Class 08 Social Science History Weavers Iron Smelters And Factory Owners CBSE Questions & Answers

Among the following terms, which one refers to a Persian term for a warehouse ie a workshop where goods are collected before being sold

What was the specialist block printers used by weavers known as?

Name the important place in Western India that emerged as a weaving centre in late 19th century

Name the important place in Southern India that emerged as a weaving centre in late 19th century.

Spot from the list given below, the important hand spun material urged by Mahatma Gandhi to use.

Which one of the following was at the centre of the tricolor flag of the Indian National Congress?

At the centre of the tricolor flag of the Indian National Congress, Charkha was adopted and it came to represent India. Which year was this ?

A list of statements pertaining to the weavers and spinners who lost their livelihood during the British reign is given below. Pick out the statements that are TRUE with respect to the weavers and spinners.Many weavers became agricultural labourers.A few weavers migrated to cities in search of work A few others went out of the country to work in plantations in Africa and south America Some of the workers found work in new cotton mills in Bombay, Ahmedabad , Nagpur,and Kanpur.

Which city in India can boast of the first ever cotton mill set up as a spinning mill in 1854?

Give one good reason as to why Bombay had grown as an important port for the export of raw cotton.

What is the process of obtaining a metal from rock ( or soil) by heating it to a very high temperature called ? Sometimes to make something new, metals are melted also.

It was observed that in 1900, over 84 mills started operating in Bombay established by Parsi and Gujarathi businessmen, who made their money through trade with another nation. Which nation did they trade with successfully ?

From the outline map of India, identify the place marked A in blue circle, where was the first mill was established in 1861.

From the outline map of Indi, identify the city marked B, in red triangle, where a mill was established in the Untied Provinces in the year 1862.

Identify the sword of this great personality who ruled Mysore till 1799. He died fighting against the British with this sword in his hand. A Tiger head at the bottom , quotations from the Koran were written with gold on the steel handle of this sword.