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WorksheetsWeavers, Iron Smelters and Factory Owners
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 17mins
Which Industries for the Industrial revolution in the modern world ? (Choose any 2 options )
Chemical industries
Textiles Industries
Spice Industries
Iron and Steel Industries
When Iron and Steel Industry started growing from 1850s, Britain came to known as the ________________
(Fill In the Blanks)
None Of these
Ruler Of The World
Workshop Of The World
Textile Centre
when was India was world's largest producer became ?, before British conquered Bengal
1896
1781
1750
2021
Which textile Portuguese name when they landed in Calicut in search of spices ?
Muslin
Calicut
Calico
None of these
What Arab merchant began referring to all finely woven textiles as __________ (Fill in the Blanks)
Mosul
Calico
Muslin
Arabi
The English East India Company sent to its representatives in Calcutta in which year ?
1947
1730
1737
1888
When the craze started in England and Europe mainly for Chintz ?
From 1790s
From 1690s
From 1680s
None of them mentioned above
Which textile refers to any brightly coloured and printed scarf for the neck ?
Chintz
Bandana
Calico
Muslin
Rich people of England including the Queen herself wore which fabric ? (Hint: During the craze started in Europe and England)
Muslin
Calico
Chintz
Jamdani
What is the important centres of Jamdani weaving were in ________________ and ______________ (Fill In The Blanks)
Dacca, Bengal
Lucknow, United Provinces
Both of 1 and 2
None of Them
when was Calico Act passed ?
1720
1781
1999
1020
What Is Calico Act ?
Banning the use of Chintz
Banning the use of Calico
Banning the use of Muslin
None of the Above
Who invented Spinning Jenny ?
Richard Awkwright
Wright Brothers
John Kaye
None of them
Name the weaver famous in Bengal. (Write (a) weaver)
The Charkha and the Takli were _____________ spinning instruments.
Household
Women's
Professional
None of them
When British cotton cloth flooded Indian Markets ?
1880s
1830s
1840s
1890s
When the first cotton mill setup in Bombay ?
1982
1854
1880
1894
Why Bombay had grown as important trading port ?
(a)
why was Tipu Sultan sword was so special ?
It is made up of Wootz Steel
Sword gave it a sharp rigid edge at the end which could easily break through the opponent's armour.
It gave it a water flowing pattern.
Because Tipu Sultan fought four wars.
The first Mill in _____________ was started in 1861 (Hint: Focus on the year)
Bombay
Kanpur
United Provinces
Ahmedabad
Francis Buchanan who toured through Mysore in 1845.
True
False
Who spent four years studying the properties of Indian Wootz Steel ?
Francis Buchanan
Michael Faraday
John Kaye
Richard Awkwright
TISCO that came up began producing steel in _______ .
1932
1945
1912
1899
_______ and Dorabji Tata were travelling in Chattisgarh in search of iron ore deposits
Charles Weld
John Kaye
Jamshetji Tata
Who were Agarias ?
Agarias are a community from Chhattisgarh. They were the expert iron smelters in the Chhotanagpur plateau.
They pointed towards the hill to get Iron ore
None of them
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