ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What were the first industries to be impacted by the industrial revolution?
A
Iron, Coal, Transportation, Textiles, chemicals, food processing
B
Petroleum, natural gas, hydroelectricity, aerospace engineering
C
Subsistence farming, cottage industry, animal domestication
D
automotive, steel, telecommunications, railroads
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The textile industry was the first to use modern production methods, and textiles became the dominant industry in terms of employment, value of output, and capital invested. The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain, and many of the technological and architectural innovations were of British origin.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Industrial Revolution began in Britain in the 1760s, largely with new developments in the textile industry.

Detailed explanation-3: -What Industries Were Affected by the Industrial Revolution? The impact of changing the way items were manufactured had a wide reach that affected many industries in the Industrial Revolution, such as textile manufacturing, mining, glass making, and agriculture which had all undergone changes.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain in the mid-to-late 1700s when innovation led to goods being produced in large quantities due to machine manufacturing.

Detailed explanation-5: -The industrial revolution was one of the main factors in transforming the textile industry. It created new machines, which allowed for many more things to be done in a shorter time with fewer workers, so cloth production increased rapidly.

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