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1. 1.

   Write T for True and F for False statements

   1. The Industrial Revolution was a transition from handmade goods to machine-made goods.
   2. The Charter Act of 1813 ended the monopoly of trade of the East India Company with India.
   3. Mahatma Gandhi urged the lindan people to use foreign cloth.
   4. The process of making Wootz steel was widely known in western India.
   5. The julahas and momins were weaver communites of South India.
2. 2.

   Fill in the blanks.

   1. Before British rule, India had been one of the world's leading producers of _________.
   2. By 1919, about _________ of the steel produced by _________ was bought by the colonial government.
   3. The _________ were an important weaving community of Bengal.
   4. The _________ were a community of people who were smelters by profession.
   5. TISCO was set up at _________, which was later renamed as _________.
3. 3.

   Define deindustrialization.
4. 4.

   What was the Calico Act?
5. 5.

   Mention some of the technological innovations of the Industrial Revolution.
6. 6.

   What is Wootz steel? From where did it derive its name?