WorksheetsRevision Weavers, Iron smelters & Factory workers
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
The Indian textiles were traded to which of the following regions
Java
Sumatra and Penang
West and central Asia
All of the above
Which textile was highly traded by Arab merchants
Muslin
Chintz
Jamdaani
Calico
Important weaving centers of Jamdaani
Decca and Lucknow
Surat and Ahmedabad
Patna and Lucknow
Decca and Ahmedabad
The weaver community of North India
julahas or Momin weavers
Tanti weavers
Devangs
Kaikollar
Sale, Kaikollar and Devangs belonged to Gujarat
False
True
Tipu Sultan’s sword was made of
stainless steel
wootz
silver
all of the above
Who invented Spinning Jenny?
Robert Louis
Richard Arkwright
John mills
John kaye
Specialist block printers known as..........…..
Devangs
Chhipigars
Rangrez
None of these
The dyer used to dye threads by weavers of India was known as
Checks
Rangrez
Chhipigars
solvyns
When the TISCO came up began producing steel?
1905
1910
1908
1912
By the late 19th century, the craft of Iron smelting was in decline because of--------
New forest laws
Imported Iron and steel from Britain
Both of above
None of these
Who was Charles Weld?
African geologist
American geologist
American zoologist
European geologist
TISCO is situated on the bank of---------------
Godavari river
Subarnarekha river
Kaveri river
Tapi river
-------------- became the symbol of nationalism in India during the freedom movement.
muslin
silk
khadi
cotton
-------------- was mostly done by women.
colouring
spinning
farming
labouring
_____________ refers to any brightly colored and printed scarf for the neck or head.
Muslin
Bandanna
Chintz
Calico
The Portuguese called the Calicut cotton as
Calico
Calica
Cotton
Muslin
Patola is famous in which region
Mongol
Britain
Indonesia
China
Spinning Jenny was invented by
John Hargreaves
James Hargreaves
Richard Arkwright
None of the above
The technological innovations that happened in Britain led to
Increased production
Fast rate of production
Production at a mass scale
All of the above
Tanti weavers belonged to
(a)
Which country is referred to as 'Workshop of the World'
India
China
Britain
Sri Lanka
What kind of Patterns does the cloth 'Chintz' have?
Decorative motifs
Plain white
Animals
Flowery patterns
Which year did invention of the steam engine by Richard Arkwright revolutionise cotton textile weaving.
1786
1787
1745
1789
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
________________ 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
Which of the following was NOT the name of Indian textile ?
Chintz
Cossaes
Calico
Agaria
Which place in India had one of the finest ores in the world?
Raniganj
Jharia
Rajhara Hills
None of these
Name the weaver famous in Bengal. (Write (a) weaver)
The Charkha and the Takli were _____________ spinning instruments.
Household
Women's
Professional
None of them
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.
Francis Buchanan who toured through Mysore in 1845.
True
False
_______ 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
