Trade

Q. What were guilds responsible for?

1. Reducing working hours
2. Set prices and quality standards for products
3. Maintained proper hygiene near the ports and other places of trade
4. Redistribute work to labourers in a fair manner

Q. Which of the following classes was/were exempted from taxation in France before the revolution?

1. Peasants
2. Clegry only
3. Privileged class
4. Merchants only

Q. Which among the following product was not imported from India and China to European cities during the medieval period?

1. Spices
2. Gems
3. Cereals
4. Cloth

Q. Who among the following formed associations called Guilds in medieval period in Europe?

1. Blacksmiths
2. King
3. Traders
4. Goldsmiths

Q. Which among the following statement is NOT true about guilds?

1. Set prices for commodities
2. Schedule working hours for labourers
3. Better the conditions of farmers
4. Decides the quality of the product

Q. Consider the following statement: "The medieval Europe was self sufficient."
In what way is this statement true?

1. Art and literature.
2. Maintenance of wealth.
3. Maintenance of armies.
4. Production of goods.

Q. Which among the following are positive outcomes of trade?

1. Progress in the field of knowledge
2. Spread of different cultures
3. Progress in the field of medicine
4. All of the above

Q. Which of the following was the function of guilds in medieval Europe?
A.Fixing the location of trade centres
B.Determining the quality of products
C.Controlling the quantity of goods to be produced
D.Punishing its members for unfair practices

Q. Cricket evolved from being a traditional sport into a commercialised sport during the ______.

1. 1950s
2. 1960s
3. 1970s
4. 1980s

Q. Answer each of the following questions in two or three sentences.
What are craft guilds?

Q. The ___ states that workers should not be paid less than a specified minimum.

1. Loss Of Pay Act
2. Minimum Wages Act
3. Maximum Wages Act
4. Right to Equal Pay

Q. When did trade gain prominence?

1. End of the medieval period
2. Beginning of the medieval period
3. During the 11th century CE
4. During the 5th Century CE

Q. Which among the following function(s) was/were performed by the guilds in medieval Europe?

1. Reduced working hours of workers.
2. Protection of people from attacks.
3. Decided products' prices and quality standards.
4. Distribution of work among the workers.

Q. Who among the following were NOT part of the guilds?

1. Traders
2. Blacksmiths
3. Farmers
4. Leather workers

Q. What were guilds?

1. A type of money used in the Middle Ages
2. Organizations dating back to the 10th century
3. Kinds of labor unions
4. Only b and c