Social Scienc- CBSE- Class X- History- Age of Industrialization (Practice questions)

THE AGE OF INDUSTRIALIZATION

 

1.   What do you understand by “Proto Industrialization”?

2.   In which year did the earliest factories of England come up?

3.   Fill in the blanks—— In 1760 Britain was importing 2.5 million pounds of raw cotton and by 1787 this import soared to_____________

4.   Name a few inventions in the 18^th Century that increased

 the efficiency of production process.

5.   Who created the first cotton mill?

6.   What were the two most dynamic industries of Britain in

the initial years of industrialization?

7.   Fill in the gap———— By 1873 Britain was exporting

iron and steel worth about ___________________

8.   Explain in detail the following statement——–“New

 industries could not easily displace traditional industries”.

9.   What do you understand by pace of industrial change in

 19^th century. Explain.

10.                     What were the problems of life of workers in the age

 of industrialization?

11.                     What was the problem of seasonality of work? How

 did it effect the common workers?