CLASS-X QUIZ 1 : HISTORY LESSON 6 : THE AGE OF INDUSTRIALISATION

THE AGE OF INDUSTRIALISATION QUIZ

All questions are compulsory

Time Left: 10:00

1. What was the Spinning Jenny used for?

A. Weaving fabric B. Spinning thread C. Dyeing clothes D. Ironing clothes

2. Who invented the Spinning Jenny?

A. James Watt B. James Hargreaves C. Richard Arkwright D. Samuel Crompton

3. Proto-industrialisation was marked by —

A. Growth of factories B. Machine-based production C. Production by artisans in villages D. Urban guild monopoly

4. What was the role of a 'gomastha'?

A. Land revenue collector B. Police officer C. Company agent to supervise weavers D. Soldier

5. Which Indian port declined by the end of the 18th century?

A. Mumbai B. Chennai C. Surat D. Kolkata

6. Assertion (A): Spinning Jenny reduced the demand for manual labour.
Reason (R): It allowed a single worker to spin multiple threads at once.

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation C. A is true, R is false D. A is false, R is true

7. Who set up the first jute mill in Calcutta?

A. Dwarkanath Tagore B. Seth Hukumchand C. Jamsetji Tata D. Dinshaw Petit

8. When was the first cotton mill established in Bombay?

A. 1824 B. 1834 C. 1854 D. 1874

9. Match the following:
A. Jamsetji Tata – 2. Iron and steel industry
B. Dwarkanath Tagore – 1. China trade & textile industry
C. Seth Hukumchand – 3. Jute industry
D. Dinshaw Petit – 4. Cotton export to England

A. A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4 B. A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4 C. A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3 D. A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1

10. What did the Manchester industrialists use to promote their goods in India?

A. Posters B. Labels and calendars C. TV advertisements D. Local newspapers