Question

TREEHOUSEHIGHSCHOOL,VIRAR(W)

PRACTICEWORKSHEETNO25(2020-21)

SUBJECT–SocialScience(History)

Date:26/08/20 Grade:VIII Time:45min

Chapter:6.Weavers,IronSmeltersandFactoryOwners

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Q1.Fillintheblanks:

1.Thewordchintzcomesfromtheword_____.

2.Tipu’sswordwasmadeof_____steel.

3.India’stextileexportsdeclinedinthe______century.

4.Bandannapatternsweremostlyproducedin______and_____.

5.Forcolouredtextiles,thethreadwasdyedbythedyer,knownas______.

Q2.TrueorFalse.

1.SuratinGujaratonthewestcoastofIndiawasoneofthemostimportantportsofthe

IndianOceantrade._____

2.IndianWootzsteelfascinatedEuropeanscientists._____

3.Inmostcommunitiesweavingwasataskdonebywomen._____

4.Fromthe1850s,Britaincametobeknownasthe“workshopoftheworld”.____

5.Khadigraduallybecameasymbolofnationalism._____

Q3.Answerthefollowingquestionsin20-30words:

1.WhatkindsofclothhadalargemarketinEurope?

2.Whatisjamdani?

3.Whatcametobecalled‘calico’?

4.Whatisbandanna?

5.Whowereweavers?Namesomecommunitiesfamousforweaving?

Q4.Answerthefollowingquestionin100–120words:

1.WhatproblemsdidtheIndiantextileindustryfaceintheearlyyearsofitsdevelopment?

2.WhathelpedTISCOexpandsteelproductionduringtheFirstWorldWar?

Q4.Locateonthemapthemajorcentresofweavinginthelateeighteenthcentury?​

Answer 1

Answer:

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