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 - 4

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(1) Sikh boys are baptized to wear ..

(a) 5M'S
(b) 5K'S
(c) 5N'S
(d) 5A'S

Ans. (b) 5K'S

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(2) _____was the President of the Constituent Assembly.

(a) Rajendra Prasad
(b) Gandhiji
(c) Ambedkar
(d) Nehru

Ans. (a) Rajendra Prasad

(3) Family is the basic _______ of Indian society.

(a) Organization
(b) Institution
(c) Association
(d) Community

Ans. (a) Organization

(4) MNC refers to ..

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

Ans. (c) Multi National Company

(5) Mc Donald belongs to the category of ..

(a) Food
(b) Cars
(c) Leathers
(d) Electronics

Ans. (a) Food

(6) The right to children to free and compulsory education act of 2009 is for children aged ..

(a) Between 6 to 14
(b) Between 6 to 15
(c) Between 5 to 15
(d) Between 6 to 18

Ans. (a) Between 6 to 14

(7) Women labor migration is more due to ..

(a) Sickness
(b) Marriage
(c) Ill-treatment
(d) More wages in other places

Ans. (b) Marriage

(8) Joint family normally means ..

(a) Husband -Wife
(b) Parents and children
(c) Two-Four generations together
(d) None of these

Ans. (c) Two-Four generations together

(9) Which is the first backward classes commission ..

(a) Kakasaheb Kalelkar Commission
(b) Naganna Gowda Commission
(c) Mandal commission
(d) Havanoor commission

Ans. (a) Kakasaheb Kalelkar Commission

(10) Communalism riots happened more between ..

(a) Muslims and Dalits
(b) Hindus and Christians
(c) Hindus and Muslims
(d) Christians and Muslims

Ans. (c) Hindus and Muslims

(11) Dalia Lama is a religious leader coming from ..

(a) Bhutan
(b) Tibet
(c) Sikkim
(d) Nepal

Ans. (b) Tibet

(12) World famous Dussera festival in Mysore is organized for ..

(a) 9 days
(b) 7 days
(c) 10 days
(d) 1 day

Ans. (c) 10 days

(13) Main occupation in rural sector is centered around ..

(a) Tractor
(b) Agro-produce
(c) Fertilizers
(d) Water

Ans. (b) Agro-produce

(14) ________media includes radio cinema television films e-resources etc.

(a) Electronic
(b) Print
(c) Electrical
(d) Visual

Ans. (a) Electronic

(15) Jeethadalu pandiyals sevaks adiyas kamias are the different names of _______

(a) Child Labourer's
(b) Migrant Labourer's
(c) Contract Labourer's
(d) Bonded Labourer's

Ans. (d) Bonded Labourer's

(16) Indian culture is a mix of the immigrant Aryan cultural heritage ,the native______  indigenous culture and also invading civilization.

(a) Australoid
(b) Aryan
(c) Dravidian
(d) Mongolian

Ans. (c) Dravidian

(17) Jainism has two main divisions is divided into _____ and____

(a) Catholic and Protestant
(b) Shwethambar and Digambar
(c) Hinayana and Mahayana
(d) Shia and Sunni

Ans. (b) Shwethambar and Digambar

(18) Spring season means ..

(a) Hemanta
(b) Varsa
(c) Grisma
(d) Vasanta

Ans. (d) Vasanta

(19) Monsoon Season means ..
(a) Hemanta
(b) Varsa
(c) Grisma
(d) Vasanta

Ans. (b) Varsa

(20) Harijan means ..

(a) The people of earth
(b) The people of devil
(c) The people of God
(d) All of the above

Ans. (c) The people of God

(21) What is regionalism?

(a) We feeling
(b) Community feeling
(c) Caste feeling
(d) Close ties between people speaking the same language

Ans. (d) Close ties between people speaking the same language

(22) The religious text of Sikhs is ..

(a) Ramayana
(b) Mahabharata
(c) Granth Sahib
(d) Quran

Ans. (c) Granth Sahib

(23) Shuddhi means ..

(a) Purification
(b) Shudha
(c) Prayer
(d) None of the above

Ans. (a) Purification

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