Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Social Change and Development in India: Change and Development in industrial Society

Question:

A new system called industrial engineering was invented by

Options:

Frederick Winslow

Karl Marx

Clark Kerr

Emile Durkheim

Correct Answer:

Frederick Winslow

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 1: Frederick Winslow

An American called Frederick Winslow Taylor invented a new system in the 1890s, which he called ‘Scientific Management’. It is also known as Taylorism or industrial engineering. Under his system, all work was broken down into its smallest repetitive elements, and divided between workers. Workers were timed with the help of stopwatches and had to fulfil a certain target every day. Production was further speeded up by the introduction of the assembly line. Each worker sat along a conveyor belt and assembled only one part of the final product. The speed of work could be set by adjusting the speed of the conveyor belt.

Note: This question is from old pre rationalised textbook.