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Weavers, Iron Smelters and Factory Owners

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

India

b)

China

c)

Britain

d)

Sri Lanka

2.

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

a)

Bandanna

b)

Muslin

c)

Chintz

d)

Calico

3.

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

a)

Decorative motifs

b)

Plain white

c)

Animals

d)

Flowery patterns

4.

The Spinning jenny was invented by whom?

a)

Charles Babbage

b)

John Kaye

c)

Richard Awkwright

d)

Guglielmo Marconi

5.

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

a)

1786

b)

1787

c)

1745

d)

1789

6.

What were the specialist block printers called?

a)

rangrez

b)

takli

c)

charkha

d)

chhipigars

7.

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

a)

Takli

b)

khadi

c)

aurang

d)

rangrez

8.

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

a)

Bombay in 1854

b)

Ahmedabad in 1789

c)

Sholapur in 1897

d)

Kanpur in 1901

9.

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 _____________.

a)

1789,4,Bengal

b)

1898,5,Delhi

c)

1799,4,England

d)

1887,6,Lucknow

10.

________________ 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.

a)

Michael Faraday, Stainless

b)

Francis Buchanan, Wootz

c)

Michael Faraday, Wootz

d)

Francis Buchanan, Stainless