Dr. Usha Rani Jain and Amitabh Ranjan Solutions for Chapter: Arts and Crafts in Punjab, Exercise 1: Multiple Choice Questions

The Osier Bast, a straw commonly known as Sarkanda, is interwoven with bast, reeds. Rushes and corn husks to make
I. Basket
II. Chhaj
III. Hand fan
IV. Chiks
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Which of the following were traditionally used as attire, but now are exported as wall hangings or sewn as jackets?

Using a deep coloured cotton cloth as base, women embroider an impression of floral magnificence with contrasting silk threads known as _____.

Consider the following statements about Phulkaris

I. The thread is pierced upwards from underneath the cloth into freehand motifs.

II The embroidery is so intricate that is hard to distinguish between the left arid right arid upward or downward side of the Phulkari.

Ill. The patterns are not restricted or controlled, but bold & free and highly imaginative.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

The works of which of the following districts of Punjab know for its renowned skill?

The metal workers of Amritsar are renowned for their skill various forms of casting, soldering and decoration techniques such as repouse, pierced work, chasing, engraving, etc used by them to make

The Punjab has also been traditionally famous its hand crafted wood work. Which of the following areas of Punjab are renowned for woodcarving in Punjab?

Which among the following food, is considered the most important food of the Punjab?