SSLC (English Medium) Class 9 - Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education Question Bank Solutions

Answer all the questions given under the caption.

Iron and Steel

1. In the olden days iron ore was smelted in brick furnaces. Charcoal was used as fuel.
2. The iron produced was not sturdy and strong. It had to be smelted again.
3. How was the cast iron blowing cylinder later improved?
4. How did the rolling mill increases fuel efficiency in iron production?

How was Thomas Newcomen helpful to the British Mine owners.

What was the contribution of James Watt?

Mention about the factory centers.

Why did coal mines become deeper and deeper?

When did modern rail transport commence?

Mention the main attributes of the Industrial Revolution.

Mention the development in textiles due to the industrial revolution in Great Britain.

Coal production in England increased from 4.7 million tonnes in 1750 to 250 million tonnes in 1900. Give reasons.

The Portuguese conquered the great international emporium of ______ for the king of Portugal.

The Dutch began their conquest of the Portuguese settlements by capturing Malacca in ______.

Albuquerque belonged to ______.

The ______ had occupied Java and Sumatra (Indonesia) as early as 1640.

During World War II ______ fell to the Japanese.

Burma was well known for its ______.

The term “South East Asia” has only been used since the ______.

By 1826 ______ and had been linked with Penang to form the Strait Settlements.

______ was the capital of Indo-China under the French Government.

Spain ruled the Philippines for over ______ years.

Most Indonesians were ______ and ______ and worked in plantations.