Industrial Revolution Book Back Questions & Answers
Unit 10 > Social > Class 9 > Samacheer Kalvi - English Medium
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1. Who established the first steam boat service?
a. Arkwright
b. Samuel Crompton
c. Robert Fulton
d. James Watt
Correct answer: c. Robert Fulton
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2. Why was Manchester considered ideal for textile production?
a. availability of land
b. rich human resources
c. better living condition
d. cool climate
Correct answer: d. cool climate
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3. Who invented the sewing machine?
a. Elias Howe
b. EliWhitney
c. Samuel Crompton
d. Humphrey Davy
Correct answer: a. Elias Howe
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4. Which family introduced steam engine in France?
a. de Wendel
b. de Hindal
c. de Arman
d. de Renault
Correct answer: a. de Wendel
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5. Who called Slater, the father of American Industrial Revolution?
a. F.D. Roosevelt
b. Andrew Jackson
c. Winston Churchill
d. Woodrow Wilson
Correct answer: b. Andrew Jackson
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6. Which of the following is observed to commemorate the Hay Market Massacre?
a. Independence Day
b. Farmers Day
c. Labour Day
d. Martyrs Day
Correct answer: c. Labour Day
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7. Where was Zollverein Customs Union formed?
a. England
b. Germany
c. France
d. America
Correct answer: b. Germany
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8. Who produced the first batch of automobiles in France?
a. Louis Renault
b. Armand Peugeot
c. Thomas Alva Edison
d. McAdam
Correct answer: b. Armand Peugeot
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9. What was the invention that removed seeds from cotton?
a. Rolling Mill
b. Cotton Gin
c. Spinning Mule
d. Spinning Jenny
Correct answer: b. Cotton Gin
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10. Which of the following was used as fuel in olden days to smelt iron?
a. Coke
b. Charcoal
c. Firewood
d. Paper
Correct answer: b. Charcoal
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1. ________ called for voting rights to men in England
Correct answer: Chartism
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2. _________changed the way roads were built around the world.
Correct answer: John Loudon McAdam
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3. ___________discovered a faster and cheaper method of production of steel.
Correct answer: Henry Bessemer
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4. __________advocated scientific socialism
Correct answer: Karl Marx
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5. The first railroad line started in Germany was in the year ________.
Correct answer: 1835
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1. i) British mineowners were faced with the problem of water seeping into their mines ii) Employing human labour was cheap for this work iii) Newton invented a steam engine to pump water out of mines iv) Water had to be removed to get coal in mines
a. (i) is correct
b. (ii) and (iii) are correct
c. (i) and (iv) are correct
d. iii) is correct
Correct answer: c. (i) and (iv) are correct
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2. i) Trade Unions were formed by labourers to get their rights ii) Germanys political setup was the most significant challenge for the industrial revolution iii) To protect capitalists Karl Marx advocated socialism iv) There were no natural resources in Germany
a. (i) is correct
b. (ii) and (iii) are correct
c. (i) and (iv) are correct
c. (i) and (iv) are correct
Correct answer: a. (i) is correct
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3. Assertion (A): Workers had rights to get holidays. Reason (R): There were laws to protect the workers.
a) A is coiirrect R is wrong
b) Both A & R are wrong
c) Both A and R are correct
d) A is correct R is not correct explanation of A
Correct answer: b) Both A & R are wrong
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4. Assertion (A): Slater was called the Father of the American Industrial Revolution. Reason (R): His spinning textile mill was duplicated and his techniques became popular.
a) A is correct and R is the correct explanation of A
b)A is wrong and R is the correct explanation of A
c) Both A and R are wrong
d) Both A and R are correct
Correct answer: a) A is correct and R is the correct explanation of A
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1. Benz
Correct answer: Germany
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2. Safety Lamp
Correct answer: Humphrey Davy
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3. Quadricycle
Correct answer: Louis Renault
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4. Great Railroad
Correct answer: U.S.A
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5. Coalfield
Correct answer: Lancashire Strike