The Mekhela Chador is the traditional dress of women of which Indian state?
- A.Manipur
- B.Assam
- C.Tripura
- D.Nagaland
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Assam. The Mekhela Chador is a two-piece dress of Assamese women: the mekhela is the lower garment wrapped like a sarong and pleated at the front, and the chador is the upper cloth draped over the shoulder and tucked into the mekhela. It is woven in Assam from muga, eri and pat silk, muga being the golden silk found only in Assam, and is worn with the gamosa, the woven towel that is also offered as a mark of respect. Option A, Manipur, has the phanek and innaphi instead. Option C, Tripura, has the rignai and risa of its tribal communities. Option D, Nagaland, is known for its tribal shawls rather than a stitched or wrapped dress of this kind. Examiners like this question because all four states lie in the North East, so the dress name, not the region, is the clue.
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Practice Questions
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- A.Mizoram
- B.Meghalaya
- C.Manipur
- D.Sikkim
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- A.Himachal Pradesh
- B.Jammu and Kashmir
- C.Uttarakhand
- D.Ladakh
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- A.Goa
- B.Kerala
- C.Maharashtra
- D.Karnataka
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- A.Tamil Nadu
- B.Andhra Pradesh
- C.Karnataka
- D.Kerala
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- A.Gujarat
- B.Maharashtra
- C.Madhya Pradesh
- D.Odisha
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