UPSC CAPF (AC) 2024 Paper I · Question 66
Question 66 of the UPSC CAPF (AC) 2024 Paper I (4 August 2024). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.
Consider the following statements about the costumes and headgear/hairstyle in India during 4th-7th century AD: 1. There was a marked preference for stitched garment as compared to any previous age 2. Simple plaits without any floral embellishment dominated the hairstyle of women Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
चौथी से सातवीं शताब्दी ईसवी के दौरान भारत में पोशाक और पगड़ी (शिरोवस्त्र)/केश-विन्यास के संबंध में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिए: 1. किसी पूर्ववर्ती युग की तुलना में सिले हुए वस्त्रों को विशेष प्राथमिकता दी जाती थी 2. बिना किसी पुष्प अलंकरण के सरल चोटियां महिलाओं के केश-विन्यास की प्रमुखता थी उपर्युक्त में से कौन-सा/कौन-से कथन सही है/हैं?
- केवल 1
- केवल 2
- 1 और 2 दोनों
- न तो 1, न ही 2
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Answer: (1) 1 only
उत्तर: (1) केवल 1
In the Gupta and post-Gupta centuries cut-and-sewn garments such as tunics, jackets and blouses were worn far more widely than in any earlier age, so statement 1 is correct. Women's hairstyles were elaborate, with buns, ringlets and coiffures decorated with flowers, jewelled bands and nets, as the Ajanta paintings and Gupta sculpture show, so statement 2 is wrong.