Case Study Questions for Class 10 Social Science History Chapter 5 The Age of Industrialisation

Question 1:

Will Thorne is one of those who went in search of seasonal work, loading bricks and doing odd jobs. He describes how job-seekers walked to London in search of work: ‘I had always wanted to go to London, and my desire … as stimulated by letters from an old workmate … who was now working at the Old Kent Road Gas Works … I finally decided to go … in November, 1881. With two friends I started out to walk the journey, filled with the hope that we would be able to obtain employment, when we get there, with the kind assistance of my friend … we had little money when we started, not enough to pay for our food and lodgings each night until we arrived in London. Some days we walked as much as twenty miles and other days less. Our money was gone at the end of the third day … For two nights we slept out – once under a haystack and once in an old farm shed … On arrival in London we tried to find … my friend… but … were unsuccessful. Our money was gone, so there was nothing for us to do but to walk around until late at night, and the try to find some place to sleep. We found an old building and slept in it that night. The next day, Sunday, late in the afternoon, we got to the Old Kent Gas Works and applied for work. To my great surprise, the man we had been looking for was working at the time. He spoke to the foreman and I was given a job.’

(i) What was the status of human labour in Britain?
Select the best suitable option from the following with reference to the context.
(a) There was limited number of workers.
(b) There was no shortage of labour.
(c) Labour had to be imported .
(d) There was uneven distribution of labour.

Ans. (b) There was no shortage of labour in Britain.

(ii) What kinds of production demanded seasonal labour? Identify the best suitable option from the following.
(a) Steel and iron (b) Cotton and textiles
(c) Handmade goods (d) Bookbinders and printers

Ans. (d) Bookbinders and printers demanded seasonal labour.

(iii) What was the possibility of getting a job with abundance of labour in cities such as London? With reference to the above context, infer the appropriate option.
(a) Jobs were given on the basis of merit system.
(b) Jobs were given who were registered with a particular factory.
(c) A job depended on existing networks of friendship and kin relations in a factory.
(d) All of the above

Ans. (c) The possibility of getting a job in London was depended on existing networks of friendship and kin relations in a factory.

(iv) What were the problems workers faced during the Industrialisation? Identify the best suitable option from the following.
(a) Migration from one place to another in search of suitable job.
(b) Spending nights under bridges or in night shelters.
(c) Preferences given to the unskilled labour in the industries.
(d) Both (a) and (b)

Ans. (d)

(v) Two statements are given in the question below as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the appropriate option.
Assertion (A): Seasonality of work in any industries meant prolonged periods without work.
Reason (R): The lives of the workers was adversely affected and they returned towards rural areas.
(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

Ans. (a) Seasonality of work in any industry meant prolonged periods without work. After the busy season was over, the poor were on the streets again. This had an adverse impact on their lives as most of them returned towards their rural areas when the demand for labour opened up there. Hence, both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.

(vi) Which of the following aspect is correct regarding the given source? Identify the correct option
(a) It is extracted from ‘Comers and Goers’.
(b) It is quoted by Raphael Samuel.
(c) It shows the realities of the Victorian City.
(d) All of the above

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