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1.
The places well known for Bandanna designs were:
(A)Rajasthan
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Gujarat
(D) Madhya Pradesh.
A, B
A, D
B, C
A, C
2.
The important centres of Jamdani weaving in India were:
(A) Dhaka (Dacca)
(B) Lucknow
(C) Murshidabad
(D) Varanasi
A, C
A, B
C, D
B, D
3.
Agarias, a community living in central India was specialised in:
Wearing
Iron smelting
Mine working
Dyeing cloth
4.
In 1786, the ________________ was invented by ___________
spinning jenny, Arkwright
spinning jenny, Kaye
steam engine, Kaye
steam engine, Arkwright
5.
India was the world's largest producer of cotton textiles around the year ____________
1850
1750
1730
1680
6.
The first industry to grow under British Government protection was the __________ industry.
7.
_________ steel was produced all over South India during the late 18th century in smelting furnaces by the local people.
8.
Textile artisans losing their livelihoods became _________ labourers, __________ workers abroad or got __________ in cotton mills that came up in the cities.
9.
_______________ was one of the most important centres of textile production in India in the early 19th century.
10.
Indian textiles were famous all over the world for their __________ and ___________
11.
TISCO started steel production in 1914
12.
Muslin was the general name for all cotton textiles.
13.
TISCO decided not to set up a steel making plant near Rajhara hills in Chhattisgarh due to non-availability of electric supply.
14.
Printed Indian cotton cloth had various names like bandanna, chintz, and khassa.
15.
The industrialization of Britain was not connected with the colonization of India.
16.
TISCO starts steel production in Jamshedpur
17.
Tipu Sultan killed
18.
Craze starts for printed Indian cotton textiles in England and Europe
19.
Calico Act enacted by British Parliament
20.
The 'spinning jenny' invented
21.
What was the job of a rangrez?
22.
Why it was famous?
23.
In which locations in India was Patola woven during the mid-19th century?
24.
What did the Portuguese first come to India in search of?
25.
When was the charkha adopted as the centre of flag of INC?
1.
(d)
A, C
2.
(a)
A, C
3.
(b)
Iron smelting
4.
(d)
steam engine, Arkwright
5.
(b)
1750
6.
( )
calico printing
7.
( )
Wootz
8.
( )
agricultural, plantation, employment
9.
( )
Bengal
10.
( )
quality, craftsmanship
11.
(b)
12.
(b)
13.
(b)
14.
(a)
15.
(b)
16.
( )
1912
17.
( )
1799
18.
( )
1680s
19.
( )
1720
20.
( )
1764
21.
( )
The job of a rangrez was to dye the spun cotton threads to be used in coloured clothes.
22.
( )
It was famous for its mulmul and jamdani weaving.
23.
( )
Patola was woven in Ahmedabad, Patan and Surat during the mid-19th century.
24.
( )
The Portuguese first came to India in search of spices.
25.
( )
The charkha was adopted as the centre of the tricolour flag of the Indian National Congress in 1931.
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