Social Science

Indian Traditional Costume

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Indian traditional costumes encompass regional handloom textiles, tribal clothing, and festive ethnic wear across different states. Questions on these cultural elements regularly appear in general awareness sections of SSC and state PSC exams. Review these answers to improve your knowledge of Indian handloom heritage.

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Indian Traditional Costume Questions

Multiple choice

Koodiyattam is a

  1. dress prepared in Goa

  2. traditional dance of Kerala

  3. festival of Andhra Pradesh

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Koodiyattam is an ancient Sanskrit theatre tradition from Kerala, recognized by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

Multiple choice

Pick the odd one out.

  1. Cotton - Ginning

  2. Socks - Knitting

  3. Jute cultivation - Winter season

  4. Charkha - Mahatma Gandhi
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Processing cotton fibers from seeds is called ginning. Socks are made by knitting. Charkha was popularised by Mahatma Gandhi. The cultivation of jute is done in rainy season not in winter.

Multiple choice physics transfer of heat applications of heat conduction applications of insulation clothes - our necessity

Seema is planning a trip to Kashmir this summer. Which of the following clothes should she definitely pack?

  1. Denim Jacket

  2. Leather pants

  3. Woolen sweater

  4. Cotton shirt
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

She must pack the woolen sweater, because even in summer; Kashmir's climate will definitely too much cool. As wool is good insulator of heat; it insulates body from the surrounding. And the air which is trapped between woolen fabrics. It prevents the flow of heat from the body; as air is also bad conductor of heat. So as a result the heat present in the body remains trapped in the body; it can't escape to atmosphere.

Multiple choice integration of karnataka and border disputes women freedom fighters women freedom fighters of karnataka history

Umabai Kundapura wore ________

  1. Cotton

  2. Silk

  3. Khadi

  4. Linen
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Umabai Kundapura was born in 1892 in Kundapura of Dakshin Kannada district. Her father was Golikere Krishnaraya and mother Tungabai. She married Sanjeev Rao who was active in the freedom movement at the age of thirteen. With the support of her husband, she participated in the freedom struggle after 1921. She wore Khadi and undertook the work of spreading the message of the Indian National Congress.

Multiple choice evs - i clothes - our necessity applications of insulation uses of good and poor conductors in daily life voyages and discoveries

Sculpture and art tell us that in ancient times, people in the Indian subcontinent wore unstitched clothes.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Historical evidence from sculptures and ancient texts indicates that people in the Indian subcontinent primarily wore unstitched garments like the dhoti and shawl.

Multiple choice chemistry animal fibre wool - animal fibre wool fibres from animals

Which kind of wool is common in Tibet and Ladhak? 

  1. Yak

  2. sheep wool

  3. Angora wool

  4. Pashmina wool
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Pashmina is a fine type of cashmere wool obtained from the Changthangi goat, native to the high-altitude regions of Tibet and Ladakh. It is prized for its warmth and softness.

Multiple choice geography world of diversities elements of weather and climate :rainfall and air pressure diversified world environmental regions (zones)

Bonda women have great skills in making the jute cloth. They make the clothes on the loom called ________. 

  1. Maggamu

  2. Daggamu

  3. Chiggamu

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
First, they soak the jute plants in the water of streams and lakes nearby for 2 to 3 days. Then they weed out a thread from them and dry them for three days under the sun. They collect different colours from the forest and mix these with the thread and make the clothes on the loom called Maggamu. They stitch tiny and beautiful mirrors on these clothes.