Question

Which of the following activities created more employment opportunities during the age of industrialisation in Britain?

• A. Widening of roads
• B. Construction of new railway stations
• C. Laying of sewers
• D. Shutting down of factories

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (C)

Laying of sewers

Things started looking up for workers in Britain after the 1840s, as construction activities in cities intensified. Widening of roads, construction of new railway stations, an extension of railway lines, digging of tunnels, laying of sewers and embankment of rivers created more employment opportunities.