Assertion and Reason Questions for Class 10 Social Science History Chapter 5 The Age of Industrialisation

Here, we are providing assertion reason questions based on class 10 social science history chapter 5 The Age of Industrialisation. Answers for each are also provided. Just click on the Answer and it will expand. It will help you in practicing these questions in a much better way.

Directions : In the following questions, A statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R).
Mark the correct choice as:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but, R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true

Q.1. Assertion (A): With the expansion of factories, the demand for workers increased.
Reason (R): Many worker travelled distant places in the hope of work in the mills.

Answer

Answer: (a) With the expansion of factories, the demand for workers increased and due to this many workers travelled distant places in the hope of work in the mills. Hence, both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.

Q.2. Assertion (A): In 1760s and 1770s, the East India Company faced problems in getting a regular supply of goods for export.
Reason (R): Emergence of new ports was an indication of the growth of new colonial powers.

Answer

Answer: (b) In the 1760s and 1770s, the East India Company faced problems in getting a regular supply of goods for export. This is because it faced competition from the French, Dutch, Portuguese and local traders. On the other hand, emergence of new ports like Bombay and Calcutta was an indication of the growth of new colonial powers. Hence, both Assertion and Reason statements are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.

Q.3. Assertion (A): When the Spinning Jenny was introduced in the woolen industry, women who survived on hand spinning began opposing new machines.
Reason (R): The fear of unemployment made workers unfriendly to the introduction of new technology.

Answer

Answer: (a) When Spinning Jenny was introduced in the woolen industry, the women who survived on hand spinning opposed new machines because of the fear of unemployment due to the introduction of new technology. Hence, both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.

Q.4. Assertion (A): By the 1750s, with the arrival of the European companies the Indians started losing their control over the trade.
Reason (R): There was a decline of the old ports like Surat and Hooghly and the emergence of new ports like Bombay and Calcutta.

Answer

Answer: (b) By the 1750s, with the arrival of the European companies, the Indians started losing their control over the trade. On the other hand, there was decline of the old ports like Surat and Hooghly and emergence of the new ports like Bombay and Calcutta. Hence, both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.

Q.5. Assertion (A): The period of industrialisation before the first factories came up in Europe is termed as proto-industrialisation.
Reason (R): This period was marked by merchants from towns getting products made in villages.

Answer

Answer: (a) The period of industrialisation before the first factories came up in Europe is termed as proto-industrialisation as this period was marked by merchants from towns getting products made in villages. Hence, both Assertion and Reason statements are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.

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