ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

THE VICTORIAN NOVEL

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Industrial Revolution may be best defined as:
A
the conflict between the rich and the poor classes of England, similar to the French Revolution.
B
the combined conflicts of Afghanistan and India that resulted in the loss of land holdings for Britain.
C
the invention of the steam engine.
D
the vast social and economic changes that resulted from the development of steam-powered machinery and mass-production methods.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Industrial Revolution, in modern history, the process of change from an agrarian and handicraft economy to one dominated by industry and machine manufacturing. These technological changes introduced novel ways of working and living and fundamentally transformed society.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Industrial Revolution shifted from an agrarian economy to a manufacturing economy where products were no longer made solely by hand but by machines. This led to increased production and efficiency, lower prices, more goods, improved wages, and migration from rural areas to urban areas.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Industrial Revolution brought rapid urbanization or the movement of people to cities. Changes in farming, soaring population growth, and an ever-increasing demand for workers led masses of people to migrate from farms to cities. Almost overnight, small towns around coal or iron mines mushroomed into cities.

Detailed explanation-4: -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. Large enterprises began to concentrate in rapidly growing industrial cities.

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