Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. The Bengalis were among the first to adapt western-style clothing in India.

  2. Many Bengali bureaucrats in the late nineteenth century began wearing western clothes to work, but took off the trousers as soon as they got off duty.

  3. Groups of dalits who converted to Christianity found the western style of clothing liberating.

  4. Indian sumptuory laws clearly defined what subordinate and dominant caste Hindus should wear.

  5. The Government of Travancore issued a proclamation in 1829 banning lower caste women from wearing phentas.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as they took it as a sign of liberation from caste-bound differences. The dalit men particularly took to western clothing.

Keep practicing — related questions