WorksheetsSST CLASS 8 HISTORY
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
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
As the industry grew in 18th century, __________ came to be known as "workshop of the world".
France
Britain
Portugal
Holland
Before 1750, __________ was the largest producer of cotton textiles in the world.
India
Britain
Burma
China
British named ___________ as muslin since they came across it for the first time in Mosul, Iraq.
Pepper
Cardamom
Cotton
Silk
__________ is a fine muslin cloth that British traded in Bengal.
Jamdani
Sabya
Cotton
Synthetic cloth
Mention the industries which were crucial for the industrial revolution in England.
Textile
Steel
Both a and b
None of these
What are the Indian words that made their way to English and other languages ?
Dyes, indigo
Silk, cotton , jute
Muslin, calico, chintz, bandanna
Wool and fiber
From where did Britain import raw material for its cotton industries?
India
Japan
America
All of these
The word chintz comes from the word (a) .
