watt. 18. .Who was the producer of the music book having a picture on the counter page entitled, Dawn of the Century?( A) E.T. Paull. B) Jefferson. C) Elizabeth Paul. D) Graham Bell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) E.T. Paull. 19. London is known as A) Cotton centre. B) Finishing centre. C) Mill centre. D) Industrial sector. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Finishing centre. 20. The expansion of railways helped in expansion of which of the following industries? A) Cotton and Metal. B) Iron and steel. C) Mining. D) Wooden. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cotton and Metal. 21. How did the mill owners organize the recruitment of workers? A) Skills assessment was done. B) Jobbers were recruited. C) Selection team was organised. D) Family members of the owners were recruited. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jobbers were recruited. 22. By 1873 Britain was exporting iron and steel ..... the value of its cotton export. A) Double. B) Same. C) Triple. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Double. 23. Which were the non mechanical sectors that were coming up? A) Building, pottery. B) Food processing. C) Food processing, building, pottery, glass work, tanning, furniture making. D) Hand made goods such as embroidery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Food processing, building, pottery, glass work, tanning, furniture making. 24. Who had the absolute power in France? A) Monarchy. B) Government. C) Nobles. D) Church. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monarchy. 25. England could fight her enemies because she was ..... A) Greater. B) Stronger. C) Economically stable. D) Culturally stable. 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