Tag: the age of industrialisation

Questions Related to the age of industrialisation

For the development of industry, _____ workers at all levels were needed.

  1. educated

  2. skilled

  3. unskilled

  4. none of these


Correct Option: B

______ had to be relied on for industrial development because the number of Indian scientists and engineers was very small.

  1. Aliens

  2. Outsiders

  3. Foreigners

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

Indian Industrial growth increased after the First World War because ________________.

  1. British opened new factories in India.

  2. India became independent.

  3. New technological changes occurred.

  4. Indian mills now had a vast home market to supply.


Correct Option: D

From ______ onwards, machine-based industries had begun to be set up in India.

  1. 1830

  2. 1820

  3. 1870

  4. 1850


Correct Option: D

 Cotton piece goods production in India doubled between ___________.

  1. 1874-76

  2. 1900-12

  3. 1890-92

  4. 1880-82


Correct Option: B

When was the Tonkin free school started?

  1. In 1917

  2. In 1907

  3. In 1887

  4. In 1897


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Tonkin Free School was started in 1907 to provide a Western style education in Vietnam. This education included classes in science, hygiene, and French.

The industrialisation did not progress in the beginning of seventeenth century due to

  1. Expensive new technology

  2. Less number of factories

  3. Unskilled workers

  4. Unwillingness of merchants for more production


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

New technology was expensive and merchants and industrialists were cautious about using it. The machines often broke down and repair was costly. They were not as effective as their inventors and manufacturers claimed. 

Who was allowed to enrol in the French Schools?

  1. The Chinese elite

  2. The Vietnamese elite

  3. The German elite

  4. The Japanese elite


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Only the Vietnamese elite- comprising a small fraction of the population could enrol in the schools, and only a few among those admitted ultimately passed the school-leaving examination.

Who came in power in South Vietnam in 1949?

  1. Duy Tan Hoi

  2. Bao Dai

  3. Huynh Phuso

  4. Ho Chi Minh


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A peace negotiation took place in Geneva after the French defeat. Vietnam was divided into two countries, viz. south and north Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh and the communists assumed power in the north. Bao Dai’s regime took control of the south.