The Iron and Steel Factories in India

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

1. False
2. True

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

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

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

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

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. 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. 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