CBSE - The Age of Industrialisation

1 The Age of Industrialisation Who devised the Spinning Jenny?
(1) Richard Arkwright
(2) James Watt
(3) James Hargreaves
(4) Samuel Luke

2 The Age of Industrialisation Which industry followed the cotton industry in England and why?
(1) The wool industry, because production of wool increased in England
(2) Iron and steel industry, because of the growth of railways from the 1840s in England and in colonies inthe 1860s
(3) Iron and steel industry, because textile industry was no longer important
(4) Mining industry, because of loss in textile industry

3 The Age of Industrialisation When did the exports of British cotton goods increased dramatically?
(1) in the early 17th century
(2) in the early 18th century
(3) in the early 19th century
(4) in the early 20th century

4 The Age of Industrialisation Who was Dwarkanath Tagore?
(1) A social reformer
(2) Musician
(3) Industrialist
(4) Painter

5 The Age of Industrialisation Who invented the steam engine-
(1) James Watt
(2) New Camen
(3) Richard Arkwright
(4) None of the above

6 The Age of Industrialisation In which one of the following years did the first cotton mill in Bombay (Mumbai) comeup?
(1) 1854
(2) 1855
(3) 1862
(4) 1874

7 The Age of Industrialisation Why are advertisements needed to create new consumers?
(1) To make the consumers aware of products
(2) To make new products appear desirable and necessary
(3) To shape the minds of people, create new needs, a new culture and expand markets
(4) all of these

8 The Age of Industrialisation Carding is a process :
(1) in spinning
(2) in weaving
(3) in which cotton or wool fibres are prepared for spinning
(4) in which finishing of cloth is done

9 The Age of Industrialisation Guilds were associations of-
(1) Industrialization
(2) Exporters
(3) Traders
(4) Producers

10 The Age of Industrialisation Which Indian entrepreneur set up six joint stock companies in India in 1830?
(1) Dinshaw petit
(2) Dwarka Nath Tagore
(3) Jamshedjee Tata
(4) Seth Hukum Chand