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Questions Related to industrial revolution and social change

Who is called the father of the modern factory system?

  1. Abraham Darby

  2. John Kay

  3. James Hargreaves

  4. Richard Arkwright


Correct Option: D

When did Lloyd George agree to the establishment of the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland?

  1. 1918

  2. 1920

  3. 1921

  4. 1924


Correct Option: C

Richard Arkwright was a businessman who saw an opportunity to make money in the __________.

  1. chemical industry

  2. agricultural industry

  3. railway industry

  4. textile industry


Correct Option: D

Abraham Darby was a Quacker businessman who saw an opportunity in the ___________.

  1. Iron making industry

  2. Textile industry

  3. Agricultural industry

  4. Chemical industry


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Born into an English Quaker family that played an important role in the Industrial Revolution, Darby developed a method of producing pig iron in a blast furnace fuelled by coke rather than charcoal. This was a major step forward in the production of iron as a raw material for the Industrial Revolution. Hence, Option A is correct. The rest of the industries were revolutionised only after the iron-making industry developed, hence, these are incorrect. 

What was the biggest impact of Industrialisation?

  1. Development of factories

  2. Development of iron works

  3. Both A and B

  4. Development of democracy


Correct Option: C