Inventions in Weaving

Q. Charkha, or spinning wheel symbolises self-sufficiency and freedom. The spinning of the charkha facilitated the development of the textile industry. It became the symbol of 'X' movement. What is 'X'?

1. Swadeshi movement
2. Quit India movement
3. Non Co-operation movement
4. Charkha movement

Q. What does the Charkha or the spinning wheel signify for Indians?

1. Silk
2. Independence
3. Agricultural progress
4. Self-sufficiency

Q. Which of the following goods were exchanged from Kerala?

1. Cardamom
2. Ginger
3. Silk
4. China clay pottery

Q. Choose the correct option.

Assertion: From being a self-sufficient and rich country, India became a dependent and poor country under British rule.

Reason: After colonisation, East India Company stopped the export of manufactured products and crafts from India to the outside world.

1. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
2. A is false but R is true.
3. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
4. A is true but R is false.

Q.

In the early nineteenth century, which two of the following were the two major commercial crops of India?

1. Indigo and Wheat

2. Opium and Rice

3. Indigo and Opium

4. None of the above

Q. Match the raw materials used with their respective end products used during the medieval period.

1. Jaggery
2. Dyeing
3. Weaving
4. Edible oil

Q. Which country has pioneered two great advances in bowling viz. the Doosra and the Reverse Swing?

1. Australia
2. India
3. Pakistan
4. Sri Lanka

Q. Which of the following aspects contributed to the advancements of the weaving industry in India?

1. The weaving process was automated with the invention of spinning loom.
2. The Charkhas, adopted from the Chinese in the 14th century, increased the production of yarn to 600%.
3. Sericulture was given prominence and silk production increased drastically in Bengal.
4. Mines were set up in regions of Rajasthan and Golkonda.

Q. What was the most important industry of India during the medieval period?

1. Cloth dyeing
2. Weaving
3. Oil extraction
4. Cloth manufacturing

Q. The charkha or spinning wheel did symbolize self-sufficiency and freedom in medieval India.

1. False
2. True

Q. What were the first written laws of cricket?