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NCERT MCQ ON CLOTHING : A SOCIAL HISTORY

Question 1: Wearing of which two things created misunderstanding and conflict between the British and the Indians?

• a) The wearing of turban and shoes
• b) The umbrella and gold ornaments
• c) The wearing of saris and dhotis
• d) The wearing of gowns and long skirts

Answer: The wearing of turban and shoes

Question2: When was slavery abolished in Travancore? What did it result in?

• a) 1855, frustration among upper castes
• b) 1865, shortage of labour force
• c) 1867, end of caste system
• d) 1895, permission to Shanar women to cover the upper part of their body

Answer: 1855, frustration among upper castes

Question 3: Why were Shanar women attacked by Nair’s in May 1922?

• a) For using umbrellas
• b) For wearing a tailored blouse
• c) For wearing a cloth across their upper bodies
• d) For wearing gold ornaments

Answer: For using umbrellas

Question 4: Dresses in India were defined by

• a) Both Sumptuary laws and Caste system
• b) Sumptuary laws
• c) Caste system
• d) None of the options

Answer: Both Sumptuary laws and Caste system

Question 5: To some Indians western clothes were a sign of

• a) Both Progress and Modernity
• b) Progress
• c) Modernity
• d) Freedom from poverty

Answer: Both Progress and Modernity

Question 6: Who was the first among the Indians to adopt the western-style clothing?

• a) Parsies
• b) Christians
• c) Gujaratis
• d) Maharashtrians

Answer: Parsies

Question 7: Which of the following were among other important changes that came about for women?

• a) All the options
• b) Trousers became a vital part of western women’s clothing
• c) Women took to cutting their hair short for convenience
• d) As women took to gymnastics and games, they had to wear clothes that did not hamper movement

Answer: All the options

Question 8: Radical changes in women’s clothing came about due to the`

• a) Both World War I and World War II
• b) Russian Revolution
• c) World War I
• d) World War II

Answer: Both World War I and World War II

Question 9: When and where was Rational Dress Society started?

• a) 1881, England
• b) 1880, USA
• c) 1882, France
• d) 1883, Russia

Answer: 1881, England

Question 10: When did women in England start agitating for democratic rights?

• a) 1830s
• b) 1820s
• c) 1840s
• d) 1850s

Answer: 1830s

Question 11: How did clothing play a part in creating the image of frail, submissive women?

• a) All the options
• b) From childhood, girls were tightly laced up
• c) When slightly older, girls had to wear tight fitting corsets
• d) Tightly laced, small waisted women were admired as attractive, elegant and graceful

Answer: All the options

Question 12: In Victorian England why were women from childhood tightly laced up and dressed in stays, because:

• a) Women looked graceful in these dresses
• b) They were dutiful and docile
• c) These clothes helped in creating the expected image of girls
• d) Women were trained to bear and suffer

Answer: Women looked graceful in these dresses

Question 13: England passed a law which compelled all persons over 6 years of age, except those of high position, to wear woolen caps made in England on Sundays and all holy days. What does this mean?

• a) Some sumptuary laws were passed to protect home production against imports
• b) All sumptuary laws were meant to emphasis social hierarchy
• c) Some sumptuary laws were made to promote the religion
• d) None of the options

Answer: Some sumptuary laws were passed to protect home production against imports

Question 14: Which of the following were among the things that became a symbol of equality and liberty among the French people?

• a) All the options
• b) The color’s of France -blue, white and red
• c) The red cap
• d) Revolutionary cockade pinned on to a hat

Answer: All the options

Question 15 : The simplicity of clothing of Sans-Culottes was meant to express

• a) The idea of equality
• b) The poverty among the common people
• c) The prosperity of textile industries
• d) None of the options

Answer: The idea of equality