Samacheer Kalvi 8th Social Development of Industries in India - 1

Question: 1

What was not the reason for the decline of Indian Industries?

(A) Industrial policy of India

(B) Trading policy of British

(C) Competition of machine made goods

(D) Loss of royal patronage

Question: 2

What was the aim of first Three Five Year Plans of India?

(A) To built a strong industrial base

(B) To empower the women

(C) To control population growth

(D) To reduce illiteracy rate

Question: 3

Which of the following activities of the people will not come under handicraft?

(A) Smelting of iron

(B) Weaving silk sarees

(C) Making bangles with glass

(D) Carving statues out of stone

Question: 4

The woolen and leather factories became prominent in _____

(A) Ahmadabad

(B) Bombay

(C) Dacca

(D) Kanpur

Question: 5

The oldest industry in India was industry

(A) Fertilizers

(B) Electrical

(C) Steel

(D) Textile