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WorksheetsWeavers, Iron Smelters and Factory Owners
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 2mins
Which country is referred to as 'Workshop of the World'
India
China
Britain
Sri Lanka
A fine cotton cloth from India carried by Arab merchants in Mosul
Bandanna
Muslin
Chintz
Calico
What kind of Patterns does the cloth 'Chintz' have?
Decorative motifs
Plain white
Animals
Flowery patterns
The Spinning jenny was invented by whom?
Charles Babbage
John Kaye
Richard Awkwright
Guglielmo Marconi
Which year did invention of the steam engine by Richard Arkwright revolutionise cotton textile weaving.
1786
1787
1745
1789
What were the specialist block printers called?
rangrez
takli
charkha
chhipigars
What gradually became a symbol of nationalism after Mahatma Gandhi urged people to boycott imported textiles and use hand-spun and handwoven cloth?
Takli
khadi
aurang
rangrez
The first cotton mill in India was set up as a spinning mill in
Bombay in 1854
Ahmedabad in 1789
Sholapur in 1897
Kanpur in 1901
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 _____________.
1789,4,Bengal
1898,5,Delhi
1799,4,England
1887,6,Lucknow
________________ 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.
Michael Faraday, Stainless
Francis Buchanan, Wootz
Michael Faraday, Wootz
Francis Buchanan, Stainless
