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HCS (Haryana)Prelims2022General Studies

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Match List - I: Name of the Variety Units with List - II: Textile List - I A. Shabnam B. Mashru C. Dhabla D. Chintz List - II 1. Wool 2. Cotton 3. Muslin 4. Cotton and Silk mix Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options

  1. A A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
  2. B A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
  3. C A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3
  4. D A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
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Correct Answer

A A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2

Model Answer

Shabnam

  • Shabnam, a transparent fabric with fine embroidery in gold and purple, was also utilized. By this time, dyeing textiles was well-established.
  • It it is a variety of muslin that originated during the Mughal rule.This fabric, with its meaning held to be 'morning dew’, was laid to dry out on the grass. It was so similar to morning dew that it looked like fog.
  • Additionally, tassar, Eri, and Muga silk, as well as various types of wool, were utilized.

Mashru

  • Mashru, which has also been spelled mashroo, misroo, mushroo, or mushru in the past, is a woven cloth made of silk and cotton.
  • In the past, it was a variety of hand-woven satin silk fabric that was found in the Indian subcontinent. The 16th-century Ain-i-Akbari describes how to use it correctly.

Dhabla

  • The Kutch region of India is where the graceful desert weaving known as dhabla got its start.
  • Dhabla is the common term connoting woollen blanket or quilt used across Gujarat, primarily by a few local communities like Rabari and Bharwad.
  • The signature feature of dhabla is its textured white surface of sheep wool, adorned with yarned extra weft motifs in different shades and hues.

Chintz

  • Chintz is a plain cotton fabric that ranges in weight from mild to heavy and is most often used for the production of drapes and decorative cushions.
  • It was made in Golconda, which is now Hyderabad, India.

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