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Weavers, Iron Smelters and Factory Owners

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Industries for the Industrial revolution in the modern world ? (Choose any 2 options )

a)

Chemical industries

b)

Textiles Industries

c)

Spice Industries

d)

Iron and Steel Industries

2.

When Iron and Steel Industry started growing from 1850s, Britain came to known as the ________________

(Fill In the Blanks)

a)

None Of these

b)

Ruler Of The World

c)

Workshop Of The World

d)

Textile Centre

3.

when was India was world's largest producer became ?, before British conquered Bengal

a)

1896

b)

1781

c)

1750

d)

2021

4.

Which textile Portuguese name when they landed in Calicut in search of spices ?

a)

Muslin

b)

Calicut

c)

Calico

d)

None of these

5.

What Arab merchant began referring to all finely woven textiles as __________ (Fill in the Blanks)

a)

Mosul

b)

Calico

c)

Muslin

d)

Arabi

6.

The English East India Company sent to its representatives in Calcutta in which year ?

a)

1947

b)

1730

c)

1737

d)

1888

7.

When the craze started in England and Europe mainly for Chintz ?

a)

From 1790s

b)

From 1690s

c)

From 1680s

d)

None of them mentioned above

8.

Which textile refers to any brightly coloured and printed scarf for the neck ?

a)

Chintz

b)

Bandana

c)

Calico

d)

Muslin

9.

Rich people of England including the Queen herself wore which fabric ? (Hint: During the craze started in Europe and England)

a)

Muslin

b)

Calico

c)

Chintz

d)

Jamdani

10.

What is the important centres of Jamdani weaving were in ________________ and ______________ (Fill In The Blanks)

a)

Dacca, Bengal

b)

Lucknow, United Provinces

c)

Both of 1 and 2

d)

None of Them

11.

when was Calico Act passed ?

a)

1720

b)

1781

c)

1999

d)

1020

12.

What Is Calico Act ?

a)

Banning the use of Chintz

b)

Banning the use of Calico

c)

Banning the use of Muslin

d)

None of the Above

13.

Who invented Spinning Jenny ?

a)

Richard Awkwright

b)

Wright Brothers

c)

John Kaye

d)

None of them

14.

Name the weaver famous in Bengal. (Write (a)   weaver)

15.

The Charkha and the Takli were _____________ spinning instruments.

a)

Household

b)

Women's

c)

Professional

d)

None of them

16.

When British cotton cloth flooded Indian Markets ?

a)

1880s

b)

1830s

c)

1840s

d)

1890s

17.

When the first cotton mill setup in Bombay ?

a)

1982

b)

1854

c)

1880

d)

1894

18.

Why Bombay had grown as important trading port ?

(a)  

19.

why was Tipu Sultan sword was so special ?

a)

It is made up of Wootz Steel

b)

Sword gave it a sharp rigid edge at the end which could easily break through the opponent's armour.

c)

It gave it a water flowing pattern.

d)

Because Tipu Sultan fought four wars.

20.

The first Mill in _____________ was started in 1861 (Hint: Focus on the year)

a)

Bombay

b)

Kanpur

c)

United Provinces

d)

Ahmedabad

21.

Francis Buchanan who toured through Mysore in 1845.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Who spent four years studying the properties of Indian Wootz Steel ?

a)

Francis Buchanan

b)

Michael Faraday

c)

John Kaye

d)

Richard Awkwright

23.

TISCO that came up began producing steel in _______ .

a)

1932

b)

1945

c)

1912

d)

1899

24.

_______ and Dorabji Tata were travelling in Chattisgarh in search of iron ore deposits

a)

Charles Weld

b)

John Kaye

c)

Jamshetji Tata

25.

Who were Agarias ?

a)

Agarias are a community from Chhattisgarh. They were the expert iron smelters in the Chhotanagpur plateau.

b)

They pointed towards the hill to get Iron ore

c)

None of them

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