CBSE Class 11 History The Industrial Revolution MCQs

Question : In 1814, the railway engineer George Stephenson constructed a locomotive called
(a) ‘The Blutcher’.
(b) The ‘Puffing Devil’.
(c) The ‘Pumping Ghost’.
(d) The ‘Mighty Force’.

Answer :  A

Question : The first blast furnace was invented by
(a) Henry Cort
(b) Abraham Darby III
(c) Abraham Darby I
(d) Abraham Darby II

Answer :  C

Question : To drain mines, the Miner’s Friend was invented, in 1698, by
(a) James Watt.
(b) Thomas Savery.
(c) Thomas Newcomen.
(d) Matthew Boulton.

Answer :  A

Question : The enclosure movement, which caused hardship to farmers, began from
(a) 1760s.
(b) 1770s.
(c) 1780s.
(d) 1790s.

Answer :  C

Question : During the ‘little railway mania’ of 1833-37 in Britain, the total railway lines built was
(a) 1400 miles
(b) 1500 miles
(c) 1600 miles
(d) 1700 miles

Answer :  A

Question : By 1850s, most of Britain was connected by
(a) rivers.
(b) railways.
(c) canals.
(d) roads.

Answer :  B

Question :  Which one of the following is a machine that greatly contributed to the revolution in the textile industry?
(a) Flying shuttle
(b) Watt steam
(c) The typewriter
(d) The locomotive

Answer :  A

Question : Among the several factors which made Britain the first industrialised country, the one described as a major economic change, in 18th century, was
(a) Common laws.
(b) Single currency and market.
(c) Use of money as medium of exchange.
(d) Agricultural Revolution.

Answer :  D

Question : Which one of the following is a machine that greatly contributed to the revolution in textile industry?
(a) Flying shuttle
(b) Watt steam
(c) The typewriter.
(d) The locomotive

Answer :  A

Question : The twd Combination Acts were passed to
(a) Fix minimum wages of the workers
(b) Make the working conditions congenial
(c) Prohibit the workers from protesting and forming associations
(d) Maintain old corruption.

Answer :  C

Question : In 1814, the railway engineer George Stephenson constructed a locomotive called
(a) ‘The Blutcher’.
(b) The ‘Puffing Devil'.
(c) The ‘Pumping Ghost’.
(d) The ‘Mighty Force’.

Answer :  A

Question : Which one of the following is a machine that greatly contributed to the revolution in textile industry?
(a) Flying shuttle
(b) Watt steam
(c) The typewriter.
(d) The locomotive

Answer :  C

Question :  Among the several factors which made Britain the first industrialized country, the one described as a major economic change, in the 18th century, was
(a) Common laws
(b) Single currency and market
(c) Use of money as a medium of exchange
(d) Agricultural Revolution

Answer :  D

Question : In 1814, the railway engineer George Stephenson constructed a locomotive called
(a) The Butcher
(b) The Puffing Devil
(c) The Pumping Ghost
(d) The Mighty Force

Answer :  A

Question :  The inventions were based on
(a) Study on natural sciences
(b) Individual adventures
(c) Determination, curiosity and interest of individuals
(d) Study of humanities.

Answer :  C

Question :  Which one of the following is not true regarding the demands of participants of Luddism?
(a) Fix working hours
(b) Control over women and child labour
(c) Employment for those who had lost their jobs due to coming of machinery
(d) Right to form trade unions to legally present their demands

Answer :  A

Question : Which one of the following is a machine that greatly contributed to the revolution in textile industry?
(a) Flying shuttle
(b) Watt steam
(c) The typewriter.
(d) The locomotive

Answer :  C

Question : The Miner's Friend, a model steam engine, was built by -
(a) Matthew Boulton
(b) James Watt
(c) Thomas Newcomen
(d) Thomas Savery

Answer :  D

Question : During the 'little railway mania' of 1833-37 in Britain, the total railway lines built was
(a) 1400 miles
(b) 1500 miles
(c) 1600 miles
(d) 1700 miles

Answer :  A

Question : The transformation of industry and the economy in Britain, between the 1780s and the 1850s, is called the
(a) first industrial revolution
(b) first agricultural revolution
(c) first technological revolution
(d) first communication revolution

Answer :  A

Question : To drain mines, the Miner's Friend was invented, in 1698, by
(a)James Watt.
(b)Thomas Savery.
(c)Thomas Newcomen.
(d)Matthew Boulton.

Answer :  B

Question : In 1814, the railway engineer George Stephenson constructed a locomotive called
(a) The Blutcher'.
(b) The 'Puffing Devil'.
(c) The 'Pumping Ghost'.
(d) The 'Mighty Force'

Answer :  A

Question : Initially, canals were built in England to (a) transport coal to cities.
(a) transport food grains.
(b) transport people.
(c) transport raw cotton.
(d) transport coal to cities.

Answer :  A

Question : Among the several factors which made Britain the first industrialised country, the one described as a major economic change, in 18th century, was
(a) Common laws.
(b) Single currency and market.
(c) Use of money as medium of exchange.
(d) Agricultural Revolution.

Answer :  D

Question : By 1850s, most of Britain was connected by
(a) rivers.
(b) railways.
(c) canals.
(d) roads.

Answer :  B

Question : The first blast furnace was invented by
(a) Henry Cort
(b) Abraham Darby III
(c) Abraham Darby I
(d) Abraham Darby II

Answer :  C

Question : The enclosure movement, which caused hardship to farmers, began from
(a) 1760s.
(b) 1770s.
(c) 1780s.
(d) 1790s.

Answer :  A