Weavers, Iron Smelters and Factory Owners

Which country is referred to as 'Workshop of the World'

• India

• China

• Britain

• Sri Lanka

A fine cotton cloth from India carried by Arab merchants in Mosul

• Bandanna

• Muslin

• Chintz

• Calico

What kind of Patterns does the cloth 'Chintz' have?

• Decorative motifs

• Plain white

• Animals

• Flowery patterns

The Spinning jenny was invented by whom?

• Charles Babbage

• John Kaye

• Richard Awkwright

• Guglielmo Marconi

Which year did invention of the steam engine by Richard Arkwright revolutionise cotton textile weaving.

• 1786

• 1787

• 1745

• 1789

What were the specialist block printers called?

• rangrez

• takli

• charkha

• chhipigars

What gradually became a symbol of nationalism after Mahatma Gandhi urged people to boycott imported textiles and use hand-spun and handwoven cloth?

• Takli

• khadi

• aurang

• rangrez

The first cotton mill in India was set up as a spinning mill in

• Bombay in 1854

• Ahmedabad in 1789

• Sholapur in 1897

• Kanpur in 1901

We begin the story of Indian steel and iron metallurgy by recounting the famous story of Tipu Sultan who ruled Mysore till __________, fought ____________ wars with the British and died fighting with his sword in his hand. Tipu’s legendary swords are now part of valuable collections in museums in _____________.

• 1789,4,Bengal

• 1898,5,Delhi

• 1799,4,England

• 1887,6,Lucknow

________________ who toured through Mysore in 1800,has left us an account of the technique by which ___________ steel was produced in many hundreds of smelting furnaces in Mysore.

• Michael Faraday, Stainless

• Francis Buchanan, Wootz

• Michael Faraday, Wootz

• Francis Buchanan, Stainless