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SST CLASS 8 HISTORY

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Portuguese first came to India in search of

a)

Cotton

b)

Spices

c)

Steel

d)

Muslin

2.

What things did Portuguese take back to Europe ?

a)

Steel

b)

Sugar

c)

Cotton textile

d)

Coffee

3.

As the industry grew in 18th century, __________ came to be known as "workshop of the world".

a)

France

b)

Britain

c)

Portugal

d)

Holland

4.

Before 1750, __________ was the largest producer of cotton textiles in the world.

a)

India

b)

Britain

c)

Burma

d)

China

5.

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

a)

Pepper

b)

Cardamom

c)

Cotton

d)

Silk

6.

__________ is a fine muslin cloth that British traded in Bengal.

a)

Jamdani

b)

Sabya

c)

Cotton

d)

Synthetic cloth

7.

Mention the industries which were crucial for the industrial revolution in England.

a)

Textile

b)

Steel

c)

Both a and b

d)

None of these

8.

What are the Indian words that made their way to English and other languages ?

a)

Dyes, indigo

b)

Silk, cotton , jute

c)

Muslin, calico, chintz, bandanna

d)

Wool and fiber

9.

From where did Britain import raw material for its cotton industries?

a)

India

b)

Japan

c)

America

d)

All of these

10.

The word chintz comes from the word (a)   .