Q 1. _______ cloth had a large market in Europe.
(a) Chintz
(b) Patola
(c) Jamdani
(d) None of these
Ans. (a) Chintz
Q 2. Name the President of the Board of Control in England who sent a dispatch.
(a) Lord Dalhousie
(b) Lord Macaulay
(c) Charles Wood
(d) James Mill
Ans. (c) Charles Wood
Q 3. Women and men who carried basket loads of iron ore on their heads were called
(a) wootz
(b) agaria
(c) bandanna
(d) cossaes
Ans. (b) agaria
Q 4. 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 5. 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 6. In which century did the India’s textile industry decline?
(a) 17th century
(b) 18th century
(c) 19th century
(d) 20th century
Ans. (c) 19th century
Q 7. TISCO expanded steel production during the
(a) First World War
(b) Second World War
(c) Third World War
(d) None of these
Ans. (a) First World War
Q 8. How did European learning improve the moral character of Indians?
(a) It would expand the trade and commerce
(b) It would make them truthful and honest
(c) It would make the Indians realize the importance of developing resources of the country
(d) It would make them change their tastes and desires and create a demand for British goods
Ans. (d) It would make them change their tastes and desires and create a demand for British goods
Q 9. Portuguese first came to India in search of
(a) cotton
(b) spices
(c) steel
(d) muslin
Ans. b) spices
Q 10. What things did Portuguese take back to Europe?
(a) Steel
(b) Sugar
(c) Cotton textile
(d) Coffee
Ans. c) Cotton textile
Q 11. Tipu Sultan’s sword was made of
(a) stainless steel
(b) wootz
(c) silver
(d) none of these
Ans. (b) wootz
Q 12. Which of the following was NOT the name of Indian textile ?
(a) Chintz
(b) Cossaes
(c) Calico
(d) Agaria
Ans. (d) Agaria
Q 13. Michael Faraday spent four years in studying
(a) the property of Indian steel
(b) the ancient Indian culture
(c) the properties of Indian Wootz
(d) none of these
Ans. c) the properties of Indian Wootz
Q 14. Which place in India had one of the finest ores in the world?
(a) Raniganj
(b) Jharia
(c) Rajhara Hills
(d) None of these
Ans. (c) Rajhara Hills
Q 15. Name the place in Eastern Bengal, in present day Bangladesh, famous for its textile centre in the 18th century.
(a) Kishoreganj
(b) Jessore
(c) Dacca
(d) Puthia
Ans. (c) Dacca
Q 16. Three Englishmen were busy discovering the ancient Indian heritage and mastering Indian languages. One was Willam Jones
and another Henry Thomas Colebrooke. Name the third person
(a) Max Muller
(b) Nathaniel Halhed
(c) Warren Hastings
(d) Henry Thomas Colebrooke
Ans. (b) Nathaniel Halhed
Q 17. Spinning Jenny was invented by
(a) Weld
(b) John Kaye
(c) Dorabji
(d) none of these
Ans. (b) John Kaye
Q 18. What would you call a person who knows several languages ?
(a) Biographer
(b) Linguist
(c) Biolinguist
(d) Translator
Ans. (b) Linguist
Q 19. Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
| (i) Spinning Jenny | (a) A device that can pump air |
| (ii) Aurang | (b) The dump of wastes which is left after smelting metals |
| (iii) Smelting | (c) A process of obtaining a metal from iron ore |
| (iv) Bellows | (d) A fine muslin on which decorative motifs are woven |
| (v) Slag,Heaps | (e) A Persian word meaning a warehouse |
| (vi) Jamkani | (f) A machine by which a single worker can handle several spindles for spinning thread |
Ans.
| Column A | Column B |
| (i) Spinning Jenny | (f) A machine by which a single worker can handle several spindles for spinning thread |
| (ii) Aurang | (e) A Persian word meaning a warehouse |
| (iii) Smelting | (c) A process of obtaining a metal from iron ore |
| (iv) Bellows | (a) A device that can pump air |
| (v) Slag,Heaps | (b) The dump of wastes which is left after smelting metals |
| (vi) Jamkani | (d) A fine muslin on which decorative motifs are woven |
Q 20. State whether true or false:
1. The Wootz steel-making process was widely known in north India. False
2. The importance of Surat declined in the eighteenth century. True
3. Charkha was put at the centre of the tricolour flag of the Indian National Congress adopted in 1931. True
4. Tipu Sultan fought seven wars with the British. False
5. Tipu Sultan ruled Mysore till 1812. False
6. During British rule Sugar industry was focused. False
Q 21. Fill in the blanks:
1. In the mid-nineteenth century Patola was highly valued in ………………….
Ans. Indonesia
2. …………………. became the biggest steel industry within the British rule.
Ans. TISCO
3. The first cotton mill in India was set up in ………………….
Ans. 1854
4. …………………. slowly became a symbol of nationalism.
Ans. Khadi
5. Michael Faraday was the discoverer of …………………. and ………………….
Ans. electricity, electromagnetism.
Q 22. The 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 23. 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 24. Why were 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 25. Which one of the following does Muslin refer to?
(a) A type of coffee
(b) A fine cotton fabric
(c) A piece of metal
(d) A type of cultivation
Ans. (b) A fine cotton fabric
Q 26. 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 27. Name 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 28. Apart from the English, who were the other traders who benefitted and traded the Indian textiles?
(a) Dutch and French
(b) Greek and Chinese
(c) Chinese
(d) West Indians
Ans. (a) Dutch and French
Q 29. By the early 18th century, who were worried about the Indian cotton textiles and popularity in England and started protesting?
(a) Traders in England
(b) Wool and Silk makers in India
(c) Weavers of Indonesia
(d) Wool and Silk makers in England
Ans. (d) Wool and Silk makers in England
Q 30. 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 31. Complete the following. An important cluster of weaving centre existed in the Coromandel coast, in the southern part of India stretching from ____________
(a) Dacca to Orissa
(b) Madras to Northern Andhra Pradesh
(c) Madras to Maharashtra
(d) Mumbai to Gujarat
Ans. (b) Madras to Northern Andhra Pradesh
Q 32. Name the important weavers of Northern India from the following list
(a) Sale
(b) Devangs
(c) Julahas
(d) Kaikollar
Ans. (c) Julahas
Q 33. Complete the following. When its __________ industry started growing from the 1850s, Britain came to be known as the workshop of the world
(a) Silk
(b) Paper
(c) Cement
(d) Iron and Steel
Ans. (d) Iron and Steel
Q 34. Some comments about the Orientalist Vision of Learning by the British are given below. Select the one that is not applicable to
this particular style of learning.
(a) British argued that the aim of education ought to be to teach what was useful and practical.
(b) British argued that it is not advisable to encourage the study of Arabic and Sanskrit language and literature
(c) British said that knowledge of the east was full of errors and unscientific thoughts
(d) British observed that Western literature was non-serious and light-hearted.
Ans. (d) British observed that Western literature was non-serious and light-hearted
Q 35. Which year was the English education Act introduced in India?
(a) 1800
(b) 1900
(c) 1835
(d) 1880
Ans. (c) 1835
Q 36. In countries like India, the British used this term to mark the difference between the local languages and everyday use and English.
This term is generally used to refer to a local language or dialect as distinct from what is seen as the standard language.
(a) Colloquial
(b) Jargon
(c) Vernacular
(d) Slang
Ans. (c) Vernacular
Q 37. Name the person who was a part of the Scottish missionary who helped to establish the Serampore Mission
(a) Hudson Taylor
(b) Andrew Fuller
(c) William Carry
(d) William Ward
Ans. (c) William Carry
Q 38. A person who can read, write and teach Persian is called a _________
(a) Munshi
(b) Biographer
(c) Linguist
(d) Orientalist
Ans. (a) Munshi
Q 39. Where in India a Madrasa was set up in 1781 to promote the study of Arabic, Persian and Islamic Law?
(a) Madras
(b) Bombay
(c) Benares
(d) Calcutta
Ans. (d) Calcutta
Q 40. The temples of darkness that were falling of themselves into decay. Who said these words about the Calcutta Madrasa and
Benares Sanskrit College?
(a) Lord William Bentick
(b) Lord Dalhousie
(c) Lord Ripon
(d) Lord Macaulay
Ans. (d) Lord Macaulay
Q 41. Complete by choosing the most appropriate word from the following list of options. The introduction of _____________ brought with it ideas of democracy, liberty, fraternity among the minds of Indians
(a) Western education
(b) Subsidiary alliance
(c) Doctrine of Lapse
(d) Expansion policies
Ans. (a) Western education
Q 42. Which year did the Court of Directors of the East India Company in London sent an educational dispatch to the Governor
General in India?
(a) 1800
(b) 1854
(c) 1880
(d) 1890
Ans. (b) 1854
Q 43. Around 1750, before the British conquered Bengal, India was by far the world’s largest producer of this. Which one of the following options will replace the term this here?
(a) Cotton textiles
(b) Cement
(c) Paper
(d) Coffee
Ans. (a) Cotton textiles