MCQ Questions | Class 9 Social Science Chapter 8 | Clothing: A Social History with Answers

MCQ Questions for Class9 Social Science Chapter 8 Clothing: A Social History

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Objective Question | NCERT Social Science Class 9

NCERT Solutions Class 9 Social Science History
Book:	National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
Board:	Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
Class:	9th
Subject:	Social Science History India and the Contemporary World I
Chapter:	8
Chapters Name:	Clothing: A Social History
Medium:	English

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Q1.	Name the English poet who described his ideal woman, as he said she was like a milk white lambs that bleats for man’s protection.
	A. Shakespears
	B. John Keat
	C. Jane Austenx
	D. William Goldsmith

Ans: John Keat
Explaination:
John Keat.

Q2.	What is Chintz?
	A. A type of cotton cloth
	B. A type of silk
	C. Saree worn by women
	D. Cotton cloth printed with design and flowers

Ans: A type of cotton cloth
Explaination:
Chintz was a type of cotton cloth.

Q3.	By 1917 how many women in Britain were employed in ammunition factories?
	A. About 70,000
	B. About 80,000
	C. About 75,000
	D. About 77,000

Ans: About 70,000
Explaination:
About 70,000 women in Britain were employed in ammunition factories by 1917.

Q4.	What are the arguments of conservation dress (Arrange in their argument is sequence)? (i) They lamented that women who gave up their traditional norm of dress. (ii) They no longer look beautiful. (iii) They lost their feministy and grace
	A. (i) is correct
	B. (ii) is correct
	C. (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
	D. Only (iii) is correct

Ans: (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
Explaination:
They are in correct sequence.

Q5.	Who was Janandanamandini Devi? (i) She was the wife of Satyender Nath (ii) Her husband was first ICS (iii) She was a Social Reformer (iv) She introduced new style of traditional Hindu dress
	A. (i) and (iv)
	B. (i) and (ii)
	C. (iii) and (iv)
	D. (i) and (iii)

Ans: (i) and (ii)
Explaination:
She was the wife of Satyender Nath who was the first ICS.

Q6.	What symbolize about of the dress pattern of Gandhiji?
	A. British mill made clothes
	B. Khadi (hand woven)
	C. Chintz
	D. Silk

Ans: Khadi (hand woven)
Explaination:
Gandhiji preferred Khadi (hand woven) cloth.

Q7.	What is referred to as cockade?
	A. A cap
	B. A hat
	C. A shirt
	D. A pent-coat piece

Ans: A cap
Explaination:
Cockade refers to a cap.

Q8.	The existing dress codes in Europe were swept away by
	A. American Revolution
	B. French Revolution
	C. Russian Revolution
	D. The First World War

Ans: French Revolution

Q9.	The simplicity of clothing of ‘Sans-Culottes’ was meant to express
	A. the poverty among the common people
	B. the prosperity of textile industries
	C. the idea of equality
	D. none of the above

Ans: the idea of equality

Q10.	When did women in England start agitating for democratic rights?
	A. 1820s
	B. 1830s
	C. 1840s
	D. 1850s

Ans: 1830s

Q11.	Who was the first American dress reformer to launch loose tunics?
	A. Mrs Amelia Bloomer
	B. Martha Somerville
	C. Queen Victoria
	D. None of the above

Ans: Mrs Amelia Bloomer

Q12.	Which of the following events had an impact on the dressing style of women?
	A. Women working in industries during the First and Second World Wars.
	B. Gymnastics and games entered school curriculum for women.
	C. The Battle of Waterloo
	D. Both (a) and (b)

Ans: Both (a) and (b)

Q13.	To some Indians western clothes were a sign of
	A. Progress
	B. modernity
	C. Freedom from poverty
	D. both (a) and (b)

Ans: both (a) and (b)

Q14.	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

Ans: the wearing of turban and shoes

Q15.	What was the idea of national dress as suggested by Rabindranath Tagore?
	A. Combination of Hindu and Muslim dress
	B. Combination of Indian and European dress
	C. Only Hindu dress
	D. Combination Hindu and Parsi dress

Ans: Combination of Hindu and Muslim dress

Q16.	When was rational dress societies started in England?
	A. In 1880
	B. In 1881
	C. In 1885
	D. In 1857

Ans: In 1881
Explaination:
In 1881 National dress societies were started in England.

Q17.	What does western clothes represent? (i) Modernity (ii) Revolution (iii) Progress (iv) Backwardness
	A. (i) and (ii)
	B. (i) and (iv)
	C. (i) and (iii)
	D. (ii) and (iv)

Ans: (i) and (iii)
Explaination:
Western clothes represent modernity and progress.

Q18.	Which is the royal material in France? (i) Silk (ii) Ermine (iii) Velvet (iv) Brocade
	A. (i) and (iv)
	B. (ii) and (iv)
	C. (iii) and (iv)
	D. All (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

Ans: All (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Explaination:
All the above were considered royal materials in France.

Q19.	How did most of the people dress before the age of democratic revolutionaries and the development of capitalist market in the 18th century Europe?
	A. They dressed in traditional style
	B. They wore cotton and hand made clothes.
	C. They wore readymade clothes
	D. They dressed according to regional code

Ans: They dressed according to regional code
Explaination:
Before the age of democratic revolutionaries and the development of capitalist market in the 18th century European people dressed according to regional code.