Indian Textile

Q. Name the industries which were crucial for the industrial revolution to happen.

1. Textile industry
2. Iron and steel industry
3. Aircraft industry
4. Food processing industry

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1. Fill in the blanks: The word chintz comes from the word _________.
2. Tipu’s sword was made of_________ steel.
3. India’s textile exports declined in the _________ century. - GK Q&A

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Write True or False against the statement: The international market for fine textiles was dominated by India till the eighteenth century.

Q. Which was the world's largest cotton textile producing country during the early 1750s?

1. Britain
2. America
3. India
4. Spain

Q. By the 1750s, Indians textiles had become famous across many places in the world. In which region had it not become famous?

1. Asia
2. North America
3. Africa
4. Europe

Q. Idnetify the prominent weaver communtites of India.

1. Julahas
2. Momins
3. Basak
4. Kaikollar
5. Devangs
6. Thalagune
7. Sale
8. Moor

Q. In the 18th Century CE, the English trading companies often bought woven fabric from Indian weavers with ________________.

1. spices and silk
2. gold and silver
3. diamonds and platinum
4. pearls and oysters

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. Surat in Gujarat used to be a very important port on the western coast of India. When did its importance decline?

1. 16th Century CE
2. 17th Century CE
3. 18th Century CE
4. 15th Century CE

Q. In India, the British had to turn to textile trade as the spice trade was dominated by the _______.

1. Dutch
2. French
3. Germans
4. Portuguese