Weavers, Iron Smelters and Factory Owners MCQs with answers

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Q. ………. cloth had a large market in Europe.
  • (A) Chintz
  • (B) Patola
  • (C) Jamdani
  • (D) None of these
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✅ Correct Answer: (A) Chintz
Q. Women and men who carried basket loads of iron ore on their heads were called
  • (A) wootz
  • (B) agaria
  • (C) bandanna
  • (D) cossaes
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✅ Correct Answer: (B) agaria
Q. In which century did the India’s textile industry decline?
  • (A) 17th century
  • (B) 18th century
  • (C) 19th century
  • (D) 20th century
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✅ Correct Answer: (C) 19th century
Q. TISCO expanded steel production during the
  • (A) First World War
  • (B) Second World War
  • (C) Third World War
  • (D) None of these
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✅ Correct Answer: (A) First World War
Q. Portuguese first came to India in search of
  • (A) cotton
  • (B) spices
  • (C) steel
  • (D) muslin
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✅ Correct Answer: (B) spices
Q. What things did Portuguese take back to Europe?
  • (A) Steel
  • (B) Sugar
  • (C) Cotton textile
  • (D) Coffee
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✅ Correct Answer: (C) Cotton textile
Q. European encountered just fine cloth from India carried by the Arab merchants and they named the cloth as:
  • (A) Bandanna
  • (B) Calica
  • (C) Muslin
  • (D) Patola
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✅ Correct Answer: (C) Muslin
Q. Which of the following was woven in Surat, Ahmedabad and Patan and valued in Indonesia?
  • (A) Patola
  • (B) Muslin
  • (C) Calico
  • (D) Jamdani
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (A) Patola
Q. In 1764, name the person who invented the spinning jenny.
  • (A) Wellesley
  • (B) Dorabji
  • (C) Charles Weld
  • (D) John Kaye
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✅ Correct Answer: (D) John Kaye
Q. Which among the following is a household spinning instrument?
  • (A) Armour
  • (B) Takli
  • (C) Khadi
  • (D) Tanti
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✅ Correct Answer: (B) Takli
Q. Which country from 1850’s came to be known as ‘workshop of the world’?
  • (A) England
  • (B) India
  • (C) Japan
  • (D) Africa
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✅ Correct Answer: (A) England
Q. Tipu Sultan’s sword was made of
  • (A) stainless steel
  • (B) wootz
  • (C) silver
  • (D) none of these
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (B) wootz
Q. Which of the following was NOT the name of Indian textile ?
  • (A) Chintz
  • (B) Cossaes
  • (C) Calico
  • (D) Agaria
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (D) Agaria
Q. Michael Faraday spent four years in studying
  • (A) the property of Indian steel
  • (B) the ancient Indian culture
  • (C) the properties of Indian Wootz
  • (D) none of these
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✅ Correct Answer: (C) the properties of Indian Wootz
Q. Which place in India had one of the finest ores in the world?
  • (A) Raniganj
  • (B) Jharia
  • (C) Rajhara Hills
  • (D) None of these
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (C) Rajhara Hills
Q. Spinning Jenny was invented by
  • (A) Weld
  • (B) John Kaye
  • (C) Dorabji
  • (D) none of these
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (B) John Kaye
Q. What are the important centers of Jamdani weaving in India?
  • (A) Dhaka (Dacca)
  • (B) Murshidabad
  • (C) Both a and b
  • (D) None of these
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (C) Both a and b
Q. In which area Agarias were specialized in?
  • (A) wearing
  • (B) iron smelting
  • (C) mine working
  • (D) dyeing cloth
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (B) iron smelting
Q. Who was Chhipigars?
  • (A) Weavers
  • (B) Cotton growers
  • (C) Dyers
  • (D) Block printers
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✅ Correct Answer: (D) Block printers
Q. Which type of cloth considers Chintz, cossaes, khassa, bandanna?
  • (A) Silk cloth
  • (B) Jute cloth
  • (C) Cotton coloured cloth
  • (D) Printed cotton cloth
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✅ Correct Answer: (D) Printed cotton cloth
Q. In which state did Patola was not woven?
  • (A) Surat
  • (B) Ahmedabad
  • (C) Patna
  • (D) Sabarmati
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✅ Correct Answer: (D) Sabarmati
Q. From where did Britain import raw materials for its cotton industries?
  • (A) India
  • (B) Japan
  • (C) America
  • (D) All of these
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (A) India
Q. Who are Agaria?
  • (A) Person carrying Cotton
  • (B) Person carrying wood
  • (C) Person carrying iron ore
  • (D) None of these
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (C) Person carrying iron ore
Q. What is Jamdani?
  • (A) Fine muslin
  • (B) Fine cotton
  • (C) Fine silk
  • (D) None of these
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✅ Correct Answer: (A) Fine muslin
Q. Why Britain was referred to as the workshop of the world?
  • (A) Selling of indigo
  • (B) Trading of Iron
  • (C) Buying of cotton
  • (D) None of these
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✅ Correct Answer: (B) Trading of Iron
Q. Mention the industries which were crucial for the industrial revolution in England.
  • (A) Textiles
  • (B) Steel
  • (C) Both a and b
  • (D) None of these
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (C) Both a and b
Q. When did the craft of Iron smelting in India decline?
  • (A) 18th century
  • (B) 19th century
  • (C) 20th century
  • (D) None of these
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (B) 19th century
Q. Tipu sultan’s sword is made up of which metal?
  • (A) Wood
  • (B) Wootz
  • (C) Glass
  • (D) None of these
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (B) Wootz
Q. Why was the sword of Tipu Sultan very popular?
  • (A) He died with his sword in his hand
  • (B) He never lose any war
  • (C) He sold his sword to British
  • (D) None of these
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✅ Correct Answer: (A) He died with his sword in his hand
Q. When was the spinning jenny invented?
  • (A) 1768
  • (B) 1793
  • (C) 1742
  • (D) 1764
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (D) 1764
Q. Who invented the spinning jenny?
  • (A) Richard Ark Wright
  • (B) James Hargreaves
  • (C) James Thomas
  • (D) None of these
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (B) James Hargreaves

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Table of contents

  1. ………. cloth had a large market in Europe.
  2. Women and men who carried basket loads of iron ore on their heads were called
  3. In which century did the India’s textile industry decline?
  4. TISCO expanded steel production during the
  5. Portuguese first came to India in search of
  6. What things did Portuguese take back to Europe?
  7. European encountered just fine cloth from India carried by the Arab merchants and they named the clo
  8. Which of the following was woven in Surat, Ahmedabad and Patan and valued in Indonesia?
  9. In 1764, name the person who invented the spinning jenny.
  10. Which among the following is a household spinning instrument?
  11. Which country from 1850’s came to be known as ‘workshop of the world’?
  12. Tipu Sultan’s sword was made of
  13. Which of the following was NOT the name of Indian textile ?
  14. Michael Faraday spent four years in studying
  15. Which place in India had one of the finest ores in the world?
  16. Spinning Jenny was invented by
  17. What are the important centers of Jamdani weaving in India?
  18. In which area Agarias were specialized in?
  19. Who was Chhipigars?
  20. Which type of cloth considers Chintz, cossaes, khassa, bandanna?
  21. In which state did Patola was not woven?
  22. From where did Britain import raw materials for its cotton industries?
  23. Who are Agaria?
  24. What is Jamdani?
  25. Why Britain was referred to as the workshop of the world?
  26. Mention the industries which were crucial for the industrial revolution in England.
  27. When did the craft of Iron smelting in India decline?
  28. Tipu sultan’s sword is made up of which metal?
  29. Why was the sword of Tipu Sultan very popular?
  30. When was the spinning jenny invented?
  31. Who invented the spinning jenny?