The Age of Industrialisation — Class 10 MCQs with Answers
Class 10 CBSE History · Chapter 4
30 practice questions · 10 Easy · 10 Medium · 10 Hard · Updated
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Key concepts: The Age of Industrialisation (Class 10 History)
Traces industrialisation from proto-industrial production to the factory age in Britain—the Spinning Jenny, Arkwright's water frame and Watt's steam engine—then its uneven arrival in colonial India, where Manchester cloth ruined weavers while Bombay mills, gomasthas, jobbers and advertising reshaped the market for goods.
- Proto-industrialisation
- Large-scale production for international markets before factories, carried out in the countryside through the merchant putting-out system.
- Putting-out System
- Town merchants supplied money and raw material to peasant households who spun and wove at home while still farming; merchants controlled the sale.
- Guilds
- Associations of producers that trained craftspeople, controlled prices and competition, and restricted the entry of new people into a trade.
- Spinning Jenny (1764)
- Invented by James Hargreaves; let one worker turn many spindles at once. Hand-spinners who feared losing work attacked the new machines.
The Age of Industrialisation — important questions & MCQs with answers (Class 10 History)
6 solved questions from this chapter's difficulty levels, each with its answer and explanation. The other 24 are timed and scored when you sign in.
- Q1Easy
What does 'proto-industrialisation' refer to?
A.Large-scale industrial production for an international market not based on factories✓ CorrectB.The early use of the steam engine in minesC.The phase of large-scale factory production using machinesD.Government-controlled production in coloniesAnswer: A. Large-scale industrial production for an international market not based on factories
Explanation: Proto-industrialisation was the early phase of industrialisation when goods were produced for an international market on a large scale, but in the countryside and not in factories.
- Q2Easy
Which was the earliest factories in England that came up by the 1730s?
A.Iron and steel factoriesB.Paper factoriesC.Jute factoriesD.Cotton textile factories✓ CorrectAnswer: D. Cotton textile factories
Explanation: The earliest factories in England came up in the 1730s, and cotton was the first symbol of the new era, with its production booming in the late eighteenth century.
- Q3Medium
How did the proto-industrial system benefit the peasants of the English countryside?
A.It freed them from all dependence on merchantsB.It guaranteed them ownership of large factoriesC.It abolished the open field systemD.It allowed them to remain in the countryside and supplement shrinking income from small plots✓ CorrectAnswer: D. It allowed them to remain in the countryside and supplement shrinking income from small plots
Explanation: With open fields disappearing and commons enclosed, poor peasants with tiny plots took to proto-industrial work to add to their income while staying in the countryside with family.
- Q4Medium
Why did many industrialists in nineteenth-century Britain prefer hand labour over machines in several trades?
A.Hand labour produced lower-quality goods that sold fasterB.Workers refused to operate any machineryC.Machines were illegal in most tradesD.There was no shortage of human labour, so wages were low, and demand for many goods was seasonal✓ CorrectAnswer: D. There was no shortage of human labour, so wages were low, and demand for many goods was seasonal
Explanation: With abundant cheap labour, seasonal demand in many industries, and a market that valued variety and intricate hand-finished designs, many Victorian industrialists found human labour more economical than costly machines.
- Q5Hard
Match the terms with their meanings: (1) Stapler (2) Fuller (3) Carding (4) Spinning. (i) Process of preparing fibre for spinning (ii) Person who staples or sorts wool by fibre (iii) Person who fulls/gathers cloth by pleating (iv) Process of drawing out and twisting fibre into thread. Choose the correct match.
A.1-iv, 2-i, 3-ii, 4-iiiB.1-i, 2-ii, 3-iii, 4-ivC.1-iii, 2-ii, 3-iv, 4-iD.1-ii, 2-iii, 3-i, 4-iv✓ CorrectAnswer: D. 1-ii, 2-iii, 3-i, 4-iv
Explanation: A stapler sorts wool by fibre, a fuller gathers cloth by pleating, carding prepares fibres for spinning, and spinning draws out and twists fibre into thread.
- Q6Hard
Assertion (A): In Victorian Britain, the upper classes often preferred goods made by hand. Reason (R): Handmade goods symbolised refinement and class, and machines could not produce the intricate, varied designs the rich wanted. Choose the correct option.
A.Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A✓ CorrectB.Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of AC.A is true but R is falseD.A is false but R is trueAnswer: A. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
Explanation: The aristocracy and bourgeoisie preferred handmade goods because they stood for refinement and class and offered the intricate, individually finished designs machines could not match, so R correctly explains A.
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Traces industrialisation from proto-industrial production to the factory age in Britain—the Spinning Jenny, Arkwright's water frame and Watt's steam engine—then its uneven arrival in colonial India, where Manchester cloth ruined weavers while Bombay mills, gomasthas, jobbers and advertising reshaped the market for goods. Key ideas include Proto-industrialisation, Putting-out System, Guilds, Spinning Jenny (1764).
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