Different Types of Materials Manufactured in India

Q. The cotton textiles taken to Europe by the Portuguese were called ____.

1. Calico
2. Muslin
3. Silk
4. Cashmere

Q. Which were some of the common places in India from where European traders purchased fabrics?

1. Kasimbazar
2. Charpoore
3. Patna
4. Calcutta

Q. Portuguese traders came across fine cotton textile at an Indian port. They tweaked the name of the port slightly and called the fabric .

1. Muslin
2. Calico
3. Chhint
4. Bandanna

Q. During the colonial times in India, Dacca and Lucknow were famous for clothes made from the _____________ weave.

1. Patola
2. Calico
3. Muslin
4. Jamdani

Q. Identify the different types of textiles famous in Colonial India.

1. Jamdani
2. Wool
3. Chintz
4. Patola
5. Nylon
6. Linen
7. Bandanna
8. Muslin

Q. Which of these cities was not known for their Patola weaving centres?

1. Ahmedabad
2. Patan
3. Lucknow
4. Surat

Q. Which among the following is not a clothing article from India in the colonial times?

1. Chintz
2. Cossaes
3. Bandanna
4. Awadh

Q. The Europeans first encountered the smooth, finely woven Indian fabric Muslin in Mosul in present day Iraq.

1. True
2. False