Slums

Q. What are slums?

1. Large, spacious living areas.
2. A term used to describe the apartment system.
3. Individual housing units that people construct as an investment.
4. Makeshift settlements that lack basic infrastructure like toilets and sanitation.

Q. Which of the following statements is correct about slums?

1. Slums did not offer sanitation and other facilities.
2. Houses in slums lacked proper ventilation and other facilities.
3. All of the above statements are correct regarding slums.
4. Slums were an after-effect of industrialisation and the move to urban areas.

Q. From the following, select the negative impacts of the Industrial Revolution.

1. Increase in goods production
2. Increase in trade during the Industrial Revolution
3. Formation of and increase in slums
4. Use of child labour

Q. The Industrial Revolution changed the way people worked and lived. New towns sprang up in industries and mines. Migrants arriving in these towns were forced to live in makeshift settlements called ______.

1. ghettos
2. colonies
3. slums
4. blocks

Q. What all do slums lack?

1. Spacious areas
2. Toilets
3. Sanitation facilities
4. All of the above

Q. What were the reasons for the improvement in the working conductions of labourers?

1. Workers began fighting for their rights
2. Workers began organising strikes
3. Workers continued to work quietly
4. Capitalists' mindsets changed

Q. What became common among the workers during the time of industrialisation?

1. Accidents
2. Epidemics
3. All of the above
4. Diseases

Q. What does the poet compare their branches to?

Q. which demands of workers and peasants were resisted by liberals ?