Q1. [1] medium thorough-understanding
[mcq] How did improved transport technology in the nineteenth century contribute to reducing social tensions within European countries?
((A)) It allowed European governments to impose higher taxes on goods, reducing inequality.
((B)) It enabled millions of poor Europeans to emigrate to America and other regions, easing unemployment and social unrest at home.
((C)) It helped European armies suppress peasant revolts more efficiently across the continent.
((D)) It led to the rapid industrialisation of rural areas, providing jobs for all unemployed workers.
Options: (A) (B) (C) (D)
- A Faster railways allowed European governments to move troops quickly to suppress any unrest.
- B Cheaper and more varied food, including affordable meat, improved the living standards of the poor and reduced discontent.
- C Steamships enabled faster communication between European governments, allowing them to coordinate responses to protests.
- D New technology created industrial jobs that absorbed unemployed agricultural workers, ending poverty.
Generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 · 2026-06-26 14:58 · grounding rag
Model Answer
(B) Cheaper and more varied food, including affordable meat, improved the living standards of the poor and reduced discontent.
Explanation
The passage states refrigerated ships lowered meat prices, the poor could now eat varied diets, and "better living conditions promoted social peace within the country." Option B directly reflects this. The original MCQ answer (B) about emigration is not supported by the given options — the correct choice from the provided options is B (cheaper food/better diet).