Class 8 History Chapter 7 Weavers, Iron Smelters And Factory Owners Quiz 2 (25 MCQs)

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1. When Iron and Steel Industry started growing from 1850s, Britain came to known as the ..... (Fill In the Blanks)
2. Specialist block printers known as .....
3. Who invented Spinning Jenny?
4. In which century did the India's textile industry decline?
5. Which of the following community belonged to south India?
6. The weaver community of North India
7. It is believed that world CALICO is derived from name of a particular place in Kerala. Identify that place
8. What were the specialist block printers called?
9. What gradually became a symbol of nationalism after Mahatma Gandhi urged people to boycott imported textiles and use hand-spun and handwoven cloth?
10. Michael Faraday spent four years in studying
11. Which textile refers to any brightly coloured and printed scarf for the neck?
12. Which textile was highly traded by Arab merchants
13. What kind of Patterns does the cloth 'Chintz' have?
14. Which place in India had one of the finest ores in the world?
15. ..... was the main reason for many people in india giving up their iron smelting work.
16. Sale, Kaikollar and Devangs belonged to Gujarat
17. Which year did invention of the steam engine by Richard Arkwright revolutionise cotton textile weaving.
18. When was Calico Act passed?
19. A fine cotton cloth from India carried by Arab merchants in Mosul
20. European encountered just fine cloth from India carried by the Arab merchants and named it as:
21. ..... became the symbol of nationalism in India during the freedom movement.
22. The first cotton mill in India was set up as a spinning mill in Bombay in the year .....
23. Which of the weaving community belonged to Bengal?
24. From where did Britain import raw materials for it's cotton industries?
25. The dyer used to dye threads by weavers of India was known as