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For poor farmers machines brought misery because of _________.

  1. Displacement

  2. Banks refused loans

  3. Banks gave loans

  4. Indebtedness


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

For the poorer farmers, machines brought misery. Many of them bought these machines, imagining that wheat prices would remain high and profits would flow in. If they had no money, the banks offered loans. Those who borrowed found it difficult to pay back their debts. Many of them deserted their farms and looked for jobs elsewhere. 

When did the third Cholera epidemic occur in England in the nineteenth century?

  1. 1852-53

  2. 1873-74

  3. 1888-89

  4. 1892-93


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Between 1852 and 1923, the world would see four more cholera pandemics. The third pandemic, stretching 1852–1859, was the deadliest. It devastated Asia, Europe, North America and Africa, killing 23,000 people in Great Britain alone in 1854, the worst single year of cholera. Hence, Option A is correct. Among the rest timelines, in 1873-74, the fourth epidemic occurred in Hungary. And the fifth spanned 1892-93. Hence, these are incorrect. 

Which act was passed to give protection to children from the exploitation in England?

  1. Factory Act

  2. Workers Act

  3. Labour Act

  4. Mill Act


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
In 1833 the Government passed a Factory Act to improve conditions for children working in factories. Young children were working very long hours in workplaces where conditions were often terrible. The basic act was as follows:
  • no child workers under nine years of age
  • employers must have an age certificate for their child workers
  • children of 9-13 years to work no more than nine hours a day
  • children of 13-18 years to work no more than 12 hours a day
  • children are not to work at night
  • two hours schooling each day for children
  • four factory inspectors appointed to enforce the law

When was the first effective factory law was passed for the textile factories? 

  1. 1933

  2. 1836

  3. 1842

  4. 1853


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Factory Act of 1833, passed after Sadler had left Parliament, restricted the working day in textile mills to 12 hours for persons aged 13 through 17, and 8 hours for those aged 9 through 12. Sadler's health was fatally impaired by his strenuous work with the committee.The Factory Act of 1833, passed after Sadler had left Parliament, restricted the working day in textile mills to 12 hours for persons aged 13 through 17, and 8 hours for those aged 9 through 12. Sadler's health was fatally impaired by his strenuous work with the committee. Hence, Option A is correct. Among the rest, none of the dates correspond to the bill being passed, hence, incorrect.