One Mark Questions Answers

Social Science : History

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

I. Choose the correct answer

1. Who established the first steam boat service?

a) Arkwright

b) Samuel Crompton

c) Robert Fulton

d) James Watt

Answer : c) Robert Fulton

2. Why was Manchester considered ideal for textile production?

a) availability of land

b) rich human resources

c) better living condition

d) cool climate

Answer : d) cool climate

3. Who invented the sewing machine?

a) Elias Howe

b) Eli-Whitney

c) Samuel Crompton

d) Humphrey Davy

Answer : a) Elias Howe

4. Which family introduced steam engine in France?

a) de Wendel

b) de Hindal

c) de Arman

d) de Renault

Answer : a) de Wendel

5. Who called Slater, the father of American Industrial Revolution?

a) F.D Roosevelt

b) Andrew Jackson

c) Winston Churchill

d) Woodrow Wilson

Answer : b) Andrew Jackson

6. Which of the following is observed to commemorate the Hay Market Massacre?

a) Independence Day

b) Farmers Day

c) Labour Day

d) Martyrs Day

Answer : c) Labour Day

7. Where was Zollverein Customs Union formed?

a) England

b) Germany

c) France

d) America

Answer : b) Germany

8. Who produced the first batch of automobiles in France?

a) Louis Renault

b) Armand Peugeot

c) Thomas Alva Edison

d) Me Adam

Answer : b) Armand Peugeot

9. What was the invention that removed seeds from cotton?

a) Rolling Mill

b) Cotton Gin

c) Spinning Mule

d) Spinning Jenny

Answer : b) Cotton Gin

10. Which of the following was used as fuel in olden days to smelt iron?

a) Coke

b) Charcoal

c) Firewood

d) Paper

Answer : b) Charcoal

II. Fill in the blanks

1. The chartists called for voting rights to men in England.

2. John Loudon Mc Adam changed the way roads were built around the world

3. Henry Bessemer discovered a faster and cheaper method of production of steel

4. Karl Marx advocated scientific socialism.

5 The first railroad line started in Germany was in the year 1835 December

III. Find out the correct statement

1 i) British mine-owners were faced with the problem of water seeping into their mines

ii) Employing human labour was cheap for this work

iii) Newton invented a steam engine to pump water out of mines

iv) Water had to be removed to get coal in mines

a) (i) is correct .

b) (ii) and (iii) are correct

c) (i) and (iv) are correct

d) (iii) is correct

Answer : c) (i) and (iv) are correct

2. i) Trade Unions were formed by labourers to get their rights

ii) Germany's political setup was the most significant challenge for the industrial revolution

iii) To protect capitalists Karl Marx advocated socialism

iv) There were no natural resources in Germany

a) (i) is correct

b) (ii) and (iii) are correct

c) (i) and (iv) are correct

d) (iii) is correct

Answer : None of these

3. Assertion (A) : Workers had rights to get holidays.

Reason (R) : There were laws to protect the workers.

a) A is correct R is wrong

b) Both A & R are wrong

c) Both A and R are correct

d) A is correct R is not correct explanation of A

Answer : b) Both A & R are wrong

4. Assertion (A) : Slater was called the Father of the American Industrial Revolution.

Reason (R) : His spinning textile mill was duplicated and his techniques became popular.

a) A is correct and R is the correct explanation of A

b) A is wrong and R is the correct explanation of A

c) Both A and R are wrong

d) Both A and R are correct

Answer : a) A is correct and R is the correct explanation of A

IV. Match the following

1. Benz – a. U.S.A

2. Safety Lamp – b. Louis Renault

3. Quadricycle – c. Humphrey Davy

4. Great Railroad Strike – d. Lancashire

5. Coalfield – e. Germany

Answers:

1. Benz – Germany

2. Safety Lamp – Humphrey Davy

3. Quadricycle – Louis Renault

4. Great Railroad Strike – U.S.A

5. Coalfield – Lancashire