The Iron and Steel Factories in India

Q. What was the name of the steel that Tipu Sultan's sword was made of?

1. Wootz
2. Cast
3. Stainless
4. Woontz

Q. The Wootz steel ingots that were made in India were exported to which of these places?

1. Australia
2. South America
3. West Asia
4. Southern Africa

Q. The process of applying extreme heat to an ore to extract a base metal is called

1. Melting
2. Smouldering
3. Smelting
4. Fracking

Q. ________ is a process of applying extreme heat to an ore to extract a base metal.

1. Smelting
2. Melting
3. Boiling
4. Galvanizing

Q. It was observed that the incredible hardness of Tipu Sultan's sword came from a special high carbon steel called .

1. Wootz Steel
2. Widez Steel
3. Wrought Steel
4. Stainless Steel

Q. Many iron smelting furnaces were in operation in India till the end of the 19th Century CE, in parts of which of the following states?

1. Rajasthan
2. Gujarat
3. Maharashtra
4. Bihar

Q. Iron smelters in Colonial India closed furnaces because of the introduced by the British.

1. Rowlatt Act
2. high duties
3. Doctrine of Lapse
4. lack of facilities

Q. Charles Weld and Dorabji Tata went on an expedition to identify regions rich in iron ore.

1. False
2. True