STD X

CHAPTER: THE AGE OF INDUSTRIALIZATION

Multiple Choice Questions

1) The first country to undergo industrial revolution is__________

a) Japan b) Britain
c) Germany d) France

Ans: b) Britain

2) The music book, ‘Dawn of the Century’ was produced by _________

a) E.T Paull b) Frederic Sorrieu

c) Arkwright d) Mathew Boulton

Ans: a) E.T Paull

3) The countries to the east of the Mediterranean usually referring to Asia is known as ________

a) Balkan countries b) Western countries

c) Baltic states d) Oriental countries

Ans: d) Oriental countries

4) Guilds were the associations of________

a) Industrialization b) Traders
c) Exporters d) Producers

Ans: d) Producers

5) A person who staples or sorts wool according to its fiber is called ______

a) Fuller b) Stapler
c) Carding d) Spinner

Ans: b) Stapler
6) ___ in the 18​th​ Century in fact came to be known as a finishing centre

a) Tokyo b) Berlin
c) Surat d) London

Ans: d) London

7) Who created the cotton mill?

a) Richard Arkwright b) James Watt

c) Samuel William Bell d) M Jackson

Ans: a) Richard Arkwright

8) ______ was the leading and dynamic sector in the first phase of industrialization up to 1840.

a) Jute b) Yarn
c) Cotton d) Rubber

Ans: c) Cotton

9) In Victorian Britain, the ______ classes preferred handicrafts

a) Aristocrats and Bourgeoisie b) Laborers

c) Poor people d) Workers

Ans: a) Aristocrats and Bourgeoisie

10) Who devised the Spinning Jenny.

a) Samual Luck b) Richard Arkwright

c) James Hargreaves d) James Watt.

Ans: c) James Hargreaves

11) Name the city in Bengal that had trade links with South East Asian ports before the age of
machine industries____

a) Hoogly b) Masulipatam
c) Surat d) Bombay
Ans: a) Hoogly

12) In the export trade ____ linked the port towns to the inland regions

a) Supply merchants b) Export merchants

c) Brokers d) Financiers

Ans: a) Supply merchants

13) 18th Century India witnessed the decline of which port town?

a Bombay b) Madras
c) Surat d) Calcutta

Ans: c) Surat

14) Name the paid servant appointed by the EEIC to supervise the trade in India

a) Export merchants b) Brokers

c) Gomastha d) Supply merchants

Ans: c) Gomastha

15) An Indian soldier in the service of the British was called as ____

a) Soldier b) Warrior
c) Commander d) Sepoy

Ans: d) Sepoy

16) 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 d) Export trade was restricted by the
goods to fulfill the need of army. government

Ans: c) Factories and mills were busy producing goods to fulfill the need of army.
17) Why were there frequent clashes between the gomastha and the weavers?

a) The weavers hated foreigners b) The gomastha forced the weavers to sell
goods at a dictated price
c) Gomasthas were outsiders without long term d) None of the above
social link with the village.

Ans: c) Gomasthas were outsiders without long term social link with the village.

18) Who produced the Steam Engine?

a) James Watt b) Newcomen

c) Mathew Boulton d) None of the above

Ans: b) Newcomen

19) Why did the weavers suffer from a problem of raw cotton?

a) The cotton crop perished b) Raw cotton exports increased

c) Local markets shrank d) Export market collapsed

Ans: b)​ ​Raw cotton exports increased

20) Why couldn’t the merchants expand production within towns?

a) The powerful guilds did not allow them to b) New merchants were not competent enough
do so. to carry on production work and trade.

c) New merchants had inadequate capital. d) Competent weavers and artisans were not
available in towns.

Ans: (a) The powerful guilds did not allow them to do so.