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Industrial Revolution could not have come about without:

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Important Questions on Modern World history

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Which of the following was invented first? 
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In List-A authors and in List-B their works are given. Choose the correct answer by matching them:

List-A List-B
A. Charles Dickens i) Mayor of Casterbridge
B. Emile Zola ii) Germinal
C. Thomas Hardy iii) Jane Eyre
D. Charlotte Bronte iv) Hard times

 

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The introduction of the Fly Shuttle enabled handloom workers to improve their productivity.
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On a large scale, cotton fabrics are made by

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In which of the following countries did the Industrial Revolution start?
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Which among the following were the factors for England to experience the Industrial Revolution first?

A. The scientific inventions had paved the way for Industrial Revolution.

B. It had favourable social and political structures in place.

C. Navigable rivers had made inland transport easier.

D. It had seen the ascendancy of capitalist practices.

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By the 1920's weavers started using looms that were equipped with _____. (Fly shuttle/ Water Frame)
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Earlier, trains were powered by heat energy.
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Which of the following statements about the Industrial Revolution in Europe is not correct?
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Power loom has not shown any impact on the textile industry.
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Explain the following statement: The East India Company appointed gomasthas to supervise weavers in India.
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Who among the following used the term Industrial Revolution for the first time in English to describe the changes that occurred in the British industrial development between 1760 and 1820?
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Stapler – A person who ‘staples’ or sorts wool according to its fibre.
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Which one of the following authors put forth the theory of the Drain of India’s resources to England?
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Indicate how the supply of raw materials affected the nature of British industrialisation.
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Which of the following statements about the New Model Unions is/are correct?
1. The New Model Unions were formed in the 1850s.
2. The New Model Unions were formed in the 1880s.
3. The New Model Unions comprised a Labour Party idea.
4. The New Model Unions excluded women.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
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Fill in the blank with the word given below.

    Hut        Coal        Night       Pucca       Granite   

_____ is used to run steam engines.