Different Types of Textiles Manufactured in India

Q. Printed cotton clothes came to be called ______ among the Europeans.

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

Q. Indian cotton textiles were carried to Mosul in present day Iraq by Arabs. The common name of this textile became ____.

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

Q.

What were Indian cotton goods called in European trade circles?

1. Calico goods

2. Price goods

3. Quality goods

4. Piece goods

Q. _______ were the first to come across fine cotton textile at Calicut, an Indian port.

1. Portuguese spice traders
2. Dutch weapon traders
3. Portuguese merchant traders
4. Dutch spice traders

Q. Which among the following refers to an Indian method of tying and dyeing?

1. Mosul
2. Chhint
3. Bandhna
4. Calicut

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

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

Q. Indian cotton textiles were carried to Mosul in present day Iraq by Arabs. The common name of this textile became ____.

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

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

1. True
2. False