THE AGE OF INDUSTRIALISATION

The person who got people from village,ensured them jobs ,helped them settle in cities and provided them money in the times of need was known as;
1. Stapler
2. Gobbler
3. Gomastha
4. Jobber
Where was the first jute mill setup?
1. Bengal
2. Bombay
3. Madras
4. Bihar
In 1911,67percent of the large industries were located in which of the following places in India?
1. Bengal and Bombay
2. Surat and Ahmedabad
3. Delhi and Bombay
4. Patna and Lucknow
Whom did the british goverment appoint to supervise weavers collect supplies and to examine the quality of cloth?
1. Jobber
2. Sepoy
3. Policemen
4. Gomastha
Indian industrial growth increased after the First world war beacause;
1. Indian mills now had a vast home market to supply
2. British opened new factories in India
3. New tecnological changes occoured
4. India became independent
Which of the following helped the production of handloom cloth production ?
1. Technological changes
2. Import duties
3. Imposition of export duties
4. Goverment regulations
Why did weavers suffers from a problem of raw cotton?
1. The cotton crop perished
2. Raw cotton exports increased
3. Local markets shranked
4. Export market collapsed
In early 20th century handloom cloth production increased because;
1. Factories were setup
2. New tecnologies were introduced
3. Merchants invested more capital in industries
4. Demand for handloom increased
How did Indian weavers and merchants resist colonial control?
1. They went on strike to protest
2. Decided to form guilds
3. Demanded tariff protectionand tried to create new market for the new produce
4. Migrated to other places to look for new markets
At which place did the first spinning and weaving mill setup in 1874?
1. Kanpur
2. Bombay
3. Kalkutta
4. Madras
Why were there frequent clashes between the weavers and the Gomastha?
1. The weavers hated foriegners
2. The gomastha forced the weavers to sell goods at a dictated price
3. Gomasths were outsiders without long term social link with the village
4. None of the above
Why were the workers in England hostile to new machines and new technologies?
1. They did not know how to use these
2. They feared that they would losethier jobs and livelihood
3. The workers were too poor to buy new machines
4. They were scared of machines
Indian handmade goods could not compete with the British machine made goods because;
1. These handmade goods were not of good quality
2. Machine made goods were cheaper
3. Handmade goods were not easily available
4. Hand made goods were not appealing to them
Which of the following was a european managing agency?
1. Tata iron and Steel company
2. Andrew yule
3. Elgin mill
4. Birla industries
The main fuction of jobber was;
1. Create jobs for the industrialists
2. Get new recruits for the industrialists
3. Help the middlemen to get artisans for the company
4. To advise the company on tghe issues related to the weavers
Which of the following innovations helped the weavers in increasing productivity and compete with mill sector?
1. Spinning Jenny
2. Flying Shuttle
3. Cotton Gin
4. Roller
By late 19th century why did the british manufacturers print calendars for advertisement?
1. Indian people were fond of usin calendars
2. Unlike newspapers and magazines,calendars were used by illiterate people also
3. It was cheaper
4. It used to add beauty to the room
In 20th century handloom cloth production expanded steadily because;
1. Handloom material was cheaper
2. Indians preferred the handloom material
3. Intricate design of handloom cloth could not easily be copied by the mills
4. Export trade was restricted by the goverment
Why did manchester export to India decline after the first worls war?
1. People were busy fighting the war
2. Factories closed down due to security problem
3. Factories and mills were busy producing goods to fulfill the need of army
4. Export trade was restricted by thw goverment
In Victorian Britain the upper classes-aristrocatic class and bourgeosie preffered hand made goods beacause;
1. They were made from imported material
2. The hand made goods came to symbolise refinement and class
3. They were better finished
4. Only the upper class could afford the expensive
Why were advertisements used to sell products in 18th century?mark the most important factor.
1. To help consumer in chosing the products
2. To popularise the products by using pictures of gods and godesses
3. To make the products look good and desirable
4. All of the above
Natinalist Indian manufacture used advertisement;
1. To impress the people
2. To make Indian goods popular
3. To use advertisement as a vehicle for spreading the message of Swadeshi
4. To increase sale of products
Strike the odd one out. European companies were intrested in investing in;
1. Mining
2. Rice production
3. Jute
4. Indigo
From which of the following trade did the early enterpreneurs make a fortune?
1. Textile trade
2. China Trade
3. Trade in Tea
4. Industries
Who devised spinning jenny?
1. James Hargreaves
2. James Watt
3. Richard arkwright
4. Samuel Luke
In the 17th century, merchants from towns in Europe moved to the country side to;
1. Supply money to the peasants and artisans to persuade them to produce for internatinal markets
2. persuade them to settle in towns
3. Provide them with small workshops
4. Stop them from working for other companies
Who made hide fortune in China trade?
1. Dwarkanath Tagore
2. James watt
3. Richard Awkwright
4. Samuel Luke
Coarser cotton was produced in many countries but finer varaieties came from;
1. Persia
2. India
3. China
4. Surinam
With the growth of colonial power, trade through new ports of Bombay and Calcutta came to be controlled by?
1. Indian Merchants
2. European companies
3. The Eeast India company
4. British parliament
Identify the correct option. Early enterpreneur of India;
1. Dwarkanath Tagore of Bengal
2. Seth Hukumchand of Calcutta
3. Bhai Bhosle of Bombay
4. Dinshaw Petit and Jamsetjee. Nusserwanjee- Parsis of Bombay

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