India Weaves

1. Choose the correct answer from the following options:

i) On festivals and wedding Mekhala Chadar is worn by women in ..............................

a) Chennai b) Bengaluru c) Assam d) Kerala

Ans: Assam

2. Name the following –

People living in Kashmir wear a loose and long woollen Kurta with a salwar- Phiran

3. Define :

i) Achkan : A long knee-length garment usually worn by men.

4. Give reason:-

i) In northern India people wear clothes in summer.

Ans:- States in northern India are hot during summers. So people wear light cotton clothes in
summer

5. Answer the following in not more than 30words.

i) Name some traditional Indian dress that are worn by women in India.

Ans: Some traditional Indian dresses that are worn by women in India are Lehanga, Choli,
Ghagra-Kameez etc.

ii) What is known as Vesthi?

Ans: A lungi is a long cloth worn around the waist by men. It is worn with a Kurta or a shirt. In
Tamil Nadu it is known as Vesthi.

6. Picture Study:-

i) Identify the above traditional wear?

ii) In which part of India it was worn earlier?
iii) Mention some other formal clothes worn by the people of India.

Ans:

i) The above traditional wear is Salwar Kameez.

ii) It was worn earlier in North India (especially Punjab)
iii) Some other formal clothes worn by the people of India are trousers, shirts and suits.