PARTA

40 Mars
1. Read the following passage carefully:
11kal, a small town famous for its ethnic saris is in the northern district of
(10 mark
Karnataka. But soon the sound of the loom may belong to apur
the past more
as
weavers leave this art to join more profitable occupations. These saris
ris are unique for
for
four to six inch broad reddish maroon borders with traditional, distinct designs. It trer
s, tte
families of dyers and weavers who together produce the Ilkal sari a deep -

blue-black indip
body with red borders. It is woven in cotton or silk or a combination of both. The coh
before the advent of chemical colours, was indigo dyed, and the red border ton,
dyed wit
colours derived from flowers.
A weaver's living room includes a handloom pit, where the weaver works on the loom
at the
same time entertaining guests and customers. The bedroom is the store room for
yarn and also
doubles as the domain of womenfolk of the house. It takes around a week to
complete a sari. t
is tiresome work.
"The wholesaler gives us the required raw materials, mainly yarn, and we weave the sari on a
piecemeal basis, "he elaborates. "We are then sure the sari is sold and we are not stuck with
dead stock. This is how the system mostly works now."
Traditionally, Ilkal saris were made using natural indigo dyes. Then, in the 1970s, the synthetic
German indigo replaced this vat dyeing process.
Today, this has given way to naptha based
dyes. The famed and centuries old indigo dyeing is now on the
verge of extinction. As the new
generation steps into more
profitable avenues the skyline of llkal is fast changing too.
"The most profitable business in the area now is
granite," states a weaver. With this stone
being available in plenty here, a number of granite selling
agencies and
processing units are proliterating all over. AS more and more of town's chimneys granite
of
into newer ventures like that of selling stones, the loom younger citizens step
may become a mere memory.
On the basis of your reading of the above
passage answer the following
Attempt any ten. questions.
(a) What was Ilkal once famous for ? (1 x 10 =
10 marks)
(i) Its art forms. (i) Its ethnic sarees. (ii) Its weavers.
(b) The weavers are leaving this profession to (iv) Its handloom.
i) join more profitable organisations (ii) join industries
(ii) join manufacturers of raw material
(iv) None of these
(c) The more profitable business in the area now is

(1) Sari weaving (i) Granite (ii) Chimneys (iv) Indigo dyeing8
 (d) Ilkal, small town is situated in
a

() Maharashtra (ii) Assam (ii) Karnataka (iv) Pondicherry

(e) The word means threshold.
() Vat (ii) Naphtha (ii) Piecemeal (iv) Synthetic
(The natural indigo dye
was replaced by
(i) Naphtha based dyes (ii) Synthetic German dyes
(iii) Red dyes (io) Flower based dyes
(a) Only B (b) B and C (c) A and D (d) Only D
()A weaver's bedroom is also used as
(h)Even today Ilkal saris are made using indigo dyes. (True/False)
statements holds true in the above context ?
(i) Which of the following
(A) The dead stock is a cause of worry of the author.
(B) There is a good market of the product of the author.
(i) Only A (ii) Only B (iii) Both A and B (iv) None of the above.

(i) Which of the statement is false in the above context ?

busines.
(A) The author seems to be happy and satisfied by his
(B) The granite business is profitable.
(i) Only A (ii) Only B (ii) Both A and B (iv) None of the above.
the as 'business enterprise'
in the last para.
(k) Find the word which means same

() Find the word which means the same as 'origin' in the para 4.