Weavers, Iron Smelters and Factory Owners

Michael Faraday spent four years in studying

• the properties of Indian Wootz

• the property of Indian steel

• the ancient Indian culture

• none of these

Spinning Jenny was invented by

(a)  

What things did Portuguese take back to Europe?

• Steel

• Sugar

• Cotton textile

• Coffee

What is the full form of TISCO?

(a)  

Which of the following was NOT the name of Indian textile ?

• Chintz

• Cossaes

• Calico

• Agaria

Which place in India had one of the finest ores in the world?

• Raniganj

• Jharia

• Rajhara Hills

• None of these

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

• 1852

• 1853

• 1854

• 1855

British named ______ as Muslin since they came across it for the first time in Mosul, Iraq.

• Pepper

• Cardamom

• Cotton

• Silk

The dyer used to dye threads by weavers of India was known as

• Checks

• Rangarez

• Chhipigars

• Solvyns

Steam Engine was invented by

(a)