Blue pottery, made of quartz and ground glass rather than ordinary clay, is the craft of which city?
- A.Jodhpur
- B.Jaipur
- C.Bikaner
- D.Alwar
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Jaipur. Blue pottery reached Jaipur through Persian and Afghan craftsmen in the Mughal period and was revived in the twentieth century by the artist Kripal Singh Shekhawat; its paste is made of quartz, fuller's earth and ground glass instead of clay, and the pieces are painted in cobalt blue and fired once at a low heat. The craft carries a geographical indication tag in the name of Jaipur. Option A, Jodhpur, is known for furniture, jutis and lacquer work. Option C, Bikaner is known for usta or munabbat kari, the gold embossing on camel hide, and for Bikaneri bhujia. Option D, Alwar, is known for koft work on steel and for its industrial estates at Bhiwadi, Neemrana and Ghiloth, not for pottery.
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Practice Questions
View allWhich city is known as the textile city of Rajasthan?
- A.Kota
- B.Bhilwara
- C.Pali
- D.Jodhpur
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Bhilwara grew into the largest textile centre of Rajasthan on worsted yarn and suiting fabric, with spinning, weaving and processing units in one place, and it is therefore called the textile city of the state and sometimes its Manchester.
Read the full explanation →Kishangarh in Ajmer district is famous for the trade in which material?
- A.Granite
- B.Marble
- C.Sandstone
- D.Gypsum
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Kishangarh in Ajmer district holds the largest marble market in Asia, where slabs from the quarries of Rajasthan and imported blocks are cut, polished and sold, which is why the town is called the marble city.
Read the full explanation →The zinc and lead smelters of Hindustan Zinc in Rajasthan are located at:
- A.Khetri and Kolihan
- B.Debari and Chanderiya
- C.Jhamarkotra and Kapasan
- D.Didwana and Pachpadra
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Hindustan Zinc smelts zinc and lead at Debari near Udaipur and at Chanderiya in Chittorgarh district, and it also has works at Dariba in Rajsamand; the ore comes from the mines of Zawar, Rampura Agucha and Rajpura Dariba.
Read the full explanation →Khetri in Jhunjhunu district is known for the mining of which metal?
- A.Lead
- B.Copper
- C.Zinc
- D.Manganese
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The Khetri copper complex in Jhunjhunu district, run by Hindustan Copper Limited, works the copper ore of the Khetri and Kolihan mines, and Kho-Dariba in Alwar is the other copper belt of the state.
Read the full explanation →Kota Doria, a craft of Rajasthan with a geographical indication tag, is:
- A.A tie and dye print
- B.A very light woven fabric
- C.A terracotta craft
- D.Gold work fused on glass
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Kota Doria is woven at Kaithun and nearby villages in Kota district from cotton and silk yarn in a chequered weave so fine and open that the cloth is almost weightless, and the sarees made from it carry a geographical indication tag.
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