In which year did the first spinning and weaving mill of Madras began production?
  • 1853
  • 1854
  • 1874
  • 1855
What was used by Manchester industrialists to make the place of manufacture and the name of the company familiar to the Indian buyers?
  • Pamphlets
  • Radio advertisements
  • Labels
  • None of the above
During which period did the cotton piece goods production double in India?
  • 1900 to 1912
  • 1900 to 1920
  • 1900 to 1910
  • 1900 to 1902
A person who staples or sorts wool according to its fibre is called which of the following terms?
  • Stapler
  • Fuller
  • Caller
  • None of the above
The earliest factories in England came up by which of the following years?
  • 1730s
  • 1740s
  • 1840s
  • 1830s
Who patented the steam engine?
  • James Watt
  • Copernicus
  • Nikolai Tesla
  • Alexander Graham Bell
Which neighbouring district of Mumbai provided an overwhelming majority of its mill workers in 1911?
  • Ratnagiri correct
  • Thane
  • Sindhudurg
  • Nasik
The image of which Hindu god was most used to publicise baby products?
  • Durga
  • Krishna
  • Ganesh
  • Shiva
The process in which fibres such as cotton or wool are prepared prior to spinning is called which of the following terms?
  • Carding
  • Harding
  • Sarding
  • None of the above
Which device was used by weavers in order to operate looms after the second decade of the twentieth century?
  • Rotating shuttle
  • Spin shuttle
  • Fly shuttle
  • Cock shuttle
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