Q4 A of 33 Page 36

Find out the correct statement

i) British mine–owners were faced with the problem of water seeping into their mines


ii) Employing human labour was cheap for this work


iii) Newton invented a steam engine to pump water out of mines


iv) Water had to be removed to get coal in mines


i) is correct. British mines were faced with problem of water seepage, which had to be removed before extracting coal.


ii) is incorrect. Removing water was a labour intensive work, and often required huge expenditures.


iii) is incorrect. Thomas Newcomen developed the water pump, which was used to remove water from mines.


iv) is correct for procedural reasons.

More from this chapter

All 33 →
2 E

Fill in the Blanks

The first railroad line started in Germany was in the year .


 3

Match the following

1. Benz - U.S.A


2. Safety Lamp - Louis Renault


3. Quadricycle – Humphrey Davy


4. Great Railroad – Lancashire Strike


5. Coalfield – Germany


 4

Find out the correct statement

i) Trade Unions were formed by labourers to get their rights


ii) Germany’s political setup was the most significant challenge for the industrial revolution


iii) To protect capitalists Karl Marx advocated socialism


iv) There were no natural resources in Germany


 4 C

Find out the correct statement

Assertion (A): Workers had rights to get holidays.


Reason (R): There were laws to protect the workers.