Coal & Iron

Q. The puddling process used puddling furnace and X. Puddling furnace removed the impurities from molten iron and X pressed iron into bars.

What is X?

1. Rolling mill
2. Steam engine
3. Brick kiln
4. Iron block

Q. Match the inventors with their inventions:

1) Abraham Darby I	A) Cast iron
2) Abraham Darby II	B) Puddling process
3) Henry Cort	C) Blast furnace
	D) Conversion of pig iron into wrought iron using smelting
	E) Coke for the furnace

1. 1-E; 2- A; 3- B
2. 1- C; 2- D; 3- B
3. 1-B; 2- A; 3- D
4. 1- C; 2- A; 3- B

Q. The British used charcoal for melting iron ore. Usage of charcoal had its own drawbacks. What were these drawbacks?

1. High demand led to deforestation.
2. Charcoal was too fragile to be transported over long distance.
3. Charcoal was hard and difficult to cut and transport.
4. Charcoal was too delicate and any form of impurities affected the purity of iron.

Q. Statement 1: Abraham Darcy I invented the blast furnace.

Statement 2: Abraham Darcy II designed a cast iron bridge.

Select the correct option.

1. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false
2. Statement 2 is true and Statement 1 is false
3. Both statements are true
4. Both statements are false

Q. S1: Iron ore and coal were in abundance in England. Lead, copper and tin were locally available.

S2: Charcoal was used to obtain iron, which had to be exported from Italy.

Based on the above statements, select the correct option from the following:

1. S1: True; S2: True; both are independent statements.
2. S1: True; S2: True; S2 is the reason for S1.
3. S1: False; S2: True.
4. S1:True; S2: False.

Q. What was the name of the family who resolved the issue associated with the use of charcoal by inventing different ways to extract iron from its ore?

1. Darbys of Manchester
2. Darbys of Shropshire
3. Smiths of Manchester
4. Darbys of Lancashire

Q. Iron, in its liquid form, is extracted from iron ore through the process of .

1. smelting
2. quarrying
3. mining
4. evaporation

Q. Which of the following industries is/are dubbed as the feeders of all industries?

1. Iron
2. Coal
3. Steel
4. Bauxite

Q. What were some of the challenges faced by the iron industry in Britain prior to the innovations of the Darbys of Shropshire?

1. With extensive deforestation, forest areas depleted, thus affecting the supply of charcoal.
2. The British used the blast furnace, a relatively primitive furnace, for the purpose of smelting.
3. Charcoal was fragile and transporting it across long distances was a difficult process.
4. Impurities in charcoal sometimes resulted in the production of low quality iron.

Q. Which of the following industries is known for being a basic requirement in terms of materials for other industries?

1. Automobile
2. Tertiary
3. Iron and steel
4. Aerospace

Q. What did the Darbys of Shropshire develop?

1. Solutions for problems faced during transportation.
2. Solutions for problems faced while steel-making.
3. Solutions for problems faced while using cotton.
4. Solutions for problems faced during the extraction of ores.

Q. Select the materials that were widely used for mechanisation in England during the Industrial Revolution.

1. Tin
2. Lead
3. Jute
4. Iron Ore
5. Copper
6. Cotton
7. Coal
8. Silk