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9. Which of the following is associated with Gomasthas?

a. Trader b. Broker c. Weaver d. Supervisor
10. Which of the following factories was considered a symbol of the new era in late 18th century England?
a. Iron b. Metal c. Cotton d. Jute

Activity

1. Make a poster depicting the Industrialisation and its impact on the environment.
2. Gather commercial and advertisement images from newspapers and magazines. Compare these
with the old advertisements presented in the chapter.

Project

Choose an industry in your region:
1. Research about its history

2. Investigate its technological changes and advertising methods
3. Interview/collect data about its employers and workers

Assertion-Reason Type Questions

Each question consists of two statements, namely, Assertion (A) and Reason (R). For selecting the correct
answer, use the following code:

a. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
b. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

c. Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false.
d. Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true.

1. A: The Spinning Jenny faced many oppositions in the cotton industry.
R: The invention of machines is seen as a threat to manual labour.
2. A: The ports at Surat declined by the end of the 18th century.

R: The import of European goods fell compared to the import of local goods.
3. A: The primary motive of British rule behind the de-industrialisation was to obtain low-cost raw
materials from India.
R: The decline of handicraft industries resulted in employment on a mass scale in India.
4. A: Indian textile industries were adversely affected after 1947.

R: Most of the jute-producing areas went to Pakistan.

Case-Study

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

A magistrate reported in 1790 about an incident when he was called in to protect a manufacturer’s
property from being attacked by workers:
“From the depredations of a lawless Banditti of colliers and their wives, for the wives had lost their work
to spinning engines…they advanced at first with much insolence, avowing their intention of cutting to

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