VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
1.Who invented the cotton mill?
ans-Richard Arkwright
2. When set up the first jute mill in Calcutta?
Ans- Seth Hukumchand.
3. Which was the first industry established in England?
Ans- Cotton industry.
4. Which country faced labour shortage in the19th century?
Ans- America
5. When and where did the Great Depression start?
Ans- In 1929,in France.
6. Who was the English industrialist to manufacture the new model of steam engine?
Ans- Mathew Boulton.
7. What was flying shuttle?
Ans- Flying shuttle was a mechanical device for weaving.
8. Where was the Elgin Mill set up?
Ans- At Kanpur.
9. Name the industrialist who made a fortune in the China trade in the 1830s.
Ans- Dwarkanath Tagore.
10. Which weapon was not used during the first World war?
ans- Atomic weapon.
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