CBSE Questions for Class 8 History Weaver Iron Smelter And Factory Owners Quiz 1 - MCQExams.com

Which of the following techniques of cotton textile production came into use after the 18th century?
  • Powerlooms
  • Hand-spinning
  • Handloom weaving
  • Zari embroidery
Newspaper: Press : : Cloth : ?
  • Cotton
  • Mill
  • Tailor
  • Market
The phenomenon of electromagnetic induction was discovered by
  • Lenz
  • Maxwell
  • Flemin
  • Faraday
What role does handloom play in the textile industry?
  • Weaving
  • Knitting
  • Spinning
  • Shearing
Tata iron and Steel company in Sakchi gets water from the river
  • Subarnarekha
  • Meghna
  • Hoogli
  • Brahmaputra
_________was the first prominent Indian to establish the iron and steel industry in Jamshedpur.
  • Jamshetji Tata
  • Ratan Tata
  • Dhirubhai Ambani 
  • None of  the above 
The most prosperous Indian Industry was the______industry.
  • Textile
  • Steel 
  • Food
  • None of the above 
_______ was a leading industry in India.
  • Weaving
  • Painting
  • Mining
  • Iron & Steel
Who among the following created the first cotton-mill?
  • Richard Muir
  • Richard Arkwright
  • Richard Keep
  • Richard Moy
The Tata-Iron-Steel company was established in _____.
  • 1906
  • 1908
  • 1907
  • 1909
Tipu Sultan ruled from
  • Srirangapatnam
  • Mysore
  • Halebid
  • Belur
Which of the following goods was traded from Bombay port?
  • Opium
  • Cotton
  • Jute
  • Both $$1$$ and $$2$$
Kowasjee Nanabhoy set up the first cotton mill at ______ .
  • Mumbai
  • Bangalore
  • Delhi
  • Calcutta
__________ was more developed in India than in England.
  • Ship Building
  • Textile Industry
  • Iron and Steel Industry
  • Weaving Industry

Wootz steel originated in which of the following countries?
  • India
  • Saudi
  • France
  • Britain

The percentage of carbon in wootz steel is _____.
  • 3.5
  • 2.5
  • 1.6
  • 0.05
When did the export of cotton and silk goods from India practically ceased?
  • Starting of 19th century
  • Middle of 19th century
  • End of 18th century
  • None of these
Bhilai iron and steel industry situated in which state of India:
  • Chattisgarh
  • Karnataka
  • West Bengal
  • Odisha

Tippu Sultan's sword was made from a variety of steel with high carbon content, which is called as ____.
  • Carbon steel
  • Stainless steel
  • Alloy steel
  • Wootz steel

Where is TISCO located?
  • Hyderabad
  • Bangalore
  • Jamshedpur
  • Chennai
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