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weavers, iron smelters, factory owners

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Indian textiles were traded to which of the following regions

a)

Java

b)

Sumatra and Penang

c)

West and central Asia

d)

All of the above

2.

Which textile was highly traded by Arab merchants

a)

Muslin

b)

Chintz

c)

Jamdaani

d)

Calico

3.

Important weaving centers of Jamdaani

a)

Decca and Lucknow

b)

Surat and Ahmedabad

c)

Patna and Lucknow

d)

Decca and Ahmedabad

4.

The weaver community of North India

a)

julahas or Momin weavers

b)

Tanti weavers

c)

Devangs

d)

Kaikollar

5.

Sale, Kaikollar and Devangs belonged to Gujarat

a)

False

b)

True

6.

Who invented Spinning Jenny?

a)

Robert Louis

b)

Richard Arkwright

c)

John mills

d)

John kaye

7.

Specialist block printers known as..........…..

a)

Devangs

b)

Chhipigars

c)

Rangrez

d)

None of these

8.

The dyer used to dye threads by weavers of India was known as

a)

Checks

b)

Rangrez

c)

Chhipigars

d)

solvyns

9.

-------------- was mostly done by women.

a)

colouring

b)

spinning

c)

farming

d)

labouring

10.

By the 1850s, Which country came to be known as the "Workshop of the World" ?

(a)  

11.

_____________ refers to any brightly colored and printed scarf for the neck or head.

a)

Muslin

b)

Bandanna

c)

Chintz

d)

Calico

12.

The Portuguese called the Calicut cotton as

a)

Calico

b)

Calica

c)

Cotton

d)

Muslin

13.

Patola is famous in which region

a)

Mongol

b)

Britain

c)

Indonesia

d)

China

14.

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

a)

Decorative motifs

b)

Plain white

c)

Animals

d)

Flowery patterns

15.

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