Session 3: Invention of Automobiles
Unit 1: History and Evolution of Automobiles
Textual Question-Answers
Check Your Progress
A. Fill in the blanks
1. In the year ……………., the very first model of a self-propelledsystem was developed in the form of a toy.
Ans: 1650
2. In the year 1806, the first cars powered by …………… appeared.
Ans: steam
3. ………………., a German engineer, designed and patented the firstpractical model of an engine in 1885.
Ans: Karl Benz
4. Volkswagen developed a car in the 1930s which looked like acrawling creature and was therefore called ………………..
Ans: Beetle
B. Multiple choice questions
1. In which year was the first vehicle invented?
(a) 1885
(b) 1650
(c) 1806
(d) None of the above
Ans: (b) 1650
2. Who was the inventor of the first patented car?
(a) Karl Benz
(b) Ratan Tata
(c) Mohandas Singh
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a) Karl Benz
3. Which of these is Germany’s first mass-manufactured car?
(a) Opel 4PS Laubfrosch
(b) Volkswagen
(c) Ambassador
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a) Opel 4PS Laubfrosch
C. Assignment
1. Make a list of the important manufacturers of cars in India.
Ans: Important car manufacturers in India include Maruti Suzuki, TataMotors, Hyundai, Mahindra and Mahindra, Honda Cars India, ToyotaKirloskar Motor, Kia Motors, Skoda Auto India, and Volkswagen India.
