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Before late 18th century English countryside was _______.

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  1. partitioned

  2. open fields

  3. enclosed

  4. common land

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following was an important factor in farmers investing in threshing machines?

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  1. Labour shortage

  2. To reduce dependence on labour

  3. Insolence of labourers

  4. High wages demanded by labourer

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Correct Option: B

What were the effects of the long working hours for children in factories in England during the late nineteenth century?

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  1. Children enjoyed a lot working in factories

  2. Many children suffered from knock-knees diseases

  3. Children who worked in factories got a good education in private schools

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following is true regarding life in a factory in the early nineteenth century?

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  1. People had to work very long hours for low wages.

  2. It was normal for people to work 10 to 12 hours six days a week.

  3. Usually factory workers got Sunday off to allow them to go to church.

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D

What were the advantages of the four- field crop rotation system?

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  1. It allowed all the land used each year.

  2. Turnips provided food for animals, and the animal's dung could be used as a fertilizer for the soil.

  3. Farmers made bigger profits.

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D

Who amongst the following gained most from enclosures?

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  1. Rich landowners

  2. Traders

  3. State

  4. The poor

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The process of enclosure was sometimes accompanied by force, resistance, and bloodshed, and remains among the most controversial areas of agricultural and economic history in England. Marxist historians argue that rich landowners used their control of state processes to appropriate public land for their private benefit. Enclosures were now seen as important for making long-term investments on land and for planning crop rotations to improve the soil. Enclosures also helped rich landowners to expand the land under their control and produce more for the market. Hence, Option A is correct.

Who was the most famous pioneer of selective crossbreeding during Enclosure movement in England?

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  1. Robert Bakewell

  2. Charles Darwin

  3. Andrew Meikle

  4. Charles Townshend

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
In the mid-18th century, two British agriculturalists, Robert Bakewell and Thomas Coke, introduced selective breeding as a scientific practice and used inbreeding to stabilize certain qualities in order to reduce genetic diversity. Bakewell was also the first to breed cattle to be used primarily for beef. Hence, Option A is correct.
Among the rest of the options, Charles Robert Darwin was a British naturalist and biologist known for his theory of evolution and his understanding of the process of natural selection.
Andrew Meikle was a Scottish mechanical engineer credited with inventing the threshing machine, a device used to remove the outer husks from grains of wheat.
Charles Townshend was a British politician who held various titles in the Parliament of Great Britain. His establishment of the controversial Townshend Acts is considered one of the key causes of the American Revolution. Hence, these are incorrect. 

What were the benefits of crossing Longhorn sheep with Linchon Sheep? 

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  1. It produced a new breed, New Leicester Sheep.

  2. New Leicester sheeps put on weight quickly which enabled farmers to gain more profits

  3. Both A and B

  4. Neither A nor B

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Correct Option: C

Cultivation of which crops improved the fertility of soil?

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  1. Wheat and maize

  2. Fodder crops

  3. Turnip and potatoes

  4. Turnip and clover

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Correct Option: D

Life in a factory in early nineteenth-century Britain was very ________.

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  1. beautiful

  2. pleasant

  3. harsh

  4. subtle

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Correct Option: C