2015 GS Paper I, all questions
UPSC Prelims 2015 · GS Paper I
Question 96: History and Culture
Kalamkari painting refers to
aa hand-painted cotton textile in South India
ba handmade drawing on bamboo handicrafts in North-East India
ca block-painted woollen cloth in Western Himalayan region of India
da hand-painted decorative silk cloth in North-Western India
AnswerUPSC’s answer is (a).
Kalamkari is a hand-painted or block-printed cotton textile of South India, from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, with centres at Srikalahasti and Machilipatnam. The name comes from kalam, a pen, with which natural dyes are applied to cloth to depict scenes from epics and temple art. It is not a North-East bamboo craft, a Himalayan woollen cloth or a silk of the north-west.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Correct: Kalamkari is a hand-painted cotton textile of South India.
- (b) Bamboo handicrafts of the North-East are a different craft.
- (c) Block-painted woollen cloth of the Himalaya is not Kalamkari.
- (d) It is cotton cloth and not a silk of North-Western India.
Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2015, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.