Deck 16: History of Industrial Revolution and Social Movements in England

Question 1

An instrument ,which was used to remove seeds from the cotton fibre, known as "The Cotton Gin" was invented by……………………….

A)Richard Arkwright
B)Cartwright
C)Whitney
D)Hargreaves

Answer 1

Whitney

Question 2

James Watt's name is associated with………………………..

A)Power loom
B)Spinning Jenny
C)Steam Engine
D)Railway locomotive

Answer 2

Steam Engine

Question 3

Steam Engine was invented in the year…………………

A)1768
B)1769
C)1770
D)1780

Answer 3

1769

Question 4

In which year Cartwright invented Power loom?

A)1785
B)1788
C)1790
D)1792

Question 5

Flying Shuttle was introduced in England in the year………………………..

A)1733
B)1738
C)1734
D)1735

Question 6

Innovations in road?making started in England due to the efforts of………….

A)John Mac Adam
B)Crompton
C)Hargreaves
D)Arthur Young

Question 7

Who suggested to introduce "penny postage" for all letters in UK?

A)Townshend
B)A. Young
C)Rowland Hill
D)Arthur

Question 8

"Penny postage" introduced in England in the year…………………..

A)1839
B)1840
C)1848
D)1838

Question 9

Sir C. Wheatstone's name is associated with the invention of ……………….

A)Telephone
B)Telegraph
C)Steam Engine
D)Mule

Question 10

'Reuter's New Agency' was established in London in the year…………………

A)1850
B)1852
C)1851
D)1853

Question 11

In 1834, who formed a "Grand National Consolidated Trade Union" in England?

A)Robert Owen
B)John Locke
C)Karl Marx
D)O'Conner

Question 12

The newspaper that popularised the ideas of Chartist movement among the English people was …………………..

A)Chartism
B)The New Avenue
C)The Northern Star
D)The Liberator

Question 13

Name the organisation formed in London in 1838 to fight for universal suffrage and redress the grievances of working class?

A)Association for Universal Adult Franchise
B)Working Class Union
C)Working Men Association
D)Labour Union

Question 14

In 1838, The Working Men Association of England prepared a "charter of political democracy", which was popularly called…………………

A)Democratic Charter
B)Labours Charter
C)People's Charter
D)Workers charter

Question 15

The "People's Charter" of 1838 was prepared by……………………..

A)William Lovett and Francis Place
B)George West man and John Henry
C)David Arthur
D)Robertson

Question 16

The Chartist movement in England turned in to a militant physical force under the leadership of………………………….

A)Francis Place
B)William Lovett
C)O'Conner
D)David Arthur

Question 17

Chartist movement face strong repression during the rule of………………………

A)Benjamin Disraeli
B)William Gladstone
C)Russell
D)Robert Peel

Question 18

Agrarian revolution occurred in England in the ……………..century.

A)19th century
B)18th century
C)17th century
D)16th century

Question 19

Jethro Tull's name is associated with…………………………

A)New roads in England
B)Great navigator
C)Invention of machine for sowing seeds
D)Rotation of crops

Question 20

"Four?Course System" or the rotation of crops was introduced by………………

A)Jethro Tull
B)Arthur Young
C)Robert Bake well
D)Lord Townshend

Question 21

Four?course system or the rotation of crops was also known as………………..

A)Norfolk system
B)Suffolk system
C)Enclosure system
D)Farming system

Question 22

___________ succeed in breeding a new kind of sheep known as "New Leicester".

A)Sir Arthur Young
B)Robert Bake well
C)John Victor
D)Townshend

Question 23

Name the magazine edited by Sir Arthur Young, to propagate his experiences and innovations in agriculture?

A)New Light
B)The English Peasant
C)Annals of Agriculture
D)New Horizon

Question 24

According to G.M. Trevelyan who is known as the "Prophet of New Agriculture" in England?

A)Charles Colling
B)Arthur Young
C)Townshend
D)Bake well

Question 25

"Enclosure Acts" in England during the 18th century were closely associated with………………………

A)Industrial Revolution
B)Agrarian Revolution
C)Parliamentary reforms
D)Human Rights