ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The industrial revolution was the beginning of
A
cottage industries
B
substitence farming
C
making things by hand
D
the use of machines and factories
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The new inventions not only proved effective but also developed so speedily that they changed the thinking and ways of living of the people all over the world. Hence it is aptly said that Industrial Revolution marked the beginning of the Machine Age.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the latter period of the 18th century, there were many technological innovations in Europe. There was a production with the help of machines running on steam. Machines came to be used instead of handlooms. The age of Machines began and that is known as industrial revolution.

Detailed explanation-3: -The steam engine turned the wheels of mechanized factory production. Its emergence freed manufacturers from the need to locate their factories on or near sources of water power.

Detailed explanation-4: -The beginning of industrialization in the United States is usually pegged to the opening of a textile mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, in 1793 by the recent English immigrant Samuel Slater.

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