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Culture and Customs - 2

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Which laws were imposed regarding dress codes upon the members of different layers of society form 1294 to 1789 in the medieval Europe?

  1. Sumptuary Laws

  2. Sometuary Laws

  3. Semptuary Laws

  4. Sontuary Laws


Correct Option: A

In the sixteenth century in England which caps were popular among men?

  1. Red Caps

  2. Velvet Caps

  3. Fir Caps

  4. Leather Caps


Correct Option: B

For how many years the laws of wearing woolen caps remained in practice in the 16th century England?

  1. 10 years

  2. 18 years

  3. 26 years

  4. 31 years


Correct Option: C

In Victorian England, the ideal women was one who

  1. dressed gaudily and was coquettish.

  2. could bear pain and suffering.

  3. wore loose and long dresses.

  4. was educated and beautiful.


Correct Option: B

In what sort of dresses the women were considered elegant and graceful in the Victorian England?

  1. Long loose sweeping gowns

  2. Short tight skirts

  3. Tightly laced, small waisted corsets

  4. Loose frocks with laces and frills


Correct Option: C

What does the word 'Suffrage' mean?

  1. Illness among young girls

  2. A closely fitting bodice

  3. The right of vote

  4. Experiences of childhood


Correct Option: C

Why the girls in the Victorian England were tightly laced up and dressed in stays from childhood?

  1. because the laws did not permit them to wear any other clothes.

  2. because their waists were so thin that other clothes could not fit them.

  3. because they looked educated and well mannered in them.

  4. so that the growth of their bodies could be restricted.


Correct Option: D

Who headed the National Women Suffrage Association in 1870s?

  1. Amelia Bloomer

  2. Lucy Stone

  3. Mrs. Stanton

  4. Pamela Richards


Correct Option: C

When was the Rational Dress Society started in England?

  1. 1746

  2. 1792

  3. 1881

  4. 1910


Correct Option: C

When did the National Women Suffrage Association and the American Women Suffrage Association campaigne for dress reform?

  1. 1750s

  2. 1870s

  3. 1920s

  4. 1950s


Correct Option: B

Who was the first dress reformer to launch loose tunics worn over ankle length trousers?

  1. Lucy Stone

  2. Mrs. Amelia Bloomer

  3. Jessica Woolmer

  4. Mrs. Stanton


Correct Option: B

From which country the cheap, beautiful and easy to maintain Chintzes were imported into Britain in the 17th century?

  1. China

  2. Africa

  3. India

  4. America


Correct Option: C

In the 19th century, which country became the mass manufacturer of Cotton textiles?

  1. India

  2. Britain

  3. USA

  4. Australia


Correct Option: B

By 1917, how many women were employed in ammunition factories?

  1. 10,000

  2. 50,000

  3. 300,000

  4. 700,000


Correct Option: D

When did the hemline of the skirt rose dramatically to mid-calf in Britain?

  1. 1900

  2. 1905

  3. 1910

  4. 1915


Correct Option: D

What was the effect on the color of the clothing during the First World War in Britain?

  1. People started wearing bright clothes.

  2. People started wearing gaudy clothes.

  3. People started wearing sober clothes.

  4. People started wearing sports clothes.


Correct Option: C

Who were the first to adopt western style clothing in India?

  1. The Parsies

  2. The Hindus

  3. The Christians

  4. The Sikhs


Correct Option: A

When did the government of Travancore issued a proclamation ordering Shanker women to abstain in future from covering the upper parts of the body?

  1. 1805

  2. 1812

  3. 1829

  4. 1836


Correct Option: C

In which year was slavery abolished in Travancore?

  1. 1829

  2. 1832

  3. 1843

  4. 1855


Correct Option: D

When were the Europeans forbidden from wearing Indian clothes at official functions, so that the cultural identity of white masters was not determined?

  1. 1829

  2. 1830

  3. 1836

  4. 1842


Correct Option: B
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