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NTSE SAT History - Sports and Clothing Sample Questions

NTSE SAT History - Sports and Clothing

Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30

1 )

Cricket in 19^th century India was linked to:

(a)
politics of colonialism
(b)
politics of nationalism
(c)
Civilising mission of the British
(d)
colonialism and nationalism

2 )

Early cricket bats were shaped like:

(a)
hockey sticks
(b)
flat sticks
(c)
rackets
(d)
curved outwards

3 )

First written laws of cricket were in:

(a)
1474
(b)
1447
(c)
1774
(d)
1744

4 )

Where and when was the world's first cricket club formed?

(a)
Hambledon 1760s
(b)
Marylebone 1760s
(c)
London 1670s
(d)
Melbourne 1760s

5 )

Change in game rules in the 1760s led to immediate change in:

(a)
weight of ball got limited to 5-1/2 to 5-1/4 ounces
(b)
third stump became common
(c)
opened possibilities for spin and swing
(d)
curved bat was replaced by a straight one

6 )

Cricket is a:

(a)
post industrial sport
(b)
19th century sport
(c)
pre industrial sport
(d)
20^th century sport

7 )

Rural origins of cricket are not visible in:

(a)
bat and stumps
(b)
ball and bats
(c)
field size
(d)
protective equipment

8 )

Post industrial influence in cricket:

(a)
pads
(b)
bat
(c)
ball
(d)
stumps

9 )

Who were 'Amateurs'?

(a)
Those who did not know how to play the game well
(b)
Those proficient at the game
(c)
The rich who played for pleasure
(d)
Those who played for the money

10 )

Amateurs were generally:

(a)
Bowlers
(b)
Aristocrats
(c)
Fast bowlers
(d)
Miners

11 )

Which of these changes came about in dressing styles after the 18^th century?

(a)
People dressed according to their regional codes
(b)
Dressing was limited by the types of clothes and the cost of material available in their region
(c)
Clothing styles were strictly regulated by class, gender or status
(d)
People could use styles and materials that were drawn from other cultures and locations.

12 )

The existing dress codes in Europe were swept away by:

(a)
American Revolution
(b)
French Revolution
(c)
Russian Revolution
(d)
The First World War

13 )

State the period when people of France were expected to strictly follow the 'Sumptuary Laws'?

(a)
1294 to 1798
(b)
1300 to 1799
(c)
1308 to 1800
(d)
1350 to 1809

14 )

Which one of the following is the most appropriate definition of Sumptuary Laws?

(a)
Laws on taxes framed by the government
(b)
Laws giving privileges to higher sections of society
(c)
Laws meant to emphasise the social hierarchy
(d)
All the above

15 )

Which of these sentences is not correct about medieval France?

(a)
The items of clothing a person could purchase was regulated not only by income but by social rank
(b)
The material used for clothing was legally prescribed
(c)
Everybody could wear expensive materials
(d)
None of the above

16 )

Which of the following were among the things that became a symbol of equality and liberty among the French people?

(a)
The colours of France-blue, white and red
(b)
The red cap
(c)
Revolutionary cockade pinned on to a hat
(d)
All the above

17 )

England passed a law which compelled all persons over 6 years of age, except those of high position, to wear woollen caps made in England on Sundays and all holy days. What does this mean?

(a)
All sumptuary laws were meant to emphasize social hierarchy
(b)
Some sumptuary laws were passed to protect home production against imports
(c)
Some sumptuary laws were made to promote the religion
(d)
None of the above

18 )

In Victorian England why were women from childhood tightly laced up arid dressed in stays, because:

(a)
they were dutiful and docile
(b)
these clothes helped in creating the expected image of girls
(c)
women were trained to bear and suffer
(d)
women looked graceful in these dresses

19 )

Who said the following;'It is evident physiologically that air is the pabulum of life, and that the effect of a tight cord round the neck and of tight lacing differ only in degrees ... for the strangulations are both fatal. To wear tight stays in many cases is to wither, to waste, to die

(a)
The Registrar General in the Ninth Annual Report of 1857
(b)
Martha Somerville
(c)
John Keats
(d)
Thackeray

20 )

On what grounds were the traditional feminine clothes criticised in the USA?

(a)
Long skirts swept the grounds collecting filth and causing, illness
(b)
The skirts were voluminous and difficult to handle
(c)
They hampered movement and prevented women from working and earning
(d)
All the above

21 )

Which of the following associations in the USA campaigned for dress reform in the 1870s?

(a)
National Woman Suffrage Association
(b)
American Woman Suffrage Association
(c)
Global Woman Suffrage Association
(d)
Both (a) and (b)

22 )

When and where was 'Rational Dress Society' started?

(a)
1880, USA
(b)
1881, England
(c)
1882, France
(d)
1883, Russia

23 )

The first professional to lead the English team:

(a)
Vijay Hazare
(b)
Thomas Hughes
(c)
Len Hutton
(d)
Garry Sobersntse 2001

24 )

The first among Indian communities to set up a cricket club:

(a)
Parsis
(b)
Hindus
(c)
Muslims
(d)
Christians

25 )

Spread of the game cricket was confined to:

(a)
British colonies
(b)
Australia and New Zealand
(c)
Africa and West Indies
(d)
Third World

26 )

West Indies won its first Test series against England in:

(a)
1930
(b)
1949
(c)
1950
(d)
1960

27 )

Radical changes in women's clothing came about due to the:

(a)
Russian Revolution
(b)
World War I
(c)
World War II
(d)
Both and (c)

28 )

Which of the statements given below is correct?

(a)
After 1600, trade with India brought cheap and beautiful 'chintz' within the reach of many Europeans
(b)
During the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century, cotton clothes became more accessible to people in Europ
(c)
By the late 1870s, heavy, restrictive underclothes were gradually discarded
(d)
All the above

29 )

Which of the following events had an impact on the dressing style of women?

(a)
Women working in industries during the First and Second World Wars.
(b)
Gymnastics and games entered school curriculum for women
(c)
The Battle of Waterloo
(d)
Both and (b)

30 )

Which of the following were among other important changes that came about for women?

(a)
Trousers became a vital part of western women's clothing
(b)
Women took to cutting their hair short for convenience
(c)
As women took to gymnastics and games, they had to wear clothes that did not hamper movement
(d)
All the above