CBSE Class 10 Social Science The Age of Industrialization MCQs Set A

Question. Which of the following is in the center of the picture?
a) A Goddess like figure
b) A God like figure
c) Sun
d) Moon
Answer : A

Question. During which period the earliest of factory came up in England?
a) 1760s
b) 1730s
c) 1600s
d) 1740s
Answer : B

Question. Which part of the world is represented by Aladdin?
a) West
b) Orient
c)North
d) South
Answer : B

Question. What was the period of first phase of industrialization?
a) Up to 1840s
b) Up to 1860s
c) Up to 1830s
d) Up to 1850s
Answer : A

Question. In the period of proto-industrialization, production was carried at?
a) Countryside
b) Town
c) Both a and b
d) None
Answer : C

Question. What symbolizes the wheel with wings?
a) Time
b) Progress
c) Carriage
d) Future
Answer : A

Question. The most dynamic industries in Britain were said to be of
a) Cotton
b) Metal
c) Coal
d) Cotton and Metal
Answer : D

Question. The expansion of railways boosted which of the following industries?
a) Cotton and Metal
b) Iron and steel
c) Mining
d) Wooden
Answer : B

Question. Railways’ expansion began in England in
a) 1850s
b) 1840s
c) 1820s
d) 1860s
Answer : A

Question. Opium trade was conducted with which of the following country?
a) Sri Lanka
b) Burma
c) China
d) Iran

Answer : C

Question. The expansion of railways took place in colonies in
a) 1840s
b) 1820s
c) 1880s
d) 1860s

Answer : D

Question. Which of the following were main pre-colonial ports of India?
a) Surat, Bombay, Tuticorin
b) Surat, Hoogly, Calcutta
c) Surat, Hoogly, Masulipatam
d) Surat, Hoogly, Madras

Answer : C

Question. Who created the Cotton Mill?
a) J C Cotton
b) R L Cotton
c) Richard Arkwright
d) None

Answer : C

Question. What did James Watt do to the steam engine produced by Newcomen?
a) Improvement
b) Disbursement
c) Both a and b
d) None

Answer : A

Question. The drawing of spinning jenny in 1835 belonged to
a) James Hargreaves
b) T E Nicholas
c) S Nicholas
d) None

Answer : B