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Weavers ,Iron smelters & factory owners

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

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.

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

a)

Muslin

b)

Bandanna

c)

Chintz

d)

Calico

3.

The Portuguese called the Calicut cotton as

a)

Calico

b)

Calica

c)

Cotton

d)

Muslin

4.

Important weaving centers of Jamdaani

a)

Decca and Lucknow

b)

Surat and Ahmedabad

c)

Patna and Lucknow

d)

Decca and Ahmedabad

5.

Spinning Jenny was invented by

a)

John Hargreaves

b)

James Hargreaves

c)

Richard Arkwright

d)

None of the above

6.

The weaver community of North India

a)

julahas or Momin weavers

b)

Tanti weavers

c)

Devangs

d)

Kaikollar

7.

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

a)

India

b)

China

c)

Britain

d)

Sri Lanka

8.

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

a)

Bandanna

b)

Muslin

c)

Chintz

d)

Calico

9.

What were the specialist block printers called?

a)

rangrez

b)

takli

c)

charkha

d)

chhipigars

10.

Tipu Sultan’s sword was made of

a)

stainless steel

b)

wootz

c)

silver

d)

all of the above

11.

Michael Faraday spent four years in studying

a)

The properties of Indian steel

b)

The ancient Indian culture

c)

The properties of Indian Wootz

d)

None of these

12.

When the TISCO came up began producing steel?

a)

1914

b)

1910

c)

1918

d)

1912

13.

Tanti weavers belonged to

(a)  

14.

Sale, Kaikollar and Devangs belonged to Gujarat

a)

False

b)

True

15.

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

a)

Muslin

b)

Bandanna

c)

Chintz

d)

Calico

16.

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

a)

colouring

b)

spinning

c)

farming

d)

labouring

17.

The invention of the steam engine by who in 1786 revolutionised cotton textile weaving

a)

Chandra Shekhar Nopany

b)

Oswal Woollen

c)

Richard Arkwright

d)

Richard arkwirght

18.

Kannada word "Ukku" and Tamil word "Urukku" means ??

a)

Iron

b)

Wood

c)

Steel

d)

Smelters

19.

The furnaces were built of ??

a)

Wet - Mud

b)

Only clay

c)

both clay and sun-dried bricks

d)

Only bricks

20.

............. was the main reason for many people in india giving up their iron smelting work.

a)

Forest laws

b)

High taxes

c)

Both (1) and (2)

d)

None of these

21.

What were Bellows ??

a)

Furnace

b)

Pump

c)

Other name for steel

d)

A sword