Chapter 6 – Weaver, Iron Smelters and Factory Owners

European encountered just fine cloth from India carried by the Arab merchants and they named the cloth as:

Which of the following was woven in Surat, Ahmedabad and Patan and valued in Indonesia?

In 1764, name the person who invented the spinning jenny.

Which among the following is a household spinning instrument?

Which country from 1850’s came to be known as ‘workshop of the world’?

What are the important centers of Jamdani weaving in India?

In which area Agarias were specialized in?

Who was Chhipigars?

Which type of cloth considers Chintz, cossaes, khassa, bandanna?

In which state did Patola was not woven?

From where did Britain import raw materials for its cotton industries?

Who are Agaria?

What is Jamdani?

Why Britain was referred to as the workshop of the world?

Mention the industries which were crucial for the industrial revolution in England.

When did the craft of Iron smelting in India decline?

Tipu sultan’s sword is made up of which metal?

Why was the sword of Tipu Sultan very popular?

When was the spinning jenny invented?

Who invented the spinning jenny?

……………. cloth had a large market in Europe.

Women and men who carried basket loads of iron ore on their heads were called

In which century did the India’s textile industry decline?

TISCO expanded steel production during the

Portuguese first came to India in search of

What things did Portuguese take back to Europe?

Tipu Sultan’s sword was made of

Which of the following was NOT the name of Indian textile ?

Michael Faraday spent four years in studying

Which place in India had one of the finest ores in the world?