Q 1 – _______ cloth had a large market in Europe.
(a) Chintz
(b) Patola
(c) Jamdani
(d) None of these
Q 2 – European encountered just fine cloth from India carried by the Arab merchants and they named the cloth as:
(a) Bandanna
(b) Calica
(c) Muslin
(d) Patola
Q 3 – 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
Q 4 – Which of the following was woven in Surat, Ahmedabad and Patan and valued in Indonesia?
(a) Patola
(b) Muslin
(c) Calico
(d) Jamdani
Q 5 – Women and men who carried basket loads of iron ore on their heads were called
(a) wootz
(b) agaria
(c) bandanna
(d) cossaes
Q 6 – 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
Q 7 – In 1764, name the person who invented the spinning jenny.
(a) Wellesley
(b) Dorabji
(c) Charles Weld
(d) John Kaye
Q 8 – 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
Q 9 – Which among the following is a household spinning instrument?
(a) Armour
(b) Takli
(c) Khadi
(d) Tanti
Q 10 – In which century did the India’s textile industry decline?
(a) 17th century
(b) 18th century
(c) 19th century
(d) 20th century
Q 11 – Which country from 1850’s came to be known as ‘workshop of the world’?
(a) England
(b) India
(c) Japan
(d) Africa
Q 12 – TISCO expanded steel production during the
(a) First World War
(b) Second World War
(c) Third World War
(d) None of these
Q 13 – What are the important centers of Jamdani weaving in India?
(a) Dhaka (Dacca)
(b) Murshidabad
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of these
Q 14 – Portuguese first came to India in search of
(a) cotton
(b) spices
(c) steel
(d) muslin
Q 15 – What things did Portuguese take back to Europe?
(a) Steel
(b) Sugar
(c) Cotton textile
(d) Coffee
Q 16 – In which area Agarias were specialized in?
(a) wearing
(b) iron smelting
(c) mine working
(d) dyeing cloth
Q 17 – Tipu Sultan’s sword was made of
(a) stainless steel
(b) wootz
(c) silver
(d) none of these
Q 18 – Which type of cloth considers Chintz, cossaes, khassa, bandanna?
(a) Silk cloth
(b) Jute cloth
(c) Cotton coloured cloth
(d) Printed cotton cloth
Q 19 – Which of the following was NOT the name of Indian textile ?
(a) Chintz
(b) Cossaes
(c) Calico
(d) Agaria
Q 20 – In which state did Patola was not woven?
(a) Surat
(b) Ahmedabad
(c) Patna
(d) Sabarmati
Q 21 – 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
Q 22 – Which place in India had one of the finest ores in the world?
(a) Raniganj
(b) Jharia
(c) Rajhara Hills
(d) None of these
Q 23 – From where did Britain import raw materials for its cotton industries?
(a) India
(b) Japan
(c) America
(d) All of these
Q 24 – 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
Q 25 – Who are Agaria?
(a) Person carrying Cotton
(b) Person carrying wood
(c) Person carrying iron ore
(d) None of these
Q 26 – 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
Q 27 – What is Jamdani?
(a) Fine muslin
(b) Fine cotton
(c) Fine silk
(d) None of these
Q 28 – Spinning Jenny was invented by
(a) Weld
(b) John Kaye
(c) Dorabji
(d) none of these
Q 29 – Why Britain was referred to as the workshop of the world?
(a) Selling of indigo
(b) Trading of Iron
(c) Buying of cotton
(d) None of these
Q 30 – What would you call a person who knows several languages ?
(a) Biographer
(b) Linguist
(c) Biolinguist
(d) Translator
Q 31 – Mention the industries which were crucial for the industrial revolution in England.
(a) Textiles
(b) Steel
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of these
Q 32 – Around 1750, before 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
Q 33 – When did the craft of Iron smelting in India decline?
(a) 18th century
(b) 19th century
(c) 20th century
(d) None of these
Q 34 – 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
Q 35 – Among the following, which place in Uttar Pradesh l was the important centre of Jamdani weaving?
(a) Kanpur
(b) Shillong
(c) Dacca
(d) Lucknow
Q 36 – Why was 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
Q 37 – Why was the sword of Tipu Sultan very popular?
(a) He died with his sword in his hand
(b) He never lose any war
(c) He sold his sword to British
(d) None of these
Q 38 – Match the following:
| Column-I | Column-II |
| 1. Device to pump air | (a) Kannada- Ukku |
| 2. Wootz | (b) Slag heaps |
| 3. TISCO | (c) Bellows |
| 4. Waste left when smelting metal | (d) 1912 |
| 5. Ist World War | (e) 1914 |
Q 40 – When was the spinning jenny invented?
(a) 1768
(b) 1793
(c) 1742
(d) 1764
Q 41 – 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
Q 42 – 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
Q 43 – Who invented the spinning jenny?
(a) Richard Ark Wright
(b) James Hargreaves
(c) James Thomas
(d) None of these
Q 44 – 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
Q 45 – 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‘
Q 46 – 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
Q 47 – 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
Q 48 – Name the important weavers of Northern India from the following list
(a) Sale
(b) Devangs
(c) Julahas
(d) Kaikollar
Q 49 – 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
Q 50 – 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.
Q 51 – Which year was the English education Act introduced in India?
(a) 1800
(b) 1900
(c) 1835
(d) 1880
Q 52 – In countries like India, 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
Q 53 – 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
Q 54 – A person who can read, write and teach Persian is called a _________
(a) Munshi
(b) Biographer
(c) Linguist
(d) Orientalist
Q 55 – 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
Q 56 – 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
Q 57 – 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
Q 58 – 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