Weavers, Iron Smelters and Factory Owners Class 8 MCQs Questions with Answers

1. Portuguese first came to India in search of

2. TISCO expanded steel production during the

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

4. Among the following, which place in Bengal was the important centre of Jamdani weaving?

5. Among the following, which place in Uttar Pradesh was the important centre of Jamdani weaving?

6. Michael Faraday spent four years in studying

7. Mechanised production of which textiles made Britain the foremost industrial nation in the 19th century?

8. From where did the English word Chintz derive from?

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

10. Tipu Sultan’s sword was made of

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

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

13. Name the machine that increased the productivity of the traditional spindles in textile industry

14. In which place in present day Iraq did the European trader’s first encountered fine cotton from India carried by Arab merchants?

15. What things did Portuguese take back to Europe?

16. The Europeans started using the term Chintz, derived from the Hindi word Chhint. What is the meaning of Chhint?

17. Name the person who invented Spinning Jenny?

18. Around 1750, before British conquered Bengal, India was by far the world’s largest producer of this. Which one of the following options will replace the term this here?

19. Bandanna is derived from the word bandhana. which one would be the most appropriate meaning of the word Bandanna?

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