NCERT Class 11 Chapter 9 History The Industrial Revolution MCQ

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1. 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’

2. The first blast furnace was invented by

A. Henry Cort

B. Abraham Darby III

C. Abraham Darby I

D. Abraham Darby II

3. To drain mines, the Miner’s Friend was invented, in 1698, by

A. James Watt.

B. Thomas Savery.

C. Thomas Newcomen.

D. Matthew Boulton.

4. The enclosure movement, which caused hardship to farmers, began from

A. 1760s.

B. 1770s

C. 1780s

D. 1790s

5. 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

6. By 1850s, most of Britain was connected by

A. rivers.

B. railways

C. canals.

D. roads.

7. 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

8. 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.

9. 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

10. 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

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11. The inventions were based on

A. Study on natural scienceS

B. Individual adventures

C. Determination, curiosity and interest of individuals

D. Study of humanities.

12. 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

13. The Miner's Friend, a model steam engine, was built by -

A. Matthew Boulton

B. James Watt

C. Thomas Newcomen

D. Thomas Savery

14. 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

15. Initially, canals were built in England to

A. transport coal to cities.

B. transport people.

C. transport raw cotton

D. transport coal to cities.

16. The invention of railway took the entire process of industrialisation to a second stage because

A. It contributed to transportation of goods at various stages.

B. It connected manufacturing units with their source material

C. It became helpful in export of goods

D. It transported passengers and goods at cheaper rates than the transportation through canal

17. Factory managers considered child labour as training for, future factory work because

A. There were no other works available than factories.

B. It was a conspiracy of the British Government to limit the potential of working class.

C. Children would feel themselves perfect in their youth

D. Workers were given no political rights and they could not – form their unions.

18. ____ were those laws which prevented the import of cheaper food until prices in Britain had risen to a certain level.

A. Wheat Laws

B. Rice Laws

C. Corn Laws

D. Lentil Laws

19. The first Derby invented a _____ in 1709 C.E

A. Flying shuttle

B. Blast Furnace

C. The typewriter.

D. The locomotive

20. Watt created the Soho Foundry for

A. Production of Coal

B. Steam Engine

C. Supporting Thomas Newcomen’s engine

D. Manufacture of steam engines.