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Why Michael Sadler's committee was set up?

  1. To investigate the rights of black people in England

  2. To investigate the food shortage in the countryside

  3. To investigate war crimes

  4. To investigate child labour


Correct Option: D

In accordance with the 1842 Mines Act, how many paid inspectors were appointed?

  1. One

  2. Two

  3. Three

  4. Four


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Mines and Collieries Act 1842 (c. 99), commonly known as the Mines Act 1842, was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Act prohibited female labour as well as the employment of boys under ten years old in coal mines. It was a response to the working conditions of children revealed in the Children's Employment Commission (Mines) 1842 report. The Commission was headed by Lord Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury. An inspector of mines was first appointed in 1843 under an Act of 1842. This Act prohibited payment by truck and the employment of women and girls and regulated the employment of boys in mines and collieries. The inspector had no powers to inspect the construction or safety of mines until the passage of the Coal Mines Inspection Act 1850. The 1842 Mines Act had not dealt specifically with safety in mines, and only one Inspector (H.S. Tremenheere) had been appointed as a result, with only limited powers under the Act. Hence, Option A is correct. Four inspectors were appointed by The 1850 Coal Mines Inspection Act. The rest of the numbers are not mentioned in the acts, hence, incorrect. 

What were provisions of the 1836 Civil Registration Act?

  1. It made compulsory to record births

  2. It made compulsory to record deaths

  3. It made compulsory to record marriages

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

According to the 1844 Factory Act, children aged 9-13 were limited to _______ work per day.

  1. Five and a half hours

  2. Six and a half hours

  3. Seven and a half hours

  4. Eight and a half hours


Correct Option: B