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The first industrial revolution began in _____.

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Important Questions on History

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Who created the cotton mill?
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In the early nineteenth century, factories increasingly became an intimate part of the English landscape. 
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Who created cotton mill?
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The British introduced the railways in India in order to _____.
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In the proto-industrialisation period, which city was come to be known as the finishing centre in England?
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Due to which of the following factors, the Industrial Revolution took place in England in the eighteenth century?

  1. The discovery of coal and iron deposits.
  2. The discovery of steam power.
  3. The introduction of railways.
  4. The regular supply of raw materials.

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Industrialization began in England in 
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Which period of history appears like a wonderful time of technological progress?
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Stapler – A person who ‘staples’ or sorts wool according to its fibre.
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The Assam Company, consisting of European tea planters, remained the virtual proprietor of the tea industry till 1850. In the 1850s who among the following established two small proprietary tea gardens of his own, which were confiscated by the state after his execution for treason in 1858?
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Powerloom was invented by: 
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Why did European merchants turn to the countryside in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in England?
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_____ improved the steam engine produced by Thomas Newcomen. (James Watt / Thomas Savery)
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Mention the two most dynamic industries in Britain during the nineteenth century?

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Name the prior stage of carding.
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According to the Hindu mythology, which among the following is considered the God of creation?
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In the nineteenth century, the people of Europe started moving from villages to cities due to the impact of _____.

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Cotyledons are also called-
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_____ is the stage of industrialisation, in which large-scale industrial production was carried out before the coming of factories in Britain for international markets.(Proto-industrialisation / Pre-industrialisation)

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Who was the industrialist friend Mathew Boulton?