Indian Industrialists and Their Suppression by The British
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Q.
The first jute mill in India was started in ________.
Q. Who among the following set up six joint-stock companies in the 1830s and 1840s?
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Dwarkanath Tagore
- Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy
- Seth Hukumchand
Q. Match the following mills with the places in which they were first established.
- Ahmedabad (1861)
- Bengal (1855)
- Kanpur (1860)
Q. Which among the following is not a reason for the decline of Indian merchants during the colonial rule of the British?
- Restricting trade of Indian merchants with Europe for manufactured goods
- Increased competition with Arab merchants
- Abolishing the exports of Indian merchants except for raw materials and food grains
- Suppressing Indian businessmen in the shipping industry
Q. Who among the following was knighted by the British government in 1842 in recognition for his services to the city of Mumbai?
- C P Durani
- Dwarkanath Tagore
- Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy
- Dinshaw Petit
Q. In which year was the first jute mill established in Bengal?
- 1852
- 1853
- 1854
- 1855
Q. In which year did the production began at the first spinning and weaving mill of Madras?
- 1871
- 1872
- 1873
- 1874
Q. In recognition of his services towards the society, Jumshetjee Jeejhebhoy was conferred the knighthood by the British Government in _______.
- 1842
Q. Which among the following was not one of the ways in which Indian industrialists accumulated wealth?
- Establishing nuclear powerplants
- Establishing mills and factories
- Trading networks in foreign nations
- Financing other traders
Q. Which of the following statements is/are true about Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy?
- He used his wealth for the betterment of society.
- He started out in textile industry.
- He used trade networks to make a fortune.
- In 1850, British government bestowed him with Knighthood.