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Class 8 History Chapter 7 Weavers, Iron Smelters And Factory Owners Quiz 1 (60 MCQs)

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1. Chinese Word "To Tamil Word" Urukku "Means??
2. Mention the industries which were crucial for Industrial Revolution in England
3. Patola is famous in which region
4. The invention of the steam engine by who in 1786 revolutionised cotton textile weaving
5. We begin the story of Indian steel and iron metallurgy by recounting the famous story of Tipu Sultan who ruled Mysore till ..... , fought ..... wars with the British and died fighting with his sword in his hand. Tipu's legendary swords are now part of valuable collections in museums in .....
6. When did the imports of British steel in India decline?
7. When did the craft of iron smelting in India decline?
8. The English East India Company sent to its representatives in Calcutta in which year?
9. When the TISCO came up began producing steel?
10. What Is Calico Act?
11. By the late 19th century, the craft of Iron smelting was in decline because of .....
12. ..... 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.
13. Portuguese first came to India in search of
14. In western India ..... emerged as one of the important sources of weaving during late 19th century.
15. Tipu Sultan fought seven wars with British
16. TISCO expanded steel production during the
17. The ..... of Britain had a close connection with the conquest and colonisation of India.
18. Which country from 1850's came to be known as "Workshop of the World"
19. Spinning Jenny was invented by
20. The technological innovations that happened in Britain led to
21. The first cotton mill in Ahmedabad was started in .....
22. The furnaces were built of??
23. Tipu Sultan's sword was made of
24. The Charkha and the Takli were ..... spinning instruments.
25. When Iron and Steel Industry started growing from 1850s, Britain came to known as the ..... (Fill In the Blanks)
26. Specialist block printers known as .....
27. In which century did the India's textile industry decline?
28. Which of the following community belonged to south India?
29. The weaver community of North India
30. It is believed that world CALICO is derived from name of a particular place in Kerala. Identify that place
31. What were the specialist block printers called?
32. What gradually became a symbol of nationalism after Mahatma Gandhi urged people to boycott imported textiles and use hand-spun and handwoven cloth?
33. Michael Faraday spent four years in studying
34. Which textile refers to any brightly coloured and printed scarf for the neck?
35. Which textile was highly traded by Arab merchants
36. What kind of Patterns does the cloth 'Chintz' have?
37. Which place in India had one of the finest ores in the world?
38. ..... was the main reason for many people in india giving up their iron smelting work.
39. Sale, Kaikollar and Devangs belonged to Gujarat
40. Which year did invention of the steam engine by Richard Arkwright revolutionise cotton textile weaving.
41. When was Calico Act passed?
42. A fine cotton cloth from India carried by Arab merchants in Mosul
43. European encountered just fine cloth from India carried by the Arab merchants and named it as:
44. ..... became the symbol of nationalism in India during the freedom movement.
45. The first cotton mill in India was set up as a spinning mill in Bombay in the year .....
46. Which of the weaving community belonged to Bengal?
47. From where did Britain import raw materials for it's cotton industries?
48. The dyer used to dye threads by weavers of India was known as
49. When the craze started in England and Europe mainly for Chintz?
50. ..... was mostly done by women.
51. Who toured Mysore in 1800
52. Which fabric became the symbol of nationalism?
53. The importance of Surat declined in the eighteenth century.
54. The Portuguese called the Calicut cotton as
55. Which country is known as "the workshop of the world"
56. British named ..... as Muslin since they came across it for the first time in Mosul, Iraq.
57. Who was Charles Weld?
58. What are bellows?
59. What are slag heaps?
60. Women and men who carried basket loads of iron ore on their heads were called
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