Class 8 Social Science
Weavers, Iron Smelters and Factory Owners
Q.1
What kinds of cloth had a large market in Europe?
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Q.2
What is jamdani?
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Q.3
What is bandanna?
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Q.4
Who are the Agaria?
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Q.5
Fill in the blanks:
(a) The word chintz comes from the word _________.
(b) Tipu’s sword was made of_________ steel.
(c) India’s textile exports declined in the _________ century.
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Q.6
How do the names of different textiles tell us about their histories?
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Q.7
Why did the wool and silk producers in England protest against the import of Indian textiles in the early eighteenth century?
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Q.8
How did the development of cotton industries in Britain affect textile producers in India?
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Q.9
Why did the Indian iron smelting industry decline in the nineteenth century?
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Q.10
What problems did the Indian textile industry face in the early years of its development?
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Q.11
What helped TISCO expand steel production during the First World War?
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