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A. Tick (3) the right option :

1. The TISCO is a/an ______________ industry.
(a) textile (b) iron and steel (c) sugar
2. Jute industry got further impetus during the ______________ world wars.
(a) first (b) second (c) both of these
3. Coal production increased from ______________ tons in 1914.

(a) 16.5 million (b) 28.34 million (c) 29.5 million
4. Lucknow was famous for ______________ .
(a) shawls (b) silk borders (c) chikan
5. The first cotton mill was established in ______________ .
(a) Mumbai (b) Europe (c) Rajasthan

6. The first jute mill came up in India in ______________ .
(a) Bombay (b) Bengal (c) Maharashtra
7. The first railway line was started in 1853 between ______________ .
(a) Peshawar-Calcutta (b) Lahore-Agra (c) Bombay-Thane
8. Existing industries flourish under the process of ______________ .

(a) industrialisation (b) de-industrialisation (c) none of these
B. Match the following :
1. Handicraft u u 1914

2. Industrialisation u u A tax imposed on imports.
3. Handloom u u A cloth weaving machine run by electricity/coal etc.
4. Powerloom u u Handmade things of artistic quality.
5. Duty u u growth of industries

6. Start of First World War u u A cloth weaving machine run by hand.
C. Write T for true and F for false statements :
1. India has been famous for its textile industry since ancient times.

2. The handicrafts of India could not compete against machine-made goods.
3. The British made favourable conditions for the growth of Indian industries.
4. The railway service was started in India in 1853.
5. The First World War provided a boost to Indian industries.
6. The jute industry was centred in Bengal.

D. Name any two :
1. places of glass industry (a) ______________ (b) ______________

2. Indian industries in the twentieth century (a) ______________ (b) ______________
3. places famous for their woollen garments (a) ______________ (b) ______________
4. textile articles (a) ______________ (b) ______________
Crafts and Industries
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