Arrange the following technological revolutions in the chronological order:
(A) Biotechnology
(B) Industrialisation
(C) Information technology and computers
(D) Transportation
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (B), (D), (A), (C)
(B) Industrialisation — first, the Industrial revolution, about 1750.
(D) Transportation — second, about 1850.
(A) Biotechnology — third, in the 1950s.
(C) Information technology and computers — last, about 1980, the nearest to the present.
Note 1: This question is taken from the pre-rationalised NCERT book. The latest edition (2026-27) does not have this part. An extract of the pre-rationalised NCERT book is given below for the benefit of students.
Note 2: Biotechnology and computers appear in the book only as labels on a population graph. Match each label with the year below it.
Pre-rationalised NCERT:
Fig. 2.2: Resource, Technology and Population Growth |
