History

The Age of Industrialisation

Question:

Which pre-colonial port connected India to the Gulf countries and the Red Sea ports ? [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2011]

Answer:

Surat

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The Age of Industrialisation

Q 1.

"In Victorian Britain, the upper classes – the aristocrats and the bourgeoisie – preferred things produced by hand". Give reason.

Q 2.

Write a short note on the development of factories in India.
Or
Explain the growth of factories in India.

Q 3.

Write a brief note on the East India company.

Q 4.

What technological change helped in improving production of India industry during the 20th century ?

Q 5.

What was the Swadeshi movement?

Q 6.

Why did the upper class people prefer to use hand products in the Victorian period ? Explain with examples.
Why in Victorian Britain, the upper classes preferred things produced by hand ? Give three reasons. (CBSE Sept. 2010)

Q 7.

Give reasons why the handloom weavers in India survived the onslaught of the machine made textiles of Manchester ?  [CBSE Sept. 2010]
Or
How did small scale industries survive in India despite of Industrialisation ?  [CBSE 2013]

Q 8.

During the first world war years industrial production in India boomed. Give reason.

Q 9.

“By the 1860s Indian weavers failed to get sufficient supply of raw cotton of good quality”. Give reason.

Q 10.

Industrialisation brought a big change in social structure. Do you agree? Justify.

Q 11.

Explain the impact of industrialisation on
(a) Women
(b) Children
(c) Do you think child labour is still a major problem? Suggest any two ways to check child labour.

Q 12.

The East India Company appointed gomasthas to supervise weavers in India.

Q 13.

Write a brief note on the Spinning Jenny.

Q 14.

Why did the network of export trade in textiles controlled by the Indian merchants break down by the 1750s ? Mention any two effects of such a breakdown ? [CBSE 2013]

Q 15.

How did the East India Company procure regular supplies of cotton and silk textiles from the Indian weavers ?

Q 16.

The process of industrialisation brought with it miseries for the newly emerged class of industrial workers.’ Explain.  [CBSE 2014]
Or
Explain the miserable conditions of industrial workers in Britain during the nineteenth century. [CBSE 2009 lP]
Or
How did the abundance of labour in the market affect the lives of the workers in Britain during the nineteenth century ? Explain with examples. [CBSE 2008 (O) Compt.]
Or
Describe the lifestyle of the British workers of the nineteenth century. [CBSE 2010 IO). 2014]
Or
Explain how the condition of the workers steadily declined in the early twentieth century Europe. [CBSE Sept. 2010. 2011]

Q 17.

Who discovered the Spinning Jenny ? [CBSE Sept. 2010]

Q 18.

Name any two regions of colonial India which were famous for large-scale industries.

Q 19.

”Before establishing political power in Bengal and Carnatic in the 1760 and 1770s, the East India Company had found it difficult to ensure a regular supply of goods for export. Give reasons.

Q 20.

What were the benefits enjoyed by the villagers in the proto- industrial system.

Q 21.

Explain what is meant by proto industrialisation.

Q 22.

What was the role of trade guilds ? Explain.

Q 23.

Explain the major features of the industrialisation process of Europe in the 19th century. [CBSE Compt. 2008 (O)]

Q 24.

Who were the entrepreneurs or business groups in India during the 19th century ?

Q 25.

Industrialisation was a mixed blessing.’ Explain by giving examples. [CBSE 2014]

Q 26.

Explain the role of Indian merchants and bankers in the network of export trade.
Or
What role did the Indian merchants play in the growth of textile industries before 1750 ? Explain any three points. [CBSE 2011]

Q 27.

Who invented the steam engine ? [CBSE Sept. 2010]

Q 28.

Which were the two most dynamic industries of Britain in the early 19th century ?

Q 29.

Name any three pre-colonial ports of India.

Q 30.

Name the ports which grew during the colonial period.

Q 31.

What was the impact of the First World War on the British industries ?

Q 32.

What was importance of advertisements in expanding the market during the colonial period ?

Q 33.

Why did some Industrialists in nineteenth-century Europe prefer hand labour over machines?

Q 34.

How do Cloth Merchants function?

Q 35.

Discuss the plight of the Indian weavers with the advent of the East India company.

Q 36.

What were the problems faced by the textile manufacturers in India in the late 1800s ?

Q 37.

What were the benefits enjoyed by the villagers in the proto- industrial system?

Q 38.

Write a brief note on the cotton Industry.

Q 39.

When Manchester industrialists began selling cloth in India, they put labels with pictures on the cloth bundles. Why did they do so ? Explain.

Q 40.

Who created the cotton mill ? How did it help in improving the production ?

Q 41.

Why was East India Company keen on expanding textile exports from India during the 1760 ? Explain any three reasons. [CBSE 2013]

Q 42.

Name any two European Managing Agencies which controlled a large sector of the Indian industries. Describe any  three functions performed by such agencies. (CBSE 2013)

Q 43.

Mention the major features of Indian textiles before the age of machine industries.

Q 44.

By the first decade of the 20th century, a series of changes affected the pattern of industrialisation in India. Explain.  [CBSE 2008. Sept. 2013]

Q 45.

What were guilds ?

Q 46.

The introduction of which new technology in England angered women ? [CBSE Sept. 2010]

Q 47.

Name the goods from India Which dominated the international market before the age of machine industries.

Q 48.

Who were Gomasthas ? [CASE 2014]

Q 49.

Why there were clashes between weavers and gomasthas ?

Q 50.

Name the European Managing agencies which controlled the large sector of Indian industries.