WorksheetsThe Age of Industrialisation Part 4
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
London in fact came to be known as a ……………before the cloth was sold in the international market
a)
trade centre
b)
Finishing Centre
c)
work centre
d)
manufacturing centre
3.
Who introduced the cotton mill?
a)
. James Watt
b)
Mathew Boulton
c)
Henry Patullo
d)
Richard Arkwright
4.
What changes took place after the creation of the mill?
a)
production was brought together under one roof and management. This allowed a more careful supervision over the production process, a watch over quality, and the regulation of labour
b)
cotton became costly
c)
production became difficult
d)
designs were limited
5.
What did the most dynamic industries in Britain produce?
a)
polyester and metals
b)
jute and cotton
c)
cotton and metals
d)
furniture and food processing
6.
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
7.
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
8.
What was the rate of technological changes occurring in England at the time?
a)
rapid
b)
moderate
c)
slow
d)
no change
9.
Why didn't the technological changes spread dramatically across the industrial landscape?
a)
Merchants were not interested
b)
it was difficult to learn and train staff for new technology
c)
New technology was expensive and merchants and industrialists were cautious about using it.
d)
there were little resources for damage control
10.
Who improved the steam engine produced by Newcomen and patented the new engine in 1781?
a)
James Watt
b)
B. Mathew Boulton
c)
Richard Arkwright
d)
Henry Patullo
11.
What was the status of human labour in Victorian Britain? Was there a shortage?
a)
yes there were limited number of workers
b)
B. there was no shortage of human labour. Poor peasants and vagrants moved to the cities in large numbers in search of jobs
c)
labour had to be imported
d)
there was uneven distribution of labour
12.
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
13.
Why were handmade goods popular in England?
a)
cheaper rates
b)
fast production
c)
demand in the market was often for goods with intricate designs and specific shapes specially by the aristocrats and the bourgeoisie class
d)
made at order was easier
14.
Handmade products came to symbolise refinement and class because……………
a)
They were better finished, individually produced, and carefully designed
b)
Easily available labour.
c)
made for the choice of individuals
d)
not easily affordable
15.
What was the possibility of getting a job with such abundance of labour in the cities?
a)
jobs were given on the basis of merit and artistry of the jobseeker
b)
a jodepended on existing networks of friendship and kin relations in the factory
c)
jobs were given, if you were registered with a particular factory
d)
first come, first serve basis
16.
What happened when the Spinning Jenny was introduced in the woolen industry?
a)
The women welcomed it very well
b)
it was not able to produce in competition to labour
c)
women who survived on hand spinning began attacking the new machines.
d)
there was no conflict over the introduction of the jenny
17.
What change took place in 1840s England?
a)
building activity intensified, new railway stations came up, railway lines were extended, tunnels dug, drainage and sewers laid, rivers embanked, more opportunity for labour
b)
there wasn't much progress in the city dwelling
c)
Stagnant industrial problems prevailed
d)
labour had moved away from the cities
18.
The number of workers employed in the transport industry …………in the 1840s
a)
Halved
b)
Doubled
c)
Lessened
d)
Suffered unemployment
19.
Before the age of the machine industry, where did the finer varieties of silk and cotton goods come from?
a)
Egypt
b)
India
c)
Persia
d)
Rome
20.
After the consolidation of East India Company power after the 1760s, did the demand for Indian textiles deline?
a)
Yes, they had started manufacturing their own cotton textile
b)
Indian textiles were not exported from india due to high prices by Indian merchants
c)
No, British cotton industries had not yet expanded and Indian fine textiles were in great demand in Europe
d)
the demand had declined because it was not upto the European choice and use
21.
How did the East India Company set up a monopoly over the weaving industry in India?
a)
By openly fighting with the Portugese and other traders
b)
By dominating the weaver through force of action
c)
C By bribing the weavers in the favour of the Company
d)
By appointing the gomastha to get direct control over the weavers, providing loans, and giving time limits
22.
What happened when the cotton industries developed in England in the 1850s onward?
a)
Manchester goods had to be sold in Britain, these goods were to be exported to India as well, import from India declined.
b)
English goods were not being sold in England due to quality problems
c)
Demand for Indian textiles was more than Manchester goods
d)
cotton industry was flooded in England, giving way to cheap products
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