Important Questions Test: Weavers, Iron Smelters & Factory Owners - UPSC MCQ

Among the following, which place in Uttar Pradesh l was the important centre of Jamdani weaving ?

Bandanna is derived from the word bandhana. which one would be the most appropriate meaning of the word Bandanna ?

By the early 18th century, who were worried about the Indian cotton textiles and popularity in England and started protesting?

Name the legislation in 1720 banning the use of printed cotton textiles chintz in England.

Name the machine that increased the productivity of the traditional spindles in textile industry

Name the person who invented Spinning Jenny?

Identify this person who revolutionized cotton textile weaving with the invention of the steam engine? 

Apart from the English, who were the other traders who benefitted and traded the Indian textiles?

As European trade expanded, trading settlements with fortification were established at various ports like the one shown in the image. This major port city of the West coast is situated in the state of Kerala today. Identify the place. 

Name the place in Eastern Bengal, in present day Bangladesh, famous for its textile centre in the 18th century.

Complete the following. An important cluster of weaving centre existed in the Coromandel coast, in the southern part of India stretching from ____________

A few statements pertaining to the weavers of India are given below. Identify the one that is not True with respect to the weavers.

Name this important weavers of Bengal from the image given below.

Name the important weavers of Northern India from the following list

Name the important weavers of Southern India from the following list

Choose the first stage of production, a work done mostly by women.

Name the household spinning instruments