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Culture and Customs - 3

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The turban edged with gold lace, which was the part of Durbar dress in Mysore Court was known as

  1. deta

  2. meta

  3. beta

  4. peta


Correct Option: D

In the mid 19th century which Governor-General restricted entrance to government institutions with shoes?

  1. Amherst

  2. Lord Dalhousie

  3. Governor of Bombay

  4. John Adam


Correct Option: B

When did the famous case of defiance of the 'Shoe Respect' rule take place in a Surat Courtroom?

  1. 1855

  2. 1862

  3. 1868

  4. 1873


Correct Option: B

Who was the first Indian member of the ICS?

  1. Rabindernath Tagore

  2. Satyendranath Tagore

  3. Jnanadanandini Tagore

  4. Maharishi Debendernath Tagore


Correct Option: C

India accounted for ________of the world's manufactured good in the 17th century.

  1. one-fourth

  2. two-third

  3. three-fourth

  4. one-third


Correct Option: A

What was the name given to the Parsi style of wearing saris in the late 1870s?

  1. Tagore sari

  2. Brahman sari

  3. Brahmika sari

  4. Parisian sari


Correct Option: C

The Industrial Revolution in Britain in the late 18th century increased the demand of which two Indian raw materials?

  1. Wood and Silk

  2. Cotton and Indigo

  3. Nuts and Studs

  4. Mineral oils and Fibers


Correct Option: B

What was the name of the person who refused to take of his shoes in the Surat Courtroom and broke the 'Shoe Respect' rule?

  1. Syed Ahmed Khan

  2. Ram Singh

  3. Manockjee Cowasjee Entee

  4. Gopal Krishna Gokhale


Correct Option: C

How old was Mahatma Gandhi when he went to London to study law?

  1. 13

  2. 16

  3. 19

  4. 21


Correct Option: C

Who suggested for the first time that India’s national dress should have combined elements of Hindus and Muslims?

  1. Rabindranath Tagore

  2. Mahatma Gandhi

  3. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

  4. Dadabhai Naoroji


Correct Option: A

When did Lord Curzon decide to partition of Bengal to control the growing opposition to British rule?

  1. 1905

  2. 1908

  3. 1911

  4. 1916


Correct Option: A

In which year Mahatma Gandhi adopted a short dhoti as his lifetime dress?

  1. 1915

  2. 1919

  3. 1921

  4. 1925


Correct Option: C

When was the Non-Cooperation Movement launched in India?

  1. 1915

  2. 1920

  3. 1921

  4. 1922


Correct Option: B

Which Indian leader protested with a shaved head against the shooting of Indian coal miners in Durban in 1913?

  1. Rabindernath Tagore

  2. Dadabhai Naoroji

  3. Surendranath Banerjea

  4. Mahatma Gandhi


Correct Option: D

Which dress was the sign of purity, simplicity and poverty for Mahatma Gandhi?

  1. Western Clothes

  2. Indian dhoti and kurta

  3. Khadi

  4. Three piece suits


Correct Option: C

When was the Round Table Conference held in England?

  1. 1920

  2. 1923

  3. 1931

  4. 1936


Correct Option: C

Which king was ruling over England when Mahatma Gandhi went there for Round Table Conference?

  1. William IV

  2. Edward VIII

  3. King George VI

  4. King George V


Correct Option: D

Which dressing style did Sarojini Naidu and Kamala Nehru adopt in response to Mahatma Gandhi’s appeal to wear khadi?

  1. They wore plain coloured saris.

  2. They wore coloured saris with designs.

  3. They wore white cotton saris.

  4. They wore plain khadi saris.


Correct Option: B

In which year Mahatma Gandhi returned from South Africa?

  1. 1913

  2. 1914

  3. 1915

  4. 1916


Correct Option: C

In response to Mahatma Gandhi’s call to wear khadi, which dress style did Motilal Nehru adopt?

  1. Lion cloth

  2. Three piece suit

  3. Indian dhoti and kurta

  4. Western clothes


Correct Option: C
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