Textiles and Traditional Indian Clothing

Learn about textiles, cloth decoration techniques, and traditional clothing from different regions of India. Topics include weaving, dyeing methods, embroidery styles, and regional garments.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Females from which of the following states wear Phiran?

  1. Kashmir
  2. Haryana
  3. Sikkim
  4. Rajasthan
  5. Punjab
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the another word for textile?

  1. Weave
  2. Loom
  3. Fabric
  4. Thread
  5. All of these
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following ways was/were used to make cloth beautiful when people first started using it?
a. By weaving patterns and designs
b. By dipping carved wooden blocks in dyes and pressing it on cloth
c. By using synthetic dyes on machines

  1. Only a
  2. Only b
  3. Only c
  4. Only a and b
  5. All of these
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are correct?
a. Loom is used to weave cloth.
b. Sometimes different types of threads can be used to weave cloth.
c. People started using fabric when they grew plants and domesticated animals.

  1. Only a
  2. Only b
  3. Only c
  4. Only b and c
  5. All of these
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In batik, ___________ is used for making designs.

  1. ladyfinger
  2. potato
  3. wax
  4. thread
  5. mirrors
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Unstitched clothes like ___________ can be worn in many different styles.

  1. ghagra
  2. salwar
  3. baku
  4. phiran
  5. dhoti
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following styles of decorating cloth belongs to Odisha?

  1. Ikat
  2. Phulkari
  3. Kalamkari
  4. Batik
  5. Kantha
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A long piece of unstitched cloth, made of silk, cotton or synthetic material and is worn by women in different styles. Which options shows the correct answer?

  1. Dhoti
  2. Turban
  3. Sari
  4. All of these
  5. None of these
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Sona is a local woman from Sikkim. Which of the following dress would she wear?

  1. Ghagra
  2. Baku
  3. Phiran
  4. Sari
  5. Salwar kameez
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In ____________, the cloth is tied into knots with thread. Then, it is dipped into a dye to make colourful patterns.

  1. batik
  2. kalamkari
  3. kantha
  4. phulkari
  5. tie and dye
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not the place where men wear dhotis or lungis?

  1. Kerala
  2. Tamil Nadu
  3. Andhra Pradesh
  4. Rajasthan
  5. Punjab
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the objects with their uses in art.

 
a. Potato 1. Batik
b. Onion 2. Vegetable printing
c. Wax 3. Natural dye
  1. a - 1, b - 2, c - 3
  2. a - 2, b - 1, c - 3
  3. a - 3, b - 2, c - 1
  4. a - 2, b - 3, c - 1
  5. a - 3, b - 1, c - 2
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not used as a natural dye?

  1. Turmeric
  2. Indigo
  3. Black walnut
  4. Ladyfinger
  5. Sunflower petals
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which of the following states of India is a turban worn?
a. Punjab
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Rajasthan

  1. Only a
  2. Only b
  3. Only c
  4. Only a and c
  5. All of these
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

___________ is the famous thread embroidery of Bengal.

  1. Kalamkari
  2. Phulkari
  3. Ikat
  4. Baku
  5. Kantha