Working Conditions of Children

Q. Once child labour was banned in Europe and the US, new energy sources like petroleum, hydro-electricity, etc. powered the industries.

1. True
2. False

Q. During the Industrial Revolution, children worked in dreadful work environments and child labour was effectively banned in the US and Europe in ________.

1. 1932
2. 1933
3. 1936
4. 1934

Q. During the struggles for worker's rights during the Machine Age, children under what age were eventually stopped from working in factories?

1. 15
2. 13
3. 14
4. 16

Q. Among the following, what was expected by a 19th century child working in an English coal mine?

1. To sleep peacefully.
2. To study during the daytime and work during the night-time.
3. To study well and sleep well.
4. To haul loaded wagons through water, slush and over steep slopes.

Q. What was the consequence of bringing forth unskilled labourers in factories?

1. None of the above
2. Improvement in working conditions of labourers.
3. Deterioration of working conditions of labourers.
4. No change in the working conditions of labourers.