Cultural Heritage of India | Handicraft | Art of Weaving, Embroidery and Leather Industry

Art of  Weaving and Embroidery           Ancient India had a unique place in the fields of hand weaving, embroidery and knitting. It was said that the whole piece of cloth of a particular size (Taka) of fine muslin of Dhaka could easily pass through a ring and could be adjusted in a matchbox. Moreover 'Galicha' (carpet of several regions), knitting work on attires and artistry etc. occupied a prominent place. Amongst them are Patola of Patan (Gujarat), Bandhani of Rajasthan, kanjivaram saree and kashmiri cloth having 'Kasab' work .           During the golden period of Solanki era, Gujarat had progressed in this field. During the reign of Siddhraj Jaisingh many artisans (weavers) came and settled in Patan and made the town world famous, especially for its Patola. Some weavers of Patan were the best artists particularly of Patola of Patan. This art of Patan is more than 850 years old. Only a handful people have the skill for such a complicated and time consuming art o

Culture and Diversity | M.C.Q. | Part - 3

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Communalism means

a. Fight between two communities
b. Violence
c. Protect interests of own community
d. Attacking foreign communities

Ans. c. Protect interests of own community

2. Separatist movements were based on

a. Hatred towards rulers
b. Religion or language
c. Opportunism
d. To divide nation

Ans. b. Religion or language

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3. Britishers used 'Divide and Rule' strategy using

a. Power
b. Laws
c. Personalities
d. Religion

And. d. Religion

4. Communal riots happened more between

a. Christian and Muslims
b. Muslims and Dalits
c. Hindus and Christians
d. Hindus and Muslims

Ans. d. Hindus and Muslims

5. Communal disturbances usually take place during

a. Sports
b. Drama
c. Festivals
d. Mela

Ans. c. Festivals

6. In Pakistan Hindu religious people are in

a. Majority
b. Equal to Muslim population
c. Minority
d. None of these

Ans. c. Minority

7. Religious fundamentalism was first started in

a. UK
b. USA
c. India
d. China

Ans. b. USA

8. University which religion has largest followers

a. Muslims
b. Hindus
c. Buddhists
d. Christians

Ans. d. Christians

9. The long form of RSS is

a. Rajya Sabha System
b. Rational Socialist System
c. Rastriya Swayam Sevak
d. Rastra Shakti Sangh

Ans. c. Rastriya Swayam Sevak

10. Which religions people are in majority in state of Jammu and Kashmir

a. Muslim
b. Hindu
c. Buddhist
d. Sikhs

Ans. a. Muslim

11. What does secularism mean

a. Hinduism
b. Nationalism
c. Not attached to any religion
d. Attacked to one religion

Ans. c. Not attacked to any religion

12. Religionism referrers to district identity of

a. Zone
b. Nation
c. District
d. Language, Ethnic Culture

Ans. d. Language, Ethnic Culture

13. There is growth of regionalism and regional parties due to

a. Perceived feeling of neglect by Centre
b. Separatist attitude
c. Forcing decisions
d. Family control

Ans. a. Perceived feeling of neglect by Centre

14. Which is not a regional party

a. AIADMK
b. BJP
c. TMC
d. Akali Dal

Ans. b. BJP

15. Which states are ruled by regional party

a. MP & Jharkhand
b. Maharashtra and Gujarat
c. Tamil Nadu and West Bengal
d. Karnataka and Haryana

Ans. c. Tamil Nadu and West Bengal

16. Movement of Khalistan was related to

a. J&K
b. Punjab
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Haryana

Ans. d. Haryana

17. Telangana state is formed carved out of

a. Karnataka
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Maharashtra
d. Andhra Pradesh

Ans. d. Andhra Pradesh

18. Madhya Pradesh was divided to form another state named

a. Uttarakhand
b. Chhattisgarh
c. Jharkhand
d. Purvanchal

Ans. a. Uttarakhand

19. Bihar state was divided to form another state is called

a. Jharkhand
b. Chhattisgarh
c. Sikkim
d. Arunachal Pradesh

Ans. d. Arunachal Pradesh

20. There is an agitation in part of Assam to form another state called

a. Tripura
b. Manipur
c. Gurkha land
d. Bodoland

Ans. c. Gurkha land

21. Ethnocentrism is primarily to look and from

a. Other Ethnics perspective
b. Foreigners perspective
c. Own ethnic culture perspective
d. None of these

Ans. c. Own ethnic culture perspective

22. Euroculturism is related to

a. Unique culture
b. USA culture
c. United culture
d. European culture

Ans. d. European culture

23. Nationalism normally refers to

a. Activism
b. Agitationalism
c. Antagonism
d. Patriotisms

Ans. d. Patriotisms

24. Sino-Indian agreement refers to

a. War time agreement
b. Peace time agreement
c. China-India agreement
d. None of the above

Ans. c. China-India agreement

25. Monoculture means

a. Monotonous culture
b. One culture
c. National culture
d. None of the above

Ans. b. One culture

26. Globalization refers to

a. Export to foreign countries
b. Import-Export trade
c. Doing business at Global Level
d. None of these

Ans. c. Doing business at Global Level

27. Geocentric approach means

a. Entire country as one
b. Entire world as one
c. Group formation
d. None of the above

Ans. b. Entire world as one

28. India formally entered globalization process during the Prime Minestership of

a. Rajiv Gandhi
b. Chandrashekar
c. Dave Gowda
d. PV Narsimha Rao

Ans. d. PV Narsimha Rao

29. Who was Finance minister keenly worked for globalization of Indian government in July 1991

a. P. Chidambaram
b. Dr. Manmohan Singh
c. Yeshwant Sinha
d. VP Singh

Ans. b. Dr. Manmohan Singh

30. India initiated globalization plan due to pressure from

a. Congress
b. BJP
c. Opposition Parties
d. IMF and World Bank

Ans. IMF and World Bank

31. After globalization various subsidies to agriculture, import-export trade had to be

a. Decreased 
b. Diluted
c. Increased
d. Cancelled

Ans. a. Decreased

32. After globalization Central government plays the role of

a. Regulator
b. Controller
c. Felicitator
d. None of these

Ans. c. Felicitator

33. Long form of MNC is

a. Most Non Corrupt
b. Multi National Community
c. Multi National Company
d. None of the above

Ans. c. Multi National Company

34. Due to globalization inter-national technology transfer has

a. Increased
b. Decreased
c. No change
d. Doubled

Ans. a. Increased

35. After globalization the foreign travelling of various corporate executives, government officials has drastically

a. Stopped
b. Decreased
c. Increased
d. No change

Ans. c. Increased

36. FDI refers to

a. Foreigner Direct Involvement
b. Foreign Direct Investment
c. Foreign Detailed Investigation
d. None of these

Ans. b. Foreign Direct Investment

37. McDonald belongs to the category of

a. Packed food
b. Home food
c. More food
d. Fast food

Ans. d. Fast food

38. In India McDonald has covered mainly

a. Rural sector
b. Metro cities
c. Towns
d. None of these

Ans. b. Metro cities

39. Daimler Benz is a company which can be categorized as

a. Natural
b. Local
c. Demotic
d. MNC

Ans. MNC

40. McDonald is doing business in

a. Electronics
b. Food
c. Leather
d. Cars

Ans. b. Food

41. Products of McDonald belong to

a. Mono culture
b. Multi culture
c. Dual culture
d. None of these

Ans. a. Mono culture

42. Origin country of McDonald is

a. UK
b. UAE
c. South Africa
d. USA

Ans. d. USA

43. By common Indians evaluation the McDonald outlets are considered

a. Cheap
b. Costly
c. Reasonable
d. Luxury

Ans. b. Costly

44. KFC is another fast food company which is speaking in India it is 

a. King Fisher Company
b. Kentucky Fried Chicken
c. Karnataka Fisheries Corporation
d. None of these

Ans. b. Kentucky Fried Chicken

45. McDonalisation is explained to specify

a. Rationalization
b. Improvisation
c. Maximization
d. Minimization

Ans. a. Rationalization

46. 'Child Labor' is terminology used in the context of

a. Misuse
b. Hard Labor
c. Not sending to school
d. Engaged in Economic Activity

Ans. d. Engaged in Economic Activity

47. Main cause for 'child labor' is

a. Earning
b. help
c. Poverty
d. None of these

Ans. c. Poverty

48. Child labor is found mainly in

a. SAARC Countries
b. Rich Countries
c. Poor and Developing Nations
d. None of these

Ans. c. Poor and Developing Nations

49. Factories Act 1948 prohibits employment children below the age of

a. 14
b. 18
c. 17
d. 16

Ans. a. 14

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