Who were Gomasthas ? [CASE 2014]
They were the paid servants o: the East India Company who use to supervise weavers, collect supplies and examine the quality of cloth.
Name the European Managing agencies which controlled the large sector of Indian industries.
The proto-industrialisation helped in building a close relationship between the town and the countryside”. Explain.
Why did the peasants agree to accept advances made by the merchants to produce goods for them in Europe during the 17th and the 18th centuries* ? Explain three reasons. [CBSE Comp. (D) 2008]
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How were new merchant groups in Europe able to spread their business in the countryside before the Industrial Revolution ? Explain.
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Briefly explain the method and system of production in the countryside in England.
[CBSE 2013]
Why women workers attacked the spinning Jenny a machine which was introduced in Britain ?
When Indian manufacturers advertised, the nationalist message was clear and loud."What was the message ?
Which pre-colonial port connected India to the Gulf countries and the Red Sea ports ? [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2011]
When Manchester industrialists began selling cloth in India, they put labels with pictures on the cloth bundles. Why did they do so ? Explain.
How did the East India Company procure regular supplies of cotton and silk textiles from the Indian weavers ?
Why did the industrial production in India increase during the First World War ? [CBSE Sept. 2011]
Why did some Industrialists in nineteenth-century Europe prefer hand labour over machines?
Why did the network of export trade in textiles controlled by the Indian merchants break down by the 1750s ? Mention any two effects of such a breakdown ? [CBSE 2013]
What technological change helped in improving production of India industry during the 20th century ?
How did the East India Company procure regular supplies of cotton and silk textiles from Indian weavers?
By the first decade of the 20th century, a series of changes affected the pattern of industrialisation in India. Explain. [CBSE 2008. Sept. 2013]
Assess the impact of the American Civil War on the plight of Weavers in India during second half at the 18th century. [CBSE 2014]
How did the abundance of labour in the market affect the lives of the workers in Britain during the nineteenth century? Explain with examples. [CBSE Comp. (O) 2008]
Write a short note on the development of factories in India.
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Explain the growth of factories in India.
Name the provinces where most of the large-scale industries were located. How can you say that small-scale production continued to predominate even in the late 20th century ?
Why did the upper class people prefer to use hand products in the Victorian period ? Explain with examples.
Why in Victorian Britain, the upper classes preferred things produced by hand ? Give three reasons. (CBSE Sept. 2010)
Explain the role of Indian merchants and bankers in the network of export trade.
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What role did the Indian merchants play in the growth of textile industries before 1750 ? Explain any three points. [CBSE 2011]