The Working Conditions of Labourers in India in the Industrial Regions

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Write True or False against each statement:

(a) At the end of the nineteenth century, 80 per cent of the total workforce in Europe was employed in the technologically advanced industrial sector.

(b) The international market for fine textiles was dominated by India till the eighteenth century.

(c) The American Civil War resulted in the reduction of cotton exports from India.

(d) The introduction of the fly shuttle enabled handloom workers to improve their productivity.

Q. During colonial era, the demand for labour exceeded its supply leading to high wages and decreasing unemployment in India.

1. True
2. False

Q.

Write True or False against each statement:

(a) At the end of the nineteenth century, 80 per cent of the total workforce in Europe was employed in the technologically advanced industrial sector.

(b) The international market for fine textiles was dominated by India till the eighteenth century.

(c) The American Civil War resulted in the reduction of cotton exports from India.

(d) The introduction of the fly shuttle enabled handloom workers to improve their productivity.

Q. During the colonial rule of the British, securing a job in Indian mills was restricted by the jobber system.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true about the industrial regions of India during the age of industrialisation?

1. Peasants and artisans moved to industrial centers.
2. People from the United Province mostly migrated to Bombay and Calcutta.
3. Industrialists hired peasants to recruit people.
4. People from the United Province mostly migrated to Chennai.

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what are the main intrest of the european managing industries which dominated the idustrial production in India

Q.

How did the industrial revolution in England affect Indias economy ?

Q.

List the major types of industries in the 19th century Bombay?

Q. What is the name of the story used by the French economist Frédéric Bastiat to explain a theory about the unintended economic consequences of certain events?

1. Parable of the broken window
2. Parable of windows
3. Parable of the broken chair
4. Parable of chairs

Q. From the following, select the areas where European Managing Agencies invested in India:

1. Mining
2. Indigo
3. Jute
4. Food crops