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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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