Q. What were Sumptuary Laws?
A). Laws related to religion
B). Laws regulating food supply
C). Laws controlling clothing according to class
D). Laws for women only
Answer: C). Laws controlling clothing according to class
Explanation: These laws ensured that lower classes could not imitate elites.
Q. The term “sans-culottes” literally means:
A). Without shoes
B). Without trousers
C). Without fancy knee-breeches
D). Without hats
Answer: C). Without fancy knee-breeches
Explanation: They wore long trousers instead of the aristocratic knee-breeches, symbolising their rejection of elite fashion.
Q. What was a corset?
A). A loose tunic worn by men
B). A tight-fitting undergarment for women
C). A type of hat
D). A traditional Indian dress
Answer: B). A tight-fitting undergarment for women
Explanation: A corset was worn to shape the waist and upper body, often restricting movement and causing health problems.
Q. Which restrictive clothing items were opposed by reformers?
A). Bloomers and skirts
B). Stays, corsets, and busks
C). Tunics and trousers
D). Shawls and scarves
Answer: B). Stays, corsets, and busks
Explanation: These garments restricted movement and harmed health, leading to opposition.
Q. Which country did the National Woman Suffrage Association belong to?
A). Britain
B). France
C). United States of America
D). Germany
Answer: C). United States of America
Q. When was the Rational Dress Society formed?
A). 1850
B). 1869
C). 1881
D). 1895
Answer: C). 1881
Explanation: The Rational Dress Society was founded in 1881 in Britain.
Q. The main objective of the Rational Dress Society was to:
A). Promote luxury clothing
B). Encourage traditional fashion
C). Promote comfortable and healthy clothing
D). Ban western clothes
Answer: C). Promote comfortable and healthy clothing
Explanation: The society demanded practical, comfortable, and healthy dress, especially for women.
Q. Who was the first dress reformer to launch loose tunics worn over ankle-length trousers?
A). Susan B. Anthony
B). Amelia Bloomer
C). Elizabeth Cady Stanton
D). Florence Nightingale
Answer: B). Amelia Bloomer
Explanation: Amelia Bloomer (American) introduced trousers also known as ‘bloomers’, ‘rationals’, or ‘knickerbockers’.
Q. Clothing in ancient India also served to:
A). Show political affiliation
B). Protect from insects
C). Identify caste and status
D). Promote tourism
Answer: C). Identify caste and status
Explanation: Clothing was a marker of social hierarchy.
Q. Women in early India wore:
A). Dhoti
B). Saree
C). Khadi shirt
D). Lungi
Answer: B). Saree
Q. What restriction was imposed on Shanar women?
A). They could not wear jewellery
B). They could not wear footwear
C). They were not allowed to cover their upper body
D). They could not wear coloured clothes
Answer: C). They were not allowed to cover their upper body
Explanation: Shanar women were forbidden from covering their upper bodies as a sign of low caste status while Nair women, being upper caste, were permitted to cover their upper bodies.
Q. Which region was the centre of conflict between Shanars and Nairs?
A). Bengal
B). Punjab
C). Travancore
D). Maharashtra
Answer: C). Travancore
Explanation: The conflict occurred in Travancore (present-day Kerala).
Q. What was the Mysore turban called?
A). Pagdi
B). Fez
C). Kula
D). Peta
Answer: D). Peta
Q. Which Governor-General insisted that Indians take off their shoes as a sign of respect when appearing before him?
A). Lord Ripon
B). Lord Curzon
C). Lord Wellesley
D). Lord Amherst
Answer: D). Lord Amherst
Explanation: Governor-General Lord Amherst insisted that Indians remove their shoes while appearing before him as a mark of respect.
Q. Gandhiji’s head-shaving and dress symbolised:
A). Fashion
B). Mourning and political protest
C). Religious ceremony
D). Military authority
Answer: B). Mourning and political protest
Q. Gandhiji’s adoption of khadi represented:
A). British fashion
B). Swadeshi and self-reliance
C). Wealth
D). Military power
Answer: B). Swadeshi and self-reliance
Q. Who popularised khadi?
A). Jawaharlal Nehru
B). Rabindranath Tagore
C). Mahatma Gandhi
D). Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: C). Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation: Gandhi promoted swadeshi through khadi.
Q. What attire did Gandhiji wear during the Round Table Conference in London?
A). Suit and tie
B). Lungi and khadi dhoti
C). Military uniform
D). Western formal coat
Answer: B). Lungi and khadi dhoti
Q. Who wrote Jeevita Samaram?
A). V Basheer
B). M.N. Roy
C). T.S. Pillai
D). C. Kesavan
Answer: C. Kesavan
Q. Jeevita Samaram was a struggle for:
A). Land rights
B). Right to wear upper cloth
C). Temple entry
D). Education
Answer: B). Right to wear upper cloth