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Question-1
Which among these doesn’t refer to a change that was cultured by the period of Industrial Revolution?
(A)
New machinery and technologies.
(B)
Development of steam power.
(C)
Transportation by ships and railways.
(D)
Better standard of living and working conditions for all.
Question-2
Name the eminent inventor of the telephone.
(A)
Morse
(B)
Davy
(C)
Graham Bell
(D)
George Stephenson
Question-3
The invention of the power loom is credited with:
(A)
Elias Howe
(B)
Arkwright
(C)
Compton
(D)
Cartwright
Question-4
Who invented the telegraph?
(A)
Steinheil
(B)
Wheatstone
(C)
Morse
(D)
All the above
Question-5
The Stockton and Darlington railroad started operation in England in:
(A)
1817
(B)
1825
(C)
1830
(D)
1851
Question-6
Match the following:
1. Darby
a. Introduced puddling and rolling Process in 1784.
2. John Smeaton
b. Invented a faster and cheaper method of producing steel.
3. Henry Cord and Peter Onions
c. Introduced coal for charcoal in blast furnace
4. Henry Bessemer
d. Invented the blast furnace with a rotary fan.
(A)
1b 2d 3a 4c
(B)
1c 2d 3a 4b
(C)
1c 2b 3a 4d
(D)
1c 2a 3d 4b
Question-7
There were serious drawbacks in the river and canal transportation. It was slow, and the expense of construction and maintenance was high. Geographical factors limited the extent to which water transportation could be utilized. What was the practical solution employed?
(A)
Road Transportation
(B)
Shipping
(C)
Wright brothers’ invention of the airplane
(D)
Railroads
Question-8
Find out the odd option which is not a cause for the Industrial Revolution in England?
(A)
England’s advantageous geographical location.
(B)
The precedence of American Revolution.
(C)
New inventions and the introduction of machinery.
(D)
The enterprising spirit of British entrepreneurs.
Question-9
Which one of these is not a key change in agricultural practices that took place during the Industrial Revolution?
(A)
Selective breeding of domestic animals
(B)
Mechanization of farming
(C)
Enclosure of lands
(D)
Five-field crop rotation
Question-10
This machine invented during the period of Industrial Revolution automatically removed the seeds from cotton. Name it.
(A)
Power loom
(B)
Cotton gin
(C)
Spinning Jenny
(D)
Flying shuttle
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