GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

WORLD HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?
A
Made the crime rate decrease
B
Led to an increase in farm workers
C
Make the cities cleaner and safer
D
Led to an increase in population in the cities
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The technological explosion that was the Industrial Revolution led to a momentous increase in the process of urbanization. Larger populations in small areas meant that the new factories could draw on a big pool of workers and that the larger labour force could be ever more specialized.

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: -Development of banking, health and education facilities. Pollution. Land and water degradation. Influx of migrants into the cities leading to overpopulation and developing of slums.

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