The Workers

Q. Why were the factory owners inclined towards hiring women and children over men?

1. Men were not skilled.
2. There were not many men.
3. Women and children were more meticulous in their work.
4. Women and children were hired because they were paid less than men.

Q. Why did the factory owners prefer to employ women and children during the Industrial Revolution?

1. They worked for lower wages
2. They wanted health insurance
3. They were more efficient workers
4. They worked twice as hard as men

Q. Statement 1: Child labourers were in great demand in coal mines during the Industrial Revolution.

Statement 2: Only men were hired to work in dangerous places like coal mines.

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

Q. Statement 1: Factory owners preferred to hire women and children over men.

Statement 2: Machines replaced many manually done jobs during the Industrial Revolution.

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: Before the industrial revolution, the women worked in farms and looked after children.

S2: During the Industrial Revolution, women started working at factories and gained financial independence.

S3: The industries took care of women's health and family.

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

1. S1: True; S2: True; S3: True
2. S1:True; S2: False; S3: True
3. S1: True; S2: False; S3: True
4. S1: True; S2: True; S3: False

Q. Children were exploited in the industries. Choose the options that support this statement.

1. The children did not get time to play.
2. The children would injure themselves while handling the machines.
3. The children were forced to work in the mines.
4. The industries provided education to all the children.

Q. Select the epidemic(s) which broke out among the workers in the 1830s.

1. Typhoid
2. Cholera
3. Tuberculosis
4. Malaria

Q. All the following statements about the mill workers of Lowell, Massachusetts, in the 1840s are true EXCEPT:

1. They were strictly supervised at all times.
2. They worked more than 70 hours in a normal week.
3. Most of them came from wealthy families.
4. They wrote and published their own magazine.
5. Nearly all of them were female

Q. Which of the following worsened after the Industrial Revolution?

1. Steel production
2. Iron production
3. Working conditions
4. Transportation issues

Q. How was the lives like for the women and children during the industrial revolution

Q. All factory owners always preferred to employ men over women and children.

1. True
2. False

Q. Match the cities and the average lifespan of factory workers during the Industrial Revolution.

1. Manchester
2. Birmingham
3. 15
4. Derby
5. 21
6. 17

Q. Choose the correct pairs of factory workers and their wages (1850s, England).

1. Women
2. Men
3. Children
4. 25 Shillings/Week
5. 1 Shilling/Week
6. 7 Shillings/Week