History

The Age of Industrialisation

Question:

What was the result of the import of Manchester cloth to India ?

Answer:

(i) It ruined the cloth industry in India because the Manchester cloth was both cheap, showy and durable.
(ii) The weavers were forced to give up their ancestral profession of cloth weaving and had to work as labourers in urban areas.

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The Age of Industrialisation

Q 1.

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

Q 2.

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

Q 3.

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

Q 4.

Explain what is meant by proto-Industrialisation.

Q 5.

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

Q 6.

What was Spinning Jenny ?

Q 7.

The proto-industrialisation helped in building a close relationship between the town and the countryside”. Explain.

Q 8.

Explain the major features of pre colonial trade and industries.

Q 9.

When Indian manufacturers advertised, the nationalist message was clear and loud."What was the message ?

Q 10.

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

Q 11.

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

Q 12.

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

Q 13.

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 14.

Why women workers attacked the spinning Jenny a machine which was introduced in Britain ?

Q 15.

How the Indian and British manufacturers tried to expand their market ?

Q 16.

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

Q 17.

How do Cloth Merchants function?

Q 18.

Write a brief note on the cotton Industry.

Q 19.

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

Q 20.

Why did the peasants agree to accept advances made by the merchants to produce goods for them in Europe during the 17th and the 18th centuries* ? Explain three reasons. [CBSE Comp. (D) 2008]
Or
How were new merchant groups in Europe able to spread their business in the countryside before the Industrial Revolution ? Explain.
Or
Briefly explain the method and system of production in the countryside in England.
[CBSE 2013]

Q 21.

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

Q 22.

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

Q 23.

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

Q 24.

Why did the industrial production in India increase during the First World War ? [CBSE Sept. 2011]

Q 25.

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

Q 26.

What was the result of the import of Manchester cloth to India ?

Q 27.

How do Cloth Merchants function?

Q 28.

Which industry was symbol of the new era ?

Q 29.

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

Q 30.

What was fly shuttle ?

Q 31.

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

Q 32.

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

Q 33.

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

Q 34.

Write a brief note on the East India company.

Q 35.

What was the role of trade guilds ? Explain.

Q 36.

In the 20th century, the handloom cloth production expanded steadily, i.e.. almost trebling between 1900 and 1940.’ Give reasons.
Or
What led to expansion In handloom craft production between 1900 and 1940 ? [CBSE Sept. 2010]

Q 37.

In the seventeenth and the eighteenth centuries, the merchants from the towns in Europe began moving to the countryside.' Give reasons.
Or
Explain any three major problems faced by the new European merchants in setting up their industries in towns before the Industrial Revolution. [CBSE 2008 (D) Sept. 2012]
Or
What is meant by proto-industrialisation ? Why was it successful in the countryside in England in the 17th century ?  [CBSE Sept. 2008. 2011. 2012]
Or
Throw light on production during the proto-industrialisation phase in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries with an example. [CBSF. Sept. 2010]

Q 38.

Mention any four features of the proto ¬industrial system. [CBSE Svpt. 2010]
Or
Explain the main features of proto ¬industrialisation. [CBSE 2010 (0)]
Or
What was proto-industrialisation ? Why did the poor peasants and artisans in the countryside begin to work for the merchants from the towns ? [CBSE 2012]

Q 39.

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 40.

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

Q 41.

Name the ports which grew during the colonial period.

Q 42.

“Under the colonial era the Indian merchants were discriminated and space within which Indian merchants could function became increasingly limited’. Justify.

Q 43.

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

Q 44.

Write a brief note on the Spinning Jenny.

Q 45.

What was the impact of colonisation of India on the Indian traders and merchants ?

Q 46.

Name the provinces where most of the large-scale industries were located. How can you say that small-scale production continued to predominate even in the late 20th century ?

Q 47.

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 48.

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

Q 49.

What steps were taken by the East India Company to contiol the market of cotton and silk goods ? [CBSE 2009 (D)]
Or
The establishment of political power by the East India Company resulted in ruination of the Indian weavers. Support the statement with suitable examples.  [CBSE 2012]

Q 50.

Why the system of advances proved harmful for the weavers ?