Very Short Answers Questions (VSAQs) for Chapter 4 The Age of Industrialisation Class 10 History
Important Questions1
Why did the industrial groups in England pressurise the government to impose import duties on cotton textiles?
Answer
To eliminate any competition from outside.
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2
Where was the first cotton mill set up in India?
Answer
Bombay in 1854.
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3
Where were most of the large scale industries located in 1911?
Answer
Bengal and Bombay.
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4
Who worked for industrialists to get new recruits?
Answer
Jobber.
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5
Which industry followed the cotton industry in England?
Answer
Iron and steel industry.
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6
Name any one problem faced by cotton weavers in India.
Answer
They did not have good quality of cotton.
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7
What was Spinning Jenny?
Answer
A machine which speeded up the spinning process and reduced the labour demands.
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8
Write down any one duty of Gomasthas?
Answer
Supervising weavers.
VSAQ
9
Who was the typical worker in the mid-nineteenth century, according to historians?
Answer
Traditional craftsperson and labourer.
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10
Why the export of Indian yarn to China declined in 1906?
Answer
Produce from the Chinese and Japanese mills flooded the Chinese market.
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11
Who produced a popular music book that had a picture on the cover page announcing the Dawn of the Century?
Answer
E. T. Paull
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12
When did the exports of British cotton goods increase dramatically?
Answer
In the early 19th century.
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13
Which factories was considered as a symbol of new era in England in the late eighteenth century?
Answer
Cotton.
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14
Who created the cotton mill in England?
Answer
Richard Arkwright.
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15
Who devised the Spinning Jenny?
Answer
James Hargreaves.
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16
Why did the aristocrats and bourgeoisie prefer hand-made goods in Victorian Britain?
Answer
They symbolised refinement and class.
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17
Which pre-colonial port connected India to the Gulf countries and the Red Sea ports?
Answer
Surat.
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18
What does Industrial Revolution refer to?
Answer
Mass production by factories.
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19
Name the first country to undergo Industrial Revolution.
Answer
Britain.
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20
Name a European Managing Agency dominating industrial production in India?
Answer
Elgin Mill.
VSAQ
21
Who improved the ‘Steam Engine’ produced by Newcomen?
Answer
James Watt.
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22
Where was the first Indian jute mill set up?
Answer
Calcutta in 1917.
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23
Which mechanical device was used for weaving with ropes and pullies, which helped to weave wide pieces of cloth?
Answer
Fly shuttle.
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24
Who set up the first Indian jute mill in Calcutta in 1917?
Answer
Seth Hukumchand.
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25
Who established six joint stock companies in India during 1830-40?
Answer
Dwarkanath Tagore.
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26
Whom did the British government appoint to supervise weavers, collect supplies and examine the quality of cloth?
Answer
Gomastha.
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27
Which cities had trade links with South Asian ports?
Answer
Masulipatam and Hoogly.
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28
The introduction of which new technology in England angered women?
Answer
Spinning Jenny.
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29
Which pre-colonial port connected India to the Gulf countries and the Red Sea ports?
Answer
Surat.
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