Who among the following built a model steam engine in 1698 called "Miner's Friend" to drain mines?

• Thomas Savery

• Thomas Newcomen

• James Watt

• Richard Arkwright

Which one of the following statements about Renaissance Humanist culture is NOT true?

• It slackened the control of religion over human life

• It believed that human nature was many-sided

• It was concerned with good manners

• It criticized material wealth, power and glory

Who among the following used the term Industrial Revolution for the first time in English to describe the changes that occurred in the British industrial development between 1760 and 1820?

• Friedrich Engels

• Eric Hobsbawm

• Arnold Toynbee

• Georges Michelet

Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below:

• Statement I : The city of Rome revived in a spectacular way in the 15th century.
• Statement II : From the 15th century onwards, artists were known individually by name, not as member of a group or a guild, in Roman society.

• Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

• Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

• Statement I is true, but Statement II is false

• Statement I is false, but Statement II is true

Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below:

• Statement I Chartism was the political reform campaign for democratic rights which swept over Britain between 1838 and 1848.
• Statement II: The trade union movement declined by the 1830s as it failed to fulfil the aspirations of the working class.

• Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

• Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

• Statement I is true, but Statement II is false

• Statement I is false, but Statement II is true

Which of the following was/were the reasons for the defeat of British during the American War of Independence?

1. The remoteness of the American Continent and the lack of good roads.
2. The British authorities failed to rally the loyalist Americans.
3. The Americans benefited from the extraordinary military leadership of George Washington.
4. The Americans had access to superior arms and
   ammunition.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

• 1, 2 and 4

• 3 only

• 2 and 3 only

• 1, 2 and 3

The industrial revolution in England had a profound impact on the lives of people. Which of the following statements are correct about that?

1. Women were the main workers in the silk, lacemaking and knitting industries
2. Factory managers were well aware of the health risks of industrial work on children.
3. Children were often employed in textile factories.
4. The novel 'Hard Times' by Charles Dickens was a severe critique of the horrors of industrialization.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

• 1 and 3 only

• 1 and 2

• 1, 3 and 4

• 3 and 4 only

Consider the following statements:

1. British colonialism continued to grow steadily in the 18th and 19th centuries.
2. Raw cotton for the textile industry in Britain during the industrial revolution needed to be imported.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• 1 only

• 2 only

• Both 1 and 2

• Neither 1 nor 2

Although used earlier by French and Germanwriters, the term 'Industrial Revolution' in English was first popularized by:

• Adam Smith

• Arnold Toynbee

• James Mill

• Bertrand Russell

In the 19th century, the majority of the workers in Japan's modern industries were mainly:

• Japanese men and children

• Japanese women and Chinese men

• Women

• Japanese and Chinese men