Development of Industries in India Book Back Questions 8th Social Science Lesson 6
8th Social Science Lesson 6
6] Development of Industries in India
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The muslin of Dacca: Mummies in Egyptian tombs dating from 2000 BC (BCE) were found wrapped in Indian muslins of the finest quality. A 50-metres of this thin fabric could be squeezed into a match box.
The Drain Theory of Dadabai Naoroji: Dadabai Naoroji was the first to acknowledge that the poverty of the Indian people was due to the British exploitation of India’s resources and the drain of India’s wealth to Britain.
Classification of Industries: On the basis of raw materials used, industries can be classified into agro-based and mineral-based. According to their role it can be classified into basic and key industries. On the basis of owner-ship it can be classified into public sector, private sector, joint sector and co-operative sector.
Choose the best answers:
1. Which of the following activities of the people will not come under handicraft?
(a) Carving statues out of stone
(b) Making bangles with glass
(c) Weaving silk sarees
(d) Smelting of iron
2. The oldest industry in India was ______________ industry.
(a) Textile
(b) Steel
(c) Electrical
(d) Fertilizers
3. The woollen and leather factories became prominent in _______________
(a) Bombay
(b) Ahmadabad
(c) Kanpur
(d) Dacca
4. What was the aim of First Three Five Year Plans of India?
(a) To control population growth
(b) To reduce illiteracy rate
(c) To built a strong industrial base
(d) To empower the women
5. What was not the reason for the decline of Indian Industries?
(a) Loss of royal patronage
(b) Competition of machine made goods
(c) Industrial policy of India
(d) Trading policy of British
Fill in the blanks:
1. __________ was the integral part in the life of the people.
2. Industrial revolution took place in ___________
3. The Assam Tea Company was founded in _________
4. Jute industry was started in the Hoogly Valley at _________ near Calcutta.
5. __________ shortened the distance between Europe and India.
Match the following:
1. Tavernier – Drain Theory
2. Dacca – Paper mill
3. Dadabai Naoroji – Artisan
4. Ballygunj – Muslin
5. Smiths – French Traveller
State true or false. If false, correct the statement:
1. India was famous for cotton and silk cloths.
2. The railway was introduced in India by the British.
3. Steel was first manufactured by modern methods at Jamshedpur.
4. The industrial policy of 1948 brought mixed economy in industrial sector.
5. The tenth and eleventh five year plans witnessed a high growth rate of agricultural Production.
Consider the following the statements and tick the appropriate answer:
1. Which of the following statement are correct?
i) According to Edward Baines, “The birth place of cotton manufacture is in England”
ii) Before mechanised industry handicrafts was the second largest source of employment in rural India.
iii) Saurashtra was known for tin industry.
iv) Construction of Suez Canal made the British goods cheaper in India.
(a) i and ii are correct
(b) ii and iv are correct
(c) iii and iv are correct
(d) i, ii and iii are correct
2. Assertion (A): Indian handicrafts collapsed under the colonial rule.
Reason (R): British made India as the producer of raw materials and markets for their finished products.
(a) A is correct R is correct explanation of A
(b) A is correct and R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) Both A and R is correct
(d) Both A and R is wrong
3. Which one of the following is wrongly matched?
(a) Bernier – Shajahan
(b) Cotton mill – Ahmadabad
(c) TISCO – Jamshdpur
(d) Economic Liberalisation – 1980
Answers:
Choose the best answers:
1. Smelting of iron 2. Textile 3. Kanpur 4. To built a strong industrial base 5. Industrial policy of India
Fill in the blanks:
1. Craft 2. 19th century 3. 1839 4. Rishra 5. Suez Canal
Match the following:
1.Tavernier- French traveller
2.Dacca- Muslin
3.Dadabai Naoroji- Drain theory
4.Ballygunj- Paper mill
5.Smiths- Artisan
State true or false. If false, correct the statement:
1.True
2.True
3.False
Correct answer: Steel was first manufactured by modern methods at Kulti in 1874
4.True
5.False
Correct answer: Eleventh five year plans witnessed a high growth rate of Agricultural production
Consider the statements given below and choose the correct option:
1. ii and iv are correct
2. Both A and R is correct
3. Economic Liberalisation – 1980