The Age of Industrialisation 1

.Who was the producer of the music book having a picture on the counter page entitled,

Dawn of the Century?

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• E.T. Paull

• Jefferson

• Elizabeth Paul

• Graham Bell

Why were workers in England hostile to machines and new technology?

• They did not know how to use these.

• They feared that they would lose their jobs and livelihood.

• The workers were too poor to buy new machines.

• They were scared of machines.

In the period of proto-industrialization, production was carried at?

• Countryside

• Town

• Countryside and town

• None

.From which of the following trade did the early entrepreneurs make a fortune?

• Textile trade

• China trade

• Trade in tea

• Industries

.___________ created the cotton mill.

• Orville Wright

• Richard Arkwright

• James Watt

• None of these

James Watt patented the new engine in _______.

• 1765

• 1581

• 1681

• 1781

__________ products came to symbolise refinement and class.

• Machine Made

• Handmade

• both machine made and hand made

• None of these

Railways’ expansion began in England in

• 1850s

• 1840s

• 1820s

• 1860s

The expansion of railways helped in expansion of which of the following industries?

• Cotton and Metal

• Iron and steel

• Mining

• Wooden

Hoogly in _______ had trade links with Southeast Asian ports.

• Maharashtra

• Gujarat

• Orissa

• Bengal