SOCIAL SCIENCE - WEAVERS, IRON SMELTERS & FACTORY OWNERS

……………. cloth had a large market in Europe.

• (a) Chintz

• (b) Patola

• (c) Jamdani

• (d) None of these

Women and men who carried basket loads of iron ore on their heads were called

• Agaria

• Wootz

• Bandanna

• Cossaes

In which century did the India’s textile industry decline?

• (a) 17th century

• (b) 18th century

• (c) 19th century

• (d) 20th century

TISCO expanded steel production during the

• (a) First World War

• (b) Second World War

• (c) Third World War

• (d) None of these

Portuguese first came to India in search of

• Cotton

• Spices

• Steel

• Muslin

What things did Portuguese take back to Europe?

• Steel

• Sugar

• Cotton Textile

• Coffee

Tipu Sultan’s sword was made of

• (a) stainless steel

• (b) wootz

• (c) silver

• (d) none of these

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

• (a) Chintz

• (b) Cossaes

• (c) Calico

• (d) Agarira

Michael Faraday spent four years in studying

• (a) the property of Indian steel

• (b) the ancient Indian culture

• (c) the properties of Indian Wootz

• (d) None of these

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

• (a) Raniganj

• (b) Jharia

• (c) Rajhara Hills

• (d) None of these