WEAVERS, IRON SMELTERS AND FACTORY OWNERS mcq

By the 1850s, Which country came to be known as the "Workshop of the World" ?

(a)  

The Indian textiles were traded to which of the following regions

• Java

• Sumatra and Penang

• West and central Asia

• All of the above

_____________ refers to any brightly colored and printed scarf for the neck or head.

• Muslin

• Bandanna

• Chintz

• Calico

The Portuguese called the Calicut cotton as

• Calico

• Calica

• Cotton

• Muslin

Which textile was highly traded by Arab merchants

• Muslin

• Chintz

• Jamdaani

• Calico

Important weaving centers of Jamdaani

• Decca and Lucknow

• Surat and Ahmedabad

• Patna and Lucknow

• Decca and Ahmedabad

Patola is famous in which region

• Mongol

• Britain

• Indonesia

• China

Spinning Jenny was invented by

• John Hargreaves

• James Hargreaves

• Richard Arkwright

• None of the above

The technological innovations that happened in Britain led to

• Increased production

• Fast rate of production

• Production at a mass scale

• All of the above

The weaver community of North India

• julahas or Momin weavers

• Tanti weavers

• Devangs

• Kaikollar