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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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 :
Why did the Jacobins call themselves 'Sans Culottes' ?
Answer :
| They wanted to be recognised by this name | |
| They wanted to be different from the commoners | |
| They wanted to distinguish themselves from the aristocracy. |
| They wanted to spread the idea of equality. |
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 :
Before 17th century, ordinary women in Britain possessed only a few clothes made of
Answer :
| flax, linen and wool |
| wool, flax and fur | |
| linen, silk and wool | |
| chintz, flax, silk |
Question :
Who among the following headed the American woman suffrage association ?
Answer :
| Lucy Stone |
| Amelia Bloomer | |
| Mrs. Stanton | |
| Eva Braun |
Question :
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. |
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 :
In Victorian England who was an ideal woman ?
Answer :
| One who was independent and strong | |
| One who could bear pain and suffering | |
| One who could sing, dance and read poetry |
| One who was aggressive and intelligent |
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 |
Question :
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] |
