History: The Age of Industrialisation

Topics in this chapter

• Proto-Industrialisation and Factories
• Industrial Revolution and Mechanisation
• Industrial Workers and Labour Conditions
• Colonialism and Indian Textiles
• Indian Industrialists and Growth
• Global Markets, Wars, and Change

Cheat sheet

Practice questions

1. Question 1Q-0F71D1

   What was meant by proto-industrialisation in Europe?

   1. A.Production organised in rural households for distant markets before the rise of factories
   2. B.Production carried out only by machines in large urban factories
   3. C.The replacement of all artisans by steam-powered machines
   4. D.The government ownership of all industries
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2. Question 2Q-2B41B8

   Which development most seriously weakened the traditional Indian handloom industry during the nineteenth century?

   1. A.The complete disappearance of demand for coloured cloth in India
   2. B.The entry of cheap machine-made British cloth and discriminatory colonial trade policies
   3. C.The refusal of Indian weavers to use cotton yarn
   4. D.The end of cotton cultivation in India
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3. Question 3Q-79311B

   In nineteenth-century India, what was the main role of a jobber in a modern factory?

   1. A.To design and patent new machines for the factory
   2. B.To recruit workers, help them obtain employment, and supervise their work
   3. C.To collect customs duties from imported goods
   4. D.To organise strikes against factory owners
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4. Question 4Q-D67DE6

   Why did many British industrialists continue to depend on hand labour even after machines had been introduced? Give two or three reasons.

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5. Question 5Q-479178

   How did the East India Company try to control Indian weavers in the nineteenth century?

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