Class 10 - History

4. The Age of Industrialisation Online MCQs Test

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1. Why did poor peasants and artisans in the countryside start working for merchants during proto-industrialisation?

(A) To escape from rural life
(B) Lack of alternative sources of income
(C) Pressure from urban authorities
(D) Desire for factory employment

2. What changes were happening in the countryside during proto-industrialisation?

(A) Expansion of common lands
(B) Increased availability of firewood
(C) Enclosure of open fields and commons
(D) Decreased dependence on merchants

3. What did poor peasants and cottagers depend on common lands for before proto-industrialisation?

(A) Textile production
(B) Gathering firewood and berries
(C) Factory employment
(D) Selling merchandise

4. Why did peasant households eagerly agree to work for merchants during proto-industrialisation?

(A) To establish factories in the countryside
(B) To escape rural life
(C) To supplement their shrinking income
(D) To join craft guilds

5. What did income from proto-industrial production allow peasant households to do?

(A) Expand their land holdings
(B) Abandon agriculture completely
(C) Engage in factory employment
(D) Make fuller use of their family labor resources

6. What kind of relationship developed between the town and the countryside during proto-industrialisation?

(A) Isolation
(B) Hostility
(C) Close relationship
(D) No relationship

7. Where were merchants based during proto-industrialisation?

(A) Countryside
(B) Factories
(C) Towns
(D) Colonial territories

8. What did London become known as during proto-industrialisation?

(A) Production hub
(B) Export center
(C) Countryside
(D) Enclosure center

9. What controlled the proto-industrial system?

(A) Factory owners
(B) Government authorities
(C) Craft guilds
(D) Merchants

10. How many workers were employed by each merchant at each stage of production during proto-industrialisation?

(A) 5-10 workers
(B) 10-15 workers
(C) 20-25 workers
(D) 30-35 workers