The Establishment of British Supremacy in Trade in India

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Who was Gomasthas? Why did d weavers and Gomasthas clash? Write two functions of Gomasthas?

Q. The East India Company appointed a paid servant called the _____ whose job was to supervise weavers.

1. Guard
2. Viceroy
3. Counsellor
4. Gomastha

Q. Which among the following is not the reason for the decline of Indian textiles?

1. Imposition of import duties on Indian textiles
2. Supply of cheap machine-made goods from Britain
3. Increase in the price of cotton
4. Import of cheap machine-made goods from US

Q. Which of the following factors led to the decline of textile industries in India?

1. British cotton industries in Manchester
2. Import duties in Britain on cotton textiles
3. Sale of British goods in Indian market
4. Increased sale of Indian goods in Britain

Q. Which among the following statements is not true about the East India Company (EIC) gaining supremacy in trade?

1. The gomasthas lived with the weavers and had a good relationship with the weavers.
2. The weavers leased out their agricultural plots to take up weaving on a full-time basis.
3. The EIC hired gomasthas and gave advances to weavers to secure their finished products.
4. The EIC fought with other European traders to secure steady supply of raw materials.

Q. Which of the following techniques was/were used by the Europeans to gain monopoly over the trade in India?

1. Secured different types of concessions from local kings.
2. They gained monopoly rights over trade.
3. Helped Indian merchants to trade more.
4. Revived the business of old ports of Surat and Hooghly.

Q. Which of the following statements is/are true about the condition of the weavers during the British supremacy?

1. They failed to compete with the Manchester goods.
2. They were starved of supply.
3. In 1860, they had excess stock of raw cotton.
4. In 1860, they struggled to find enough good quality raw cotton.

Q. Which of the following is/are correct about the textile industry and trade in ancient India?

1. India was the node of a thriving textile trade.
2. Persian and Armenian merchants came for Indian textile.
3. The North-East Frontier was India's gateway to the world.
4. India produced coarse cotton.

Q. Pick the new trade centers that emerged in India with the arrival of the Europeans:

1. Surat
2. Hoogly
3. Bombay
4. Calcutta

Q.

Which device was used by weavers in order to operate looms after the second decade of the twentieth century?

1. Spin shuttle

2. Cock shuttle

3. Fly shuttle

4. Rotating shuttle

Q. Ram says that initially the East India Company struggled to get a regular supply of goods to export. Rahul says that the East India Company had to compete with other traders to secure a steady supply of woven cloth. Who do you think is right?

1. Rahul is right.
2. Ram is right.
3. Both are right.
4. Both are wrong.

Q. What was the name of the paid servant who was appointed by the English company to deal with the Indian weavers?

1. Nawabs
2. Nomastha
3. Gomastha
4. Stapler

Q. Which among the following statements is not true about the British East India Company (EIC) gaining supremacy in trade in India?

1. Offering advances and loans to weavers and farmers
2. Bargaining with Indian artisans to procure their finished products
3. Competition with other European powers to secure raw materials
4. Hiring gomasthas to supervise weavers and conduct quality checks