Clothing : A Social History - Class 9 Social Science MCQs (Free Practice Test)
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Question :
How did the Bengali bureaucrats of 19th century resolve the conflict between western and Indian clothes ?
Answer :
| They rejected western clothes totally | |
| They wore western clothes for work outside home and Indian clothes at home | |
| They wore western clothes at official functions. | |
| They wore Indian clothes at official functions. |
Question :
Why did Dalit converts in India adopt western style clothing ?
Answer :
| It was comfortable | |
| It was cheaper | |
| It was a sign of equality and self respect | |
| It was fashionable. [CBSE CCE 2010] |
Question :
The British Viceroy who ordered Partition of Bengal ?
Answer :
| Lord Curzon | |
| Lord Irvin | |
| Lord Minto | |
| None of these. [CBSE CCE 2010] |
Question :
Right to Religion
Answer :
| Because they were dutiful and docile | |
| Because these clothes helped in creating the expected image of girls | |
| Because women were trained to bear and suffer | |
| Because women looked graceful in these dresses |
Question :
Brahmika Sari style refers to which of the following style of wearing sari's ?
Answer :
| Gujarati style | |
| Maharashtrian style | |
| Parsi style | |
| Bengali style |
Question :
What was Cockade ?
Answer :
| A faishionable dress of France | |
| A cap that usually wore on one side | |
| A skirt worn up to the knee | |
| A type of fur. [CBSE CCE 2010] |
Question :
Which of the following dresses is not associated with Gandhiji ?
Answer :
| Western style suit | |
| Lungi and kurta | |
| Khadi loincloth or dhoti | |
| Sherwani. [CBSE CCE 2010] |
Question :
In the context of the Industrial Revolution, which one of the following statements is inconsistent ?
Answer :
| Britain began mass production of cotton textile | |
| British textile was exported to India | |
| Condition of the Indian women changed | |
| Cotton clothes became more accessible to wider section of people in Europe |
Question :
Which of the following movements started as a protest against partition of Bengal in 1905 ?
Answer :
| Swadeshi Movement | |
| Non-Cooperation Movement | |
| Civil Disobedience Movement | |
| Quit India Movement |
Question :
Without any particular reason
Answer :
| Coarse cloth made from home spun yarn | |
| Cotton material made by Indian machine | |
| Chintz material made in India | |
| None of the above |