Weavers, Iron Smelters and Factory Owners MCQ Questions for Class 8 Social Science Chapter 7 with Answers

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Q1. Which of the following was woven in Surat, Ahmedabad and Patan and valued in Indonesia?

(i) Patola
(ii) Muslin
(iii) Calico
(iv) Jamdani

(i) Patola

Q2. Mechanised production of which textiles made Britain the foremost industrial nation in the 19th century?

(i) Cotton
(ii) Silk
(iii) Mining
(iv) Chemical

(i) Cotton

Q3. Among the following, which place in Bengal was the important centre of Jamdani weaving ?

(i) Chittagong
(ii) Shillong
(iii) Lucknow
(iv) Dacca

(iv) Dacca

Q4. Women and men who carried basket loads of iron ore on their heads were called

(i) wootz
(ii) agaria
(iii) bandanna
(iv) cossaes

(ii) agaria

Q5. Why was the Indian textiles popular ?

(i) By its fine quality
(ii) By its cheap price
(iii) By its fine quality and exquisite craftsmanship
(iv) By its exquisite craftsmanship

(iii) By its fine quality and exquisite craftsmanship

Q6. Before 1750, __ was the largest producer of cotton textiles in the world.

(i) India
(ii) Britain
(iii) Burma
(iv) China

(i) India

Q7. Which among the following is a household spinning instrument?

(i) Armour
(ii) Takli
(iii) Khadi
(iv) Tanti

(ii) Takli

Q8. From where did the English word Chintz derive from?

(i) Texture
(ii) Chhint
(iii) China
(iv) Consistency

(ii) Chhint

Q9. Among the following, which place in Uttar Pradesh l was the important centre of Jamdani weaving?

(i) Kanpur
(ii) Shillong
(iii) Dacca
(iv) Lucknow

(iv) Lucknow

Q10. TISCO expanded steel production during the

(i) First World War
(ii) Second World War
(iii) Third World War
(iv) None of these

(i) First World War

Q11. Who are Agaria?

(i) Person carrying Cotton
(ii) Person carrying wood
(iii) Person carrying iron ore
(iv) None of these

(iii) Person carrying iron ore

Q12. Printed cotton textiles were banned in England in __ after widespread protests from local weavers.

(i) 1725
(ii) 1720
(iii) 1721
(iv) 1722

(ii) 1720

Q13. Which type of cloth considers Chintz, cossaes, khassa, bandanna?

(i) Silk cloth
(ii) Jute cloth
(iii) Cotton coloured cloth
(iv) Printed cotton cloth

(iv) Printed cotton cloth

Q14. Which one of the following does Muslin refer to?

(i) A type of coffee
(ii) A fine cotton fabric
(iii) A piece of metal
(iv) A type of cultivation

(ii) A fine cotton fabric

Q15. Apart from the English, who were the other traders who benefitted and traded the Indian textiles?

(i) Dutch and French
(ii) Greek and Chinese
(iii) Chinese
(iv) West Indians

(i) Dutch and French

Q16. What things did Portuguese take back to Europe?

(i) Steel
(ii) Sugar
(iii) Cotton textile
(iv) Coffee

(iii) Cotton textile

Q17. Tipu sultan’s sword is made up of which metal?

(i) Wood
(ii) Wootz
(iii) Glass
(iv) None of these

(ii) Wootz

Q18. During 18th century, Chintz was manufactured in

(i) Madura
(ii) Goa
(iii) Ahmedabad
(iv) Pulicat

(iii) Ahmedabad

Q19. From where did Britain import raw materials for its cotton industries?

(i) India
(ii) Japan
(iii) America
(iv) All of these

(i) India

Q20. It is believed that the word calico is derived from the name of a particular place in Kerala. Identify the place.

(i) Calicut
(ii) Cochin
(iii) Chittur
(iv) Cannanore

Abo(i) Calicutve

Q21. Name the legislation in 1720 banning the use of printed cotton textiles chintz in England.

(i) Silk Act
(ii) Calico act
(iii) Bandanna Act
(iv) Chintz Act

(ii) Calico act

Q22. Which of the following was NOT the name of Indian textile ?

(i) Chintz
(ii) Cossaes
(iii) Calico
(iv) Agaria

(iv) Agaria

Q23. Who invented the spinning jenny?

(i) Richard Ark Wright
(ii) James Hargreaves
(iii) James Thomas
(iv) None of these

(ii) James Hargreaves

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