2017 · Q73
Due to which of the following factors, the Industrial Revolution took place in England in the eighteenth century ?
- 1The discovery of coal and iron deposits
- 2The discovery of steam power
- 3The introduction of railways
- 4The regular supply of raw materials
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
General KnowledgeStatic General Awareness
- A1 and 2 only
- B2, 3 and 4 only
- C1 and 3 only
- D1, 2, 3 and 4
Explanation
The Industrial Revolution took hold in 18th-century England through the discovery and exploitation of coal and iron deposits (1), which fed furnaces and machines. The harnessing of steam power — Newcomen's engine (1712) and Watt's improved engine (1769) — supplied the motive force (2). The transport revolution, including railways, moved coal, goods and workers cheaply (3). And a regular supply of raw materials — from colonies and from England's own agricultural surplus — fed the new factories (4). All four factors are conventionally cited as causes.