11 ,12 and 13 questions are from Class 8.
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11= TISCO was able to expand steel production during the First World War because the British imports of iron and steel into India declined and the market for the steel manufactured by it increased.
12= The names of different textiles tell us about their histories as mentioned below:
(i) Muslin: European traders first saw fine cotton cloth from India carried by Arab merchants in Mosul in present-day Iraq. Hence, they named all finally woven textiles as muslin.
(ii) Chintz: This name is derived from a Hindi word chhint, a cloth with small and colourful floral designs.
(iii) Bandanna: This name is derived from the Hindi word ‘Bandhna' that is referred to a variety of bright coloured and printed scarves for the neck or head.
(iv) Calico: When the Portuguese first came to India in search of spices, they landed in Calicut. The cotton textiles which they took back to Europe came to be known as calico, which is derived from Calicut.
13= The Indian iron smelting industry decline in the nineteenth century due to the following reasons: Imposition of new forest laws prevented people from entering the reserved forests. Due to this, Indian smelters were unable to get wood for charcoal and iron ore. ... Ironsmiths in India began using the imported iron.
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