UGC NET/JRF EXAM, December 2020/June 2021 Paper-II (HOME SCIENCE)

Total Questions: 100

21. For making a dress with kasuti embroidery, which of the following motifs will you use?

Correct Answer: (a) Gopuram
Solution:

Kasuti is traditional embroidery of Karnataka. The motifs used in Kasuti are from temple architecture the gopuram, rath and palanquins.

22. Reactive dyes form the following bonds with the fiber:

Correct Answer: (d) Covalent
Solution:

Reactive dye farm covalent bond with fiber and become integral part of the fiber. Reactive dyes are soluble in water. Reactive dyes are cationic dyes, which are used for dying cellulose, protein and polyamide fibers.

23. Which of the following is not an advantage of plasma technology?

Correct Answer: (c) Assists bio-scouring
Solution:

Bio scouring is not an advantage of plasma technology. In bio-scouring alkaline pectinase enzyme is used for natural cellulosic fibers such as cotton, linen, hemp and blends to remove pectin and other impurities from primary cell wall of cotton fiber without degradation of cellulose. Bio-scouring is a chemical process whereas plasma technology is works on physical principle.

24. Shifting of darts from one place to other changes the :

(a) Fit of the garment
(b) Amount of dart control
(c) Shapes of the pattern
(d) Design of the garment
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (c) C and D only
Solution:

Darts is a technique which is used to give proper shape to the garment by curving straight fabric to the body.
Shifting the dart from one place to other changes the shape of the pattern and design of the garment.

25. For making a dress for yourself in a plain-woven fabric, which of the following fabrics will you use?

(a) Percale
(b) Flannel
(c) Burlap
(d) Chino
(e) Moleskin
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (a) A, B C only
Solution:

Percale, Flannel and burlap fabric is used for making dress in plain woven fabric.
Chino is a twill weave fabric.

26. Which of the following factors favour fashion?

(a) Advertising
(b) Transportation and communication
(c) Political Instability
(d) Sumptuary laws
(e) An economy of abundance
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (d) A, B, E only
Solution:

Advertising favour fashion because it is used to inform consumer about the product available in the market.
Transportation and communication helps move the product from manufactures to the end user. Higher the income higher will be the sale of products.

27. Which of the following are examples of condensation polymer?

(a) Acrylic
(b) Modacrylic
(c) Polyester
(d) Nylon
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (c) C, D only
Solution:

Polyester and nylon are condensation polymer. Polyester is a condensation polymer composed of Esters. Nylon is a polyamide that can be formed from the condensation polymerization reaction between adipic acid and hexamethylene diamine.

28. Given below are two statements, one is labeled as Assertion A and the other is labeled as Reason R.

Assertion (A): Overweight people look heavier in stiff fabrics.
Reason (R): These fabrics stand away from the body creating an illusion of additional thickness.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below-

Correct Answer: (a) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
Solution:

Shift fabric stands away from the body and creates an illusion of additional thickness hence overweight people look heavier in stiff fabric.

29. Match the hip types given in List I with their description given in List II


Choose the correct answer from the options
given below:

Correct Answer: (a) A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
Solution:

30. Match the colour problems given in List I with their description given in List II.

Correct Answer: (a) A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
Solution: