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Ans. (i) The city of London became very crowded after the Industrial Revolution. People began pouring in and soon more than a quarter of the population of England tried to shift to London in pursuit of jobs in mills, factories and large stores. The major problem, which cropped up, was housing.
(ii) Factory and workshop owners did not house the migrants who, therefore, had to live in cheap tenements in the suburbs and they needed regular mass transport facilities that only the railways could provide.
(iii) The rich people were afraid that their demand for clearing of slums would lead to social disorder. They feared that the unemployed or poorly employed labour would turn rebellious and start riots. This was another reason for the development of suburbs and thus the expansion of London. Group C

Q. 11. Why did peasants agree to accept advances made by the merchants to produce goods for them in Europe during 17th and 18th century? Explain three reasons. 3

Ans. See Q. 2, Additional Questions, Chapter 5.

Q. 12. Where and when was the first underground railway started in the world? Mention any two features of it. 1+2=3

Ans. The first section of underground railways in the world started in London on January 10, 1863 between Paddington and Farrington street. Features:
(i) Better planned suburbs and a good railway network gradually helped the population in the city disperse and helped a large number of people to live outside Central London and travel to work.
(ii) This new convenience wore down social distinctions and also created new ones.

Q. 13. Explain any three measures taken to meet the increasing demand for books all over the world. 3×1=3

Ans. Measures taken to meet the increasing demand for books:
(i) Technological improvements in printing brought down the price of books and innovation in marketing led to expanded sale.
(ii) As the number of printed presses grew, book production boomed. In the second half of the fifteenth century twenty million copies of printed books flooded the European markets. The number went up to about 200 million in the sixteenth century.
(iii) Libraries were set up to enable the poor people to have an access to books.

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How were stories in prose not new to India? Give three examples. 3×1=3

Ans. (i) Banabhatta’s ‘Kadambari’ written in Sanskrit in the seventh century is an example of an early prose.
(ii) Panchatantra, a collection of short stories is another example of prose written in India in the earlier days.
(iii) In addition to this, there was also a long tradition of prose tales of adventure and heroism in Persian and Urdu known as ‘Dastan’. The modern novel form developed in India in the nineteenth century as Indians got exposed to western novels.

Q. 14. Study the following table carefully and answer the questions that follow it.

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