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This document summarizes information about a small-scale textile industry. Raw cotton from nearby farms is used to produce cloth. The finished fabric is sent to local and retail shops for sale. The textiles are mainly used during the monsoon and winter seasons. Workers with little education but high skills are needed and come from remote villages or nearby areas. While machinery was previously run by manual power, it is now electrically powered, increasing efficiency. A key challenge is finding skilled laborers willing to work long hours for low pay.

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This document summarizes information about a small-scale textile industry. Raw cotton from nearby farms is used to produce cloth. The finished fabric is sent to local and retail shops for sale. The textiles are mainly used during the monsoon and winter seasons. Workers with little education but high skills are needed and come from remote villages or nearby areas. While machinery was previously run by manual power, it is now electrically powered, increasing efficiency. A key challenge is finding skilled laborers willing to work long hours for low pay.

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Question 1.

What industry is this?


Answer:
Cottage industry/ small scale industry
Question 2.
What is the product of this industry?
Answer:
They are producing cloth.

Question 3.
What raw material is used to produce this fabric?
Answer:
Cotton bales and yams of thread is used to produce this
fabric.

Question 4.
From where does this raw material come?
Answer:
From the farms in the nearby areas.

Question 5.
In what form is the raw material obtained?
Answer:
The raw material is obtained in the form of cotton.

Question 6.
Where is the finished product sent for sale?
Answer:
The finished product is sent to local and retail shops.
Question 7.
In which season are these textiles mainly used?
Answer:
These textiles are mainly used in monsoon and winter
i.e. when the climate is humid.

Question 8.
What kinds of workers are needed for this industry?
Answer:
People with little or no education, but highly skilled to
do their job.

Question 9.
Where do these workers come from?
Answer:
These workers come from remote villages in search of
job in cities or from areas nearby the industry.

Question 10.
In what way have centres of textile industry changed
since the olden days?
Answer:
Early days they had machines run by man power.
Nowadays, every machine is run on electric power and
production is swift and efficient.

Question 11.
What problems are encountered in this industry?
Answer:
It is difficult to get skilled labourers who will work
honestly for long hours for a very miserable salary.

3. To find out more about the different varieties of


clothes, visit a clothes market with your parents. Discuss
the points given below, with the people there and make
notes.

Question 1.
Look at the variety of clothes and make a list of their
names.
Answer:
Salwar Kameez, saree, trousers, jeans, T-shirts, formar
and informal shirts, dresses, skirts, tops, shorts etc.

Question 2.
Which of these are meant only for children, for adults or
for aged people?
Answer:
For children – Shorts, skirts, tops, t-shirts, jeans
For adults – Trousers, shirts, jeans, tops, sarees etc.
For aged people – Sarees, salwar kurta, dhoti, shirts etc.

Question 3.
Find out about the various types of sarees.
Answer:
Lucknow chikan, Kashmir silk, Benarasi silk, Kadiyal,
Pitambari, Pochampalli, Narayanpet, Kanjivaram, Patola,
Mysore silk etc.
Question 4.
Note down the names of places famous for their sarees.
Answer:
Paithan, Lucknow, Benaras, Kashmir, Kamatak etc.

Question 1.
What clothes did they wear during their childhood?
Make a list of the clothes they name.
Answer:
Frock for girls and shorts and shirt for boys.

Question 2.
Take the list to a cloth/garment shop and see which of
these clothes in your list are available there.
Answer:
It will be available in very few shops.

Question 3.
Find out which of the clothes are not worn any more.
Answer:
Half saree, Pawdaa, Lungi, Dhoti, Lugda etc.

Question 4.
Find out the places where these clothes used to come
from.
Answer:
These clothes come from different states of India.
Question 5.
Find out why these clothes went out of use.
Answer:
People in urban areas mostly wear western clothes so
they do not find these clothes trendy any more.

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