Question

which of the following was a major industry during the first industrial revolution?
a steel and oil
b electricity and chemicals
c textiles and coal
d automobiles and planes

Explanation:

The First Industrial Revolution (late 18th - early 19th century) was centered around textile manufacturing (e.g., mechanized looms) and coal (used as fuel for steam engines). Steel and oil (A) became major in the Second Industrial Revolution. Electricity and chemicals (B) also rose in the Second. Automobiles and planes (D) are 20th - century (after Second Industrial Revolution) inventions.

Answer:

C. Textiles and coal