Class 10 - History

4. The Age of Industrialisation Online MCQs Test

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1. Why did industrialists in Victorian Britain prefer hand labour over machines?

(A) Machines were too expensive
(B) Machines required large capital investment
(C) Machines were not available
(D) Machines were more efficient

2. Why were wages low in Victorian Britain despite a large supply of human labour?

(A) Shortage of human labour
(B) High demand for skilled labor
(C) Large supply of human labour
(D) High wages offered by industrialists

3. In which industries did the demand for labour tend to be seasonal?

(A) Textile mills
(B) Gas works and breweries
(C) Iron and steel production
(D) Coal mining

4. Why did industrialists in seasonal industries prefer hand labour?

(A) Hand labour was more expensive
(B) Machines were not available
(C) Machines were more efficient
(D) Demand for labour varied with the season

5. What types of goods were machines oriented to produce in mid-nineteenth-century Britain?

(A) Uniforms
(B) Standardised goods for a mass market
(C) Intricate designs and specific shapes
(D) Seasonal products

6. What did handmade products symbolise for the upper classes in Victorian Britain?

(A) Mass production
(B) Refinement and class
(C) Industrialization
(D) Efficiency and speed

7. What did machinemade goods symbolise in Victorian Britain?

(A) Refinement and class
(B) Mass production
(C) Skilled craftsmanship
(D) Handmade quality

8. Where were machinemade goods primarily exported to?

(A) Victorian cities
(B) Colonies
(C) Industrial heartlands
(D) Rural areas

9. Why were industrialists in nineteenth-century America keen on using mechanical power?

(A) To increase demand for hand labour
(B) To minimize the need for human labour
(C) To produce intricate designs
(D) To export goods to colonies

10. Why did Britain not face a problem hiring human hands during industrialisation?

(A) There was a shortage of human labour
(B) Britain had a surplus of machines
(C) Machines were not efficient
(D) Britain had a surplus of human labour