MCQ Questions | Class 10 Social Science History Chapter 4 | The Age of Industrialisation with Answers

MCQ Questions for Class10 Social Science Chapter 4 The Age of Industrialisation

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NCERT Solutions Class 10 Social Science History
Book:	National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
Board:	Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
Class:	10th
Subject:	Social Science \| History \| India and the Contemporary World-II
Chapter:	4
Chapters Name:	The Age of Industrialisation
Medium:	English

Class 10 Social Science Chapter 4 | Objective Type Questions

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Q1.	Who set up the first Indian Jute Mill in Calcutta?
	A.G.D. Birla
	B.Seth Hukumchand
	C.Jamsetjee Nusserwanjee Tata
	D.Dwarkanath Tagore

Q2.	A fuller’s job is to
	A.pick up wool
	B.sort wool according to its fibre
	C.gather cloth by pleating
	D.carry wool to the spinner

Q3.	Which of the following countries faced labour shortage in the nineteenth century?
	A.America
	B.Britain
	C.France
	D.Germany

Q4.	The ports of Surat and Hoogly decayed in the
	A.sixteenth century
	B.seventeenth century
	C.eighteenth century
	D.nineteenth century

Q5.	The first cotton mill in India was established in
	A.Madras
	B.Calcutta
	C.Gujarat
	D.Bombay

Q6.	The person who got people from village, ensured them jobs, helped them settle in cities and provided them money in times of need was known as:
	A. Stapler
	B. Fuller
	C. Gomastha
	D. Jobber

Q7.	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 goods to fulfill the need of army.
	D. Export trade was restricted by the government.

Q8.	Why were workers in England hostile to machines and new technology?
	A. They did not know how to use these.
	B. They feared that they would lose their jobs and livelihood.
	C. The workers were too poor to buy new machines.
	D. They were scared of machines.

Q9.	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 social link with the village.
	D. None of the above.

Q10.	Dwarkanath Tagore was alan
	A.philanthropist
	B.educationist
	C.social reformer
	D.industrialist

Q11.	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

Q12.	In Victorian Britain the upper classes- aristocratic class and bourgeoisie preferred handmade goods because:
	A.they were made from imported material.
	B.the handmade goods came to symbolize refinement and class.
	C.they were better finished.
	D.only upper class could afford the expensive items.

Q13.	By late 19th century why did the British manufacturers print calendars for advertisements?
	A.Indian people were fond of using calendars in their houses.
	B.Unlike newspapers and magazines, calendars were used even by people who did not know how to read or write.
	C.It was cheaper to advertise goods through calendars.
	D.It used to add beauty to the room.

Q14.	Which of the following innovations helped the weavers in increasing productivity and compete with mill sector?
	A.Spining jenny
	B.Fly shuttle
	C.Cotton Gin
	D.Roller

Q15.	What do you mean by ‘Gomastha’?
	A.An officer of the Company who acted as a go-between the Company and Indian traders
	B.An officer of the East India Company who looked after the textile trade
	C.A paid servant of the Company who supervised weavers, collected supplies and examined the quality of the cloth
	D.None of these

Q16.	According to historians, who was the typical worker in the mid-nineteenth century?
	A.Craftsperson and labourer
	B.Machine operator
	C.Unskilled labour
	D.None of these

Q17.	What do you mean by Carding?
	A.In spinning
	B.In weaving
	C.In which cotton or wool fibres are prepared for spinning
	D.In which finishing of cloth is done

Q18.	Who was the Staplers and Fullers?
	A.Gathers cloth by pleating
	B.Sorts wool according to its fibre
	C.Both a and b
	D.None of these

Q19.	What was the reason behind new merchants could not set up business in the towns in Europe?
	A.The rules became barrier
	B.Scarcity of product to start any business
	C.The powerful trade guilds and urban crafts made it difficult
	D.None of these

Q20.	From which of the following trade did the early entrepreneurs make a fortune?
	A. Textile trade
	B. China trade
	C. Trade in tea
	D. Industries

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