The Economic Hardships Faced by the Peasantry and Working Class

Q. The revolt of weavers in Silesia took place in ______.

1. 1846
2. 1870
3. 1845
4. 1850

Q. Who among the following persuaded the French government to set up worker-controlled social workshops?

1. Jacob Grimm
2. Charles X
3. Karol Kurpiński
4. Louis Blanc

Q. Assertion [A]: Poor harvests and increase in the prices of food crops led to death and starvation among the peasantry in pre-industrial Europe.

Reason [R]: The peasant class was hugely burdened with feudal dues and obligations in pre-industrial Europe.

Read the above given statements and select the appropriate option.

1. A is true, but R is false.
2. Both A and R is true. R is the correct explanation for A.
3. Both A and R are false.
4. Both A and R is true. R is the incorrect explanation for A.

Q. Which among the following was/were the consequence(s) of industrialisation on the working class population in Europe?

1. Increase in economic inequality.
2. Workers lived in overcrowded conditions, which led to disease and stress.
3. Workers had higher wages and flexible working hours.
4. Workers were forced leave their families and migrate to urban areas in search of jobs.

Q. In what ways was the Industrial Revolution a revolution?

1. Its effects were sweeping and far-reaching.
2. There were significant repercussions for the political, social, and economic lives of the masses.
3. It included a carefully planned out growth strategy by the workers.
4. The government led a sudden rebellion to improve working conditions of working class.

Q. persuaded the French government to set up worker-controlled social workshops.

1. Charles Reus
2. Loius Blanc
3. Robert James

Q. Industrialisation in England replaced manual labour with automated machines and caused an increase in unemployment.

1. True
2. False

Q. persuaded the French government to set up worker-controlled social workshops.

1. Charles Reus
2. Loius Blanc
3. Robert James

Q. In what ways was the Industrial Revolution a revolution?

1. Its effects were sweeping and far-reaching.
2. There were significant repercussions for the political, social, and economic lives of the masses.
3. It included a carefully planned out growth strategy by the workers.
4. The government led a sudden rebellion to improve working conditions of working class.

Q. Assertion [A]: Poor harvests and increase in the prices of food crops led to death and starvation among the peasantry in pre-industrial Europe.

Reason [R]: The peasant class was hugely burdened with feudal dues and obligations in pre-industrial Europe.

Read the above given statements and select the appropriate option.

[0.8 marks]

1. Both A and R is true. R is the correct explanation for A.
2. Both A and R is true. R is the incorrect explanation for A.
3. A is true, but R is false.
4. Both A and R are false.