Analysis and Feedback Accountancy board paper 2017 CBSE 29 March 2017Clothing : A Social History - Class 9 Social Science MCQs (Free Practice Test)
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Which of the following was the official residence of British King George V ?
Answer :
| White House | |
 | Buckingham Palace |
| 10 Downing Street | |
| Winter Palace |
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 |
In France which of the following was the only class who could use materials like ermine, fur and silk ?
Answer :
| Royalty |
| Nobility | |
| Clergy | |
| Commons |
A long buttoned coat is called
Answer :
| Coat | |
| Suit | |
| Maxi | |
| Achkan. [CBSE CCE 2010] |
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] |
In the 19th ccntuary where did the British insist that Indians take off their shoes ?
Answer :
| In market places | |
| In court rooms |
| In their homes | |
| In sacred place. [CBSE CCE 2010] |
Why was the abolition of slavery in Travancore in 1855 frustrating for upper castes ?
Answer :
| Because the freed slaves resorted to riots. | |
| Because the freed slaves refused to work under the upper castes. | |
| Because upper caste people felt that they would lose control over the freed slaves. |
| Because freed slaves converted themselves to Christianity. |
Why was there a demand in America to reform traditional feminine dresses ? Which of the following is the most plausible reason. Reform was needed because
Answer :
| Why was there a demand in America to reform traditional feminine dresses ? Which of the following is the most plausible reason. Reform was needed because | |
| the dresses were voluminous and difficult to handle | |
| these dresses were uncomfortable and hampered movement | |
| comfortable clothes would allow women to work, earn their living and be independent |
Which of the following events had an impact on the dressing style of women ?
Answer :
| Women working in industries during the I and II World Wars. |
| Gymnastics and games entered school curriculum for women. | |
| The Battle of Waterloo. | |
| Schools emphasized importance of plain dressing. [CBSE CCE 2010] |
Which of the following events ended all distinction of dresses worn by different classes in French society ?
Answer :
| French Revolution |
| Suffrage Movement | |
| Jacobin Rule | |
| Napoleonic Laws |
