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Industrial Revolution & Capitalism: 14 previous year questions

UPSC has asked 14 questions on Industrial Revolution & Capitalism between 2012 and 2025: NDA 9 · CDS 4 · CAPF 1. 12 of them came after 2015, so this is a live topic examiners keep returning to. 0 were set in Civil Services Prelims; the rest come from UPSC's other papers, which draw on the same question bank.

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NDA2024 · 2Industrial Revolution & Capitalism

Which one of the following statements about the Industrial Revolution is correct ?

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Answer C (official UPSC key)Correct → James Watt turned the steam engine from a pump into a power source for factories
NDA2023 · 2Industrial Revolution & Capitalism

Which of the following statements about the technological innovations during the Industrial Revolutions are correct ? 1. Mule was the nickname for a machine invented in 1779, that allowed the spinning of strong and fine yam. 2. Water Frame, invented in 1769 by Richard Arkwright, made it possible to weave pure cotton clothes. 3. Power loom, invented by Edmund Cartwright in 1787, could be used to weave any kind of materials. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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Answer B (official UPSC key)Mule (1779) spun strong fine yarn; Arkwright's Water Frame (1769) allowed pure cotton cloth; Cartwright's power loom (1787) wove any material
NDA2019 · 1Industrial Revolution & Capitalism

Which of the following statements about The New Model Unions is/are correct ? 1. The New Model Unions were formed in the 1850s 2. The New Model Unions were formed in the 1880s 3. The New Model Unions comprised a Labour Party idea 4. The New Model Unions excluded women in the 1920s Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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Answer A (official UPSC key)New Model Unions → formed in the 1850s | NOT: 1880s; Labour Party idea; excluded women in the 1920s
NDA2019 · 2Industrial Revolution & Capitalism

Which among the following was/were among the factors for England to experience the Industrial Revolution first ? 1. The scientific inventions had paved the way for Industrial Revolution. 2. It had favourable social and political structures in place. 3. Navigable rivers had made inland transport easier. 4. It had seen the ascendancy of capitalist ' practices. Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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Answer D (official UPSC key)England first to industrialise → scientific inventions; favourable social and political structures; navigable rivers; capitalist practices
CDS2017 · 2Industrial Revolution & Capitalism

Due to which of the following factors, the Industrial Revolution took place in England in the eighteenth century? 1. The discovery of coal and iron deposits 2. The discovery of steam power 3. The introduction of railways 4. The regular supply of raw materials Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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Answer D (official UPSC key)Industrial Revolution in England → coal and iron deposits; steam power; railways; regular raw materials
CDS2014 · 1Industrial Revolution & Capitalism

Consider the following statements concerning the initial phase of the Industrial Revolution in England. 1. England was fortunate in that coal and iron ore were plentifully available to be used in industry. 2. Until the 18th century, there was a scarcity of usable iron. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Answer C (official UPSC key)Early English industry → plentiful coal and iron ore; usable iron scarce until the 18th century

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