Unit Test: The Age of Industrialisation | Social Studies (SST) Class 10 PDF Download

Time: 1 hour

M.M. 30

Attempt all questions.

• Question numbers 1 to 5 carry 1 mark each.
• Question numbers 6 to 8 carry 2 marks each.
• Question numbers  9 to 11 carry 3 marks each.
• Question number 12 & 13 carry 5 marks each.

Q1. Which industry was the first to be mechanised during the Industrial Revolution? (1 Mark)
(a) Textile industry
(b) Iron and steel industry
(c) Automobile industry
(d) Agriculture industry

Q2. What was the impact of the Industrial Revolution on women's work? (1 Mark)
(a) Women were able to find better-paying jobs in factories
(b) Women were excluded from industrial work and remained confined to domestic work
(c) Women were able to enter new professions such as teaching and nursing
(d) Women were forced to work longer hours in factories for lower wages

Q3. Even at the end of the nineteenth century, ________ of the total workforce was employed in technologically advanced industrial sectors. (1 Mark)
(a) Less than 70 per cent
(b) More than 80 per cent
(c) Less than 20 per cent
(d) More than 50 per cent

Q4. Which of the following statements are true about Gomasthas? (1 Mark)
(a) In many weaving villages, there were reports of clashes between weavers and gomasthas
(b) The new gomasthas were outsiders with no long-term social link with the village
(c) Gomasthas had a close relationship with weavers
(d) Both (a) and (b)

Q5. What was the significance of the 'Crystal Palace Exhibition' held in London in 1851? (1 Mark)
(a) It showcased the latest technological advancements and industrial products
(b) It celebrated the traditional arts and crafts of Britain
(c) It was a political rally against the Industrial Revolution
(d) It showcased the wealth and power of the British Empire

Q6. Why was the East India Company interested in expanding textile exports from India during the 1760s? (2 Marks)

Q7. Name any four major centres of cotton textiles in India during the colonial period. (2 Marks)

Q8. What was the fly shuttle? (2 Marks)

Q9. What were guilds? How did they make it difficult for new merchants to set up businesses in towns in England? (3 Marks)

Q10. How did industries develop in India in the second half of the nineteenth century? (3 Marks)

Q11. Why could Manchester never recapture its old position in the Indian market after the First World War? (3 Marks)

Q12. What problems did Indian cotton weavers face in the 19th century? (5 Marks)

Q13. What was the impact of the First World War on British industries? (5 Marks)