Development of Industries in India

Samacheer Book Back Questions And Answers For History Standard 8 Full Book “Development of Industries in India”

I Choose the correct answer:
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

II 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.

Answers:
1. Crafts
2. England, 1948
3. 1839
4. Rishra
5. Suez canal

III Match the following:
1. Tavernier               A. Drain Theory
2. Dacca                    B. Paper mill
3. Dadabai Naoroji   C. Artisan
4. Ballygunj               D. Muslin
5. Smiths                   E. French traveller

Answers:
1. E
2. D
3. A
4. B
5. C

IV State True or False:
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.

Answers:
1. True
2. True
3. False (kulti in 1874)
4. True
5. False (bell metal)

V Consider the following the statements and tick (✓) the appropriate answer:
1. Which of the following statements 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 – Jamshedpur
d) Economic Liberalisation – 1980