Q. Captain Swing was associated with:
A). Forest movements
B). Peasant protest
C). Industrial labour movement
D). Tribal rebellion
Answer: B). Peasant protest
Explanation: Captain Swing symbolised peasant resistance in rural England.
Q. The main demand of Captain Swing protesters was:
A). Higher taxes
B). Introduction of machines
C). Removal of threshing machines
D). Expansion of enclosures
Answer: C). Removal of threshing machines
Explanation: Machines threatened rural employment.
Q. In the Open Field system, land was divided into:
A). Large farms
B). Forest blocks
C). Small strips
D). Plantations
Answer: C). Small strips
Explanation: Open fields were common in England before enclosure.
Q. The Enclosure Act led to:
A). Expansion of common lands
B). Fencing of common lands
C). End of farming
D). Increase in forests
Answer: B). Fencing of common lands
Explanation: The Enclosure Acts were passed in England.
Q. The Enclosure Act benefited mainly:
A). Small peasants
B). Landless labourers
C). Rich landlords
D). Agricultural workers
Answer: C). Rich landlords
Explanation: Wealthy landowners gained control over enclosed land.
Q. Which crop helped restore soil fertility in England?
A). Wheat
B). Rice
C). Turnip
D). Cotton
Answer: C). Turnip
Q. The term “Bread Basket of the World” refers mainly to:
A). England
B). France
C). USA
D). Germany
Answer: C). USA
Q. The main crop that made the USA the “Bread Basket of the World” was:
A). Rice
B). Maize
C). Wheat
D). Barley
Answer: C). Wheat
Explanation: Large-scale wheat cultivation supported global food supply.
Q. The First World War led to:
A). Fall in wheat prices
B). Rise in wheat demand
C). Decline in farming
D). Loss of land
Answer: B). Rise in wheat demand
Explanation: War increased food demand.
Q. Which factor later threatened the USA’s position as the Bread Basket of the World?
A). Improved soil fertility
B). Dust Bowl and droughts
C). Increased rainfall
D). Reduced cultivation
Answer: B). Dust Bowl and droughts
Q. The Dust Bowl happened due to:
A). Floods
B). Over-ploughing and drought
C). Volcanic eruption
D). Industrial waste
Answer: B). Over-ploughing and drought
Explanation: Soil erosion caused dust storms.
Q. Dust storms were also called:
A). Flood storms
B). Sand storms
C). Black blizzards
D). Heat waves
Answer: C). Black blizzards
Explanation: Black blizzards rolled in, very often 7,000 to 8,000 feet high, rising like monstrous waves of muddy water.
Q. The Mississippi River helped the USA become the:
A). Industrial hub of the world
B). Bread Basket of the World
C). Centre of mining
D). Forest supplier
Answer: B). Bread Basket of the World
Q. Which President gave the slogan “Plant more wheat and wheat will win the war”?
A). Abraham Lincoln
B). Theodore Roosevelt
C). Woodrow Wilson
D). Franklin D. Roosevelt
Answer: C). Woodrow Wilson
Explanation: US President Woodrow Wilson encouraged farmers to grow more wheat during World War I.
Q. Who invented the Mechanical Reaper in 1831?
A). James Watt
B). George Stephenson
C). Eli Whitney
D). Cyrus McCormick
Answer: D). Cyrus McCormick
Explanation: The reaper allowed faster harvesting with less labour.
Q. Which two commercial crops were widely grown in colonial India?
A). Wheat and rice
B). Tea and coffee
C). Indigo and opium
D). Barley and maize
Answer: C). Indigo and opium
Q. Britain imported tea mainly from which country in the 18th–19th century?
A). India
B). China
C). Japan
D). Sri Lanka
Answer: B). China
Explanation: Britain had to pay silver to China for tea, causing a trade imbalance.
Q. The Opium War was fought between:
A). Britain and India
B). Britain and China
C). France and China
D). USA and China
Answer: B). Britain and China
Explanation: The Opium War (1837–1842) was fought between Britain and China over the opium trade.
Q. The main cause of the Opium War was:
A). Taxation in China
B). British export of opium to China
C). Tea trade in India
D). Religious conflicts
Answer: B). British export of opium to China
Explanation: Britain sold opium to China to balance trade for tea, causing widespread addiction and social problems.
Q. Indian peasants also resisted growing opium because:
A). British paid very high prices
B). It harmed the soil fertility
C). It was easy to grow
D). It increased food supply
Answer: B). It harmed the soil fertility