Q 1. Why was the Indian textiles popular ?
(a) By its fine quality
(b) By its cheap price
(c) By its fine quality and exquisite craftsmanship
(d) By its exquisite craftsmanship
Ans. (c) By its fine quality and exquisite craftsmanship
Q 2. Which of the following was manufacturing town?
(a) Madurai
(b) Dacca
(c) Surat
(d) Agra
Ans. (b) Dacca
Q 3. Name the important weavers of Northern India from the following list
(a) Sale
(b) Devangs
(c) Julahas
(d) Kaikollar
Ans. (c) Julahas
Q 4. What is an open prayer place of Muslims meant for Id prayers called?
(a) Idgah
(b) Khangah
(c) Cul-de-sac
(d) Dargah
Ans. (a) Idgah
Q 5. What is the importance of Jama Masjid, situated in Delhi?
(a) The office of archeological survey of India
(b) One of the important residences of the Mughal emperors of India
(c) One of the largest and grandest mosques in India
(d) The office of the electorate of India
Ans. (c) One of the largest and grandest mosques in India
Q 6. Complete the following. In the late 18th century, Calcutta, Bombay and ______________ rose in importance as Presidency cities and were the centres of British power
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Nagpur
(c) Madras
(d) Kanpur
Ans. (c) Madras
Q 7. Name the machine that increased the productivity of the traditional spindles in textile industry
(a) Spinning engine
(b) Flying shuttle
(c) Steam engine
(d) Spinning Jenny
Ans. (d) Spinning Jenny
Q 8. Name the mosque converted into a bakery by the British?
(a) Moth Ki Masjid
(b) Jama Masjid
(c) Zinat-al-Masjid
(d) Fathehpuri Masjid
Ans. (c) Zinat-al-Masjid
Q 9. from where did the English word Chintz derive from?
(a) Texture
(b) Chhint
(c) China
(d) Consistency
Ans. (b) Chhint
Q 10. A Sufi lodge often used as a rest house for travellers and a place where people come to discuss spiritual matters, get the blessings of saints and hear sufi music. What is this place called?
(a) Cul-de-sac
(b) Idgah
(c) Khangah
(d) Dargah
Ans. (c) Khangah
Q 11. The Europeans started using the term Chintz, derived from the Hindi word Chhint. What is the meaning of Chhint?
(a) A weaver
(b) A cloth made of silk
(c) A cloth with small and colourful flowery designs.
(d) An order ready to be shipped to Britain
Ans. (c) A cloth with small and colourful flowery designs.
Q 12. Which were the three important Presidency regions set up by the British for administrative purposes?
(a) Bombay, Madras and Bengal
(b) Bombay, Madras and Delhi
(c) Delhi, Travancore and Seringapatnam
(d) Delhi, Bombay and Bengal
Ans. (a) Bombay, Madras and Bengal
Q 13. A few statements pertaining to the weavers of India are given below. Identify the one that is not True with respect to the
weavers.
(a) Weavers often belonged to the communities that specialized in weaving.
(b) Weaving provided livelihood for many Indians
(c) The tanti weavers, julahas are some of the important weavers.
(d) Weaving skills were not passed on from one generation to another
Ans. (d) Weaving skills were not passed on from one generation to another
Q 14. Which of the following city was Not developed as Presidency city in colonial India?
(a) Agra
(b) Bombay
(c) Madras
(d) Calcutta
Ans. (a) Agra
Q 15. Among the following, which place in Uttar Pradesh l was the important centre of Jamdani weaving?
(a) Kanpur
(b) Shillong
(c) Dacca
(d) Lucknow
Ans. (d) Lucknow
Q 16. How many Delhi Muslints migrated in 1947 partition of India?
(a) Over two-third of the Delhi Muslims
(b) Over one-third of the Delhi Muslims
(c) Over three-fourth of the Delhi Muslims
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a) Over two-third of the Delhi Muslims
Q 17. Bandanna is derived from the word bandhana. which one would be the most appropriate meaning of the word Bandanna ?
(a) Any bright coloured dress.
(b) A shirt
(c) A woolen shawl
(d) A bright coloured scarf for the neck or head
Ans. (d) A bright coloured scarf for the neck or head
Q 18. From the following options, which one refer to De-urbanisation?
(a) Migration of people from an urban area for economic or social reasons.
(b) The veto power of the administration in times of emergency.
(c) Introduction of English education
(d) A feeling of unity among the people
Ans. (a) Migration of people from an urban area for economic or social reasons.
Q 19. the legislation in 1720 banning the use of printed cotton textiles chintz in England.
(a) Silk Act
(b) Calico act
(c) Bandanna Act
(d) Chintz Act
Ans. (b) Calico act
Q 20. Most of the migrants in Delhi were from
(a) Bengal
(b) Assam
(c) Punjab
(d) Rajasthan
Ans. (c) Punjab
Q 21. Which was NOT the new British Port in the late eighteenth century?
(a) Bombay
(b) Machlipatnam
(c) Madras
(d) Calcutta
Ans. (b) Machlipatnam
Q 22. Mechanised production of which textiles made Britain the foremost industrial nation in the 19th century ?
(a) Cotton
(b) Silk
(c) Mining
(d) Chemical
Ans. (a) Cotton
Q 23. Which region was NOT de-urbanised in the 19th century?
(a) Machlipatnam
(b) Surat
(c) Seringapatam
(d) Bombay
Ans. (d) Bom bay
Q 24. Which was NOT the place of East India Company’s ‘factories’?
(a) Calcutta
(b) Surat
(c) Madras
(d) Delhi
Ans. (d) Delhi
Q 25. It is believed that the word calico is derived from the name of a particular place in Kerala. Identify the place.
(a) Calicut
(b) Cochin
(c) Chittur
(d) Cannanore
Ans. (a) Calicut
Q 26. Long ago, how many capital cities were founded in a small area on the left bank of river Jamuna?
(a) 10
(b) 14
(c) 25
(d) 30
Ans. (b) 14
Q 27. When did the British gain control of Delhi?
(a) 1800
(b) 1803
(c) 1805
(d) 1810
Ans. (b) 1803
Q 28. In which place in present day Iraq did the European trader’s first encountered fine cotton from India carried by Arab
merchants?
(a) Basra
(b) Mosul
(c) Tekrit
(d) Baghdad
Ans. (b) Mosul
Q 29. What is the tomb of a Sufi saint called?
(a) Dargah
(b) Idgah
(c) khanqah
(d) Cul-de-sac
Ans. (a) Dargah
Q 30. After 1857 for how many years no worship was not allowed?
(a) 5
(b) 8
(c) 10
(d) 20
Ans. (a) 5
Q 31. When did Delhi become the capital of British India?
(a) 1900
(b) 1905
(c) 1911
(d) 1915
Ans. (c) 1911
Q 32. What term from the list given below can be given to the rebirth of art and living. It is often described as a period of high creativity.
(a) De-urbanisation
(b) Urbanisation
(c) Globalisation
(d) Renaissance
Ans. (d) Renaissance
Q 33. Which building was made of red stone near Delhi, which was built as a palace fort in Shajahanabad, also a residence of Mughal emperors of India?
(a) Lal Darwaza
(b) Kotla Ferozabad
(c) Begampuri Masjid
(d) Red Fort
Ans. (d) Red Fort
Q 34. Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
| (i) Countryside | (a) Street with a dead end |
| (ii) Presidency | (b) Trading posts |
| (iii) Khanqahs | (c) Villages and their environment |
| (iv) Cul-de-sac | (d) A festival of flowers |
| (v) Gulfaroshan | (e) The administrative units affected by the British |
| (vi) Factories | (f) A sufi lodge used as a rest house |
| (vii) Idgah | (g) An open prayer place of Muslims |
Ans.
| Column A | Column B |
| (i) Countryside | (c) Villages and their environment |
| (ii) Presidency | (e) The administrative units affected by the British |
| (iii) Khanqahs | (f) A sufi lodge used as a rest house |
| (iv) Cul-de-sac | (a) Street with a dead end |
| (v) Gulfaroshan | (d) A festival of flowers |
| (vi) Factories | (b) Trading posts |
| (vii) Idgah | (g) An open prayer place of Muslims |
Q 35. The streets of Delhi aren’t mere streets, they are the album of a painter. Name the poet who wrote these words.
(a) Mirza Ghalib
(b) Kabir Das
(c) Mir Taqi Mir
(d) Sur Das
Ans. (c) Mir Taqi Mir