Laboratory Technical Assistant - Clothing and Embroidery 141/2014 Answer Key

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Post : Laboratory Technical Assistant - Clothing and Embroidery
Department : Vocational Higher Secondary Education
Category Code : 141/14
Question Paper Code : 62/2017/OL
Date of Test : 21-07-2017



  1. The flat part of the head under which the lower thread mechanism, shuttle and feed dog are mounted, forms the base of the sewing machine are called
    • Arm
    • Head
    • Treadle
    • Bed

  2. A fabric defect in which a bunch of yarn having less twist or no twist and has a wider diameter compared to normal spun yarn?
    • Slub
    • Knot
    • Float
    • Fleck

  3. A sharp pointed instrument for punching holes in material
    • Ripper
    • Threader
    • Bodkin
    • Stiletto

  4. The machine attachment helps to attach cords to the garment neatly
    • Quilter
    • Cording foot
    • Zipper foot
    • Hemmer foot

  5. A series of straight or curved lines drawn beside one another to give the illusion of a value
    • Hatching
    • Cross hatching
    • Stippling
    • Bending

  6. The fibers with a length ranging from ¾ to 18 inches is called
    • Filament fiber
    • Regenerated fiber
    • Mineral fiber
    • Staple fiber

  7. First man-made fiber from natural sources
    • Nylon
    • Rayon
    • Acetate
    • Acrylic

  8. The term which expresses fineness or linear density of yarn?
    • Yarn count
    • Yarn twist
    • Yarn density
    • None of these

  9. Formation of fabric by interlocking of one or more sets of yarns
    • Braiding
    • Felting
    • Weaving
    • Knitting

  10. Measurement around the fullest part of the arm is called
    • Upper arm circumference
    • Under arm circumference
    • Sleeve length
    • Wrist

  11. The word 'Textiles' comes from the Latin term 'Textere' which means
    • Fiber
    • Woven
    • Cloth
    • Filament

  12. The amount of seam allowance required for straight edge hem line in dresses, skirts, etc. is
    • 1/4 inch
    • 1/2 inch
    • 1 inch
    • 2 inches

  13. Wedge shape or triangle shape marked on the pattern that controls the fit of the garment
    • Pleat
    • Tuck
    • Dart
    • Godet

  14. PLKT stands for
    • Pattern length
    • Pocket
    • Pleat
    • Placket

  15. The process of increasing the overall dimension of a pattern by moving it to a measured distance up and down and left and right, and redrawing the out line
    • Cut spread method
    • Drafting
    • Computer grading
    • Pattern shifting

  16. The design which indicate our glorious past or stories of history?
    • Geometric design
    • Historic design
    • Abstract design
    • Natural design

  17. Which line gives the impression of being taller/thinner
    • Vertical lines
    • Horizontal lines
    • Diagonal lines
    • Zig zag lines

  18. A dress, flair out from waist and will have a silhouette like the letter 'A' is called
    • Empire
    • Ball gown
    • A line
    • Mermaid

  19. It means the lightness and darkness of a hue
    • Hue
    • Colour
    • Intensity
    • Value

  20. Texture that can be felt by touch is called
    • Tactile texture
    • Shiny texture
    • Visual texture
    • None of these

  21. The principle of design that produces a feeling of rest and equilibrium
    • Proportion
    • Balance
    • Emphasis
    • All of these

  22. The ability of the fiber to recover its original shape after bending, crushing or twisting is known as
    • Wicking
    • Tenacity
    • Resiliency
    • Spinning quality

  23. Which is the coolest colour?
    • Blue
    • Red
    • Orange
    • Yellow

  24. This colour scheme is that combination of two or three neighboring colours on the colour wheel
    • Achromatic colour scheme
    • Monochromatic colour scheme
    • Analogous colour scheme
    • Triad colour scheme

  25. An example for marking stitch
    • Button hole
    • Chain Stitch
    • Satin Stitch
    • Star Stitch

  26. A permanent stitch used to secure down a folded edge of material
    • Hemming
    • Basting
    • Back stitch
    • Even stitch

  27. An attractive method of distributing fullness at necklines, yoke lines and sleeves of baby dress
    • Godet
    • Fagoting
    • Smocking
    • Zig zag stitch

  28. An elongated chain stitch used work petals of small flowers
    • French knot
    • Lazy daisy stitch
    • Herringbone stitch
    • Chain stitch

  29. The technique of applying one fabric to another in decorative manner
    • Fagoting
    • Applique
    • Kutch work
    • Zardosi

  30. This seam is commonly used for joining a gathered section to a straight edge is called
    • Top stitched seam
    • French seam
    • Plain seam
    • Lapped seam

  31. This is introduced into garments for giving good shape and proper fit
    • Seams
    • Fasteners
    • Fullness
    • Plackets

  32. Two knife pleats away from each other are called
    • Shell pleat
    • Inverted pleat
    • Knife pleat
    • Box pleat

  33. Which placket is used on men's shirt sleeve openings?
    • Zipper placket
    • Tailored placket
    • Bound placket
    • Faced placket

  34. Which is the flat durable seam used on men's sports shirt?
    • Plain seam
    • Flat fell seam
    • Top stitched seam
    • Piped seam

  35. These are finished openings constructed in order to make it easy to put on or take-off a garment
    • Plackets
    • Pockets
    • Fasteners
    • Button loops

  36. Name the tool used for producing U shaped marks on patterns
    • Pins
    • Stiletto
    • Notcher
    • None of these

  37. Red and pink is the example of which colour harmony?
    • Split complementary
    • Triad
    • Analogous   
    • Monochromatic

  38. A marking tool
    • Thimble
    • Tracing wheel
    • L scale
    • Shear

  39. Queen of fiber
    • Rayon
    • Cotton
    • Silk
    • Nylon

  40. A Sewing Machine attachment used for finishing folded edges of garment
    • Gathering foot
    • Hemmer foot
    • Ruffler foot
    • Tucker foot

  41. Kantha embroidery work comes from which Indian state
    • Karnataka
    • West Bengal
    • Kashmir
    • None of these

  42. The fiber that burns with the smell of burning paper
    • Nylon
    • Silk
    • Wool
    • Cotton

  43. Which is a method of edge finish?
    • Appliqué
    • Quilting
    • Scalloping
    • Cut work

  44. Substitute for a machine stitch
    • Running Stitch
    • Back Stitch
    • Stem Stitch
    • None of these

  45. There are used to cut patterns and are used in commercial garment industries
    • Shears
    • Electric cutter
    • Thread cutter
    • Rotary cutter

  46. Variation of buttonhole stitch
    • Feather stitch
    • Satin stitch
    • Long and short stitch
    • Blanket stitch

  47. A traditional method of hand printing
    • Roller printing
    • Block printing
    • Screen printing
    • Stencil printing

  48. The principle of design which creates a sense of movement to the observer
    • Rhythm
    • Emphasis
    • Harmony
    • Balance

  49. A set of three colours, situated side by side in colour wheel is
    • Complementary colour scheme
    • Tertiary colours
    • Analogous colour scheme
    • All of these

  50. When a line crosses itself or intersects with other lines, it forms?
    • Texture
    • Shape
    • Dot
    • None of these

  51. It is a small device in sewing machine under the presser foot that has teeth which carries the material along as it stitches
    • Needle plate
    • Presser foot lifter
    • Slide plate
    • Feed dog

  52. A standardized duplicator of human torso, padded with cotton and covered with canvas
    • Fashion figure
    • Croquis
    • Dress form
    • Portfolio

  53. The stitch which is used for hemming, where invisibility is more important
    • Slip stitching
    • Over handling
    • Over casting
    • Slip basting

  54. The distance from the fabric edge to the stitching line, farthest from the edge
    • Balance mark
    • Grain line
    • Ease allowance
    • Seam allowance

  55. Term given to basic set of pattern piece used to make pattern of any style
    • Balance
    • Pattern
    • Sloper
    • None of these

  56. Oldest pattern making method and is regarded as a creative approach
    • Draping
    • Drafting
    • Flat method
    • None of these

  57. Fashion cycle that peak in popularity due to an accelerated rate of acceptance but have a brief life expectancy
    • Classic cycle
    • Standard trend cycle
    • Fad cycle
    • Interrupted cycle

  58. When production of a style has stopped by manufacturers at this stage of fashion cycle?
    • Obsolescence
    • Decline
    • Peak
    • None of these

  59. Shape or outline of a garment is called as
    • Croquis
    • Silhouette
    • Stick figure
    • Block figure

  60. It refers to garment and accessories to be worn by mankind to adorn cover or protect the body
    • Apparel
    • Clothing
    • Textiles
    • Fabric

  61. The arrangement of pattern on the material to ensure economy and grain direction
    • Dart
    • Pattern
    • Draft
    • Layout

  62. The direction of threads woven in the fabric is called
    • Seam
    • Muslin
    • Grain
    • Godet

  63. The firmly woven edge of a fabric
    • Fabric edge
    • Seam edge
    • Grain edge
    • Selvedge

  64. A finishing technique in which cotton fabric are exposed to strong alkali solution under specific condition which provide silky luster and increased strength to the cloth
    • Mercerization
    • Mouring
    • Calendaring
    • Embossing

  65. A method of enlarging or reducing pattern of a particular size proportionately to some other size
    • Cutting
    • Draping
    • Drafting
    • Grading

  66. This is a flat collar with rounded ends widely used on children's garment
    • Peter pan collar
    • Shirt collar
    • Standing collar
    • None of these

  67. This measurement is taken from inner part of the hand from the scye to the wrist
    • Upper arm circumference
    • Sleeve length
    • Under arm length
    • Wrist

  68. Fabric taken at 45° across the weft and warp of the fabric
    • Bind
    • Bias
    • Braid
    • Bar

  69. Yarns consist of two or more ply yarns twisted together is called
    • Cable yarns
    • Simple yarns
    • Textured yarns
    • Spiral yarns

  70. The process used to dye natural fibers
    • Solution dyeing
    • Stock dyeing
    • Yarn dyeing
    • None of these

  71. Fabric made from different types of yarns are dyed through this method
    • Garment dyeing
    • Cross dyeing
    • Piece dyeing
    • Direct dyeing

  72. Two or more warp yarns simultaneously interlaced with one or more filling yarns giving a balanced structure
    • Matty
    • Poplin
    • Denim
    • Satin

  73. The actual procedure of placing the filling yarns into the shed in weaving operation is called
    • Beating up
    • Battening
    • Picking
    • Shedding

  74. In knitted fabrics, the vertical columns of stitches are called
    • Wales
    • Courses
    • Warp
    • Weft

  75. A foreign matter accidentally woven to the fabric is called
    • Float
    • Gout
    • Knot
    • Hole

  76. It refers to unique, high and exclusive creations of fashion customized for individual client
    • Style
    • Trend
    • Custom
    • Classic

  77. Process of using bleaches or other chemicals to remove dye from selected areas of a dyed or printed fabric
    • Direct dyeing
    • Resist dyeing
    • Discharge dyeing
    • All these

  78. An example for mineral dye
    • Madder
    • Crimson
    • Ochre
    • Saffron

  79. The relationship between the size and contour of garment and those of the human body
    • Apparel fit
    • Element fit
    • Line fit
    • Test fit

  80. An unbleached plain woven cotton fabric available in light, medium and heavy weight and used for making test fit
    • Poplin
    • Muslin
    • Dacron
    • Nylon

  81. NH 44 connects Kanyakumari with
    • Srinagar
    • Varanasi
    • Salem
    • Chennai

  82. The seat of Madhya Pradesh High Court is
    • Bhopal
    • Jabalpur
    • Indore
    • Gwalior

  83. The playing time of the national song 'Vande Mataram' is
    • 68 seconds
    • 52 seconds
    • 65 seconds
    • None of these

  84. 'The imitation of Christ' a work written in Germany during the Renaissance period is
    • Thomas Kempis
    • Erasmus
    • Cameos
    • Spenser

  85. 'Vajrasoochi' was the pen-name of
    • T. K. Madhavan
    • K. Kelappan
    • C. Krishnan
    • Moorkoth Kumaran

  86. The original name of Jhansi Rani was
    • Lakshmi
    • Chennamma
    • Manikarnika
    • Bhageerathi Bhai

  87. The first Keralite who became Governor of an Indian state is
    • K. M. Panikkar
    • C. P. Rama Swami Iyer
    • V. P. Menon
    • None of these

  88. Nasik is situated on the bank of
    • Krishna
    • Godavari
    • Narmada
    • None of these

  89. A. J. John was the Governor of
    • Bombay
    • Tamil Nadu
    • Central Province
    • Madras

  90. 'Tuhfat-al Muwahidun' is a treatise written by
    • Shibili Numani
    • Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
    • Swami Vivekananda
    • Raja Ram Mohan Roy

  91. 'Vilasa lahari', the Malayalam version of the work 'Rubaiyat' is written by
    • G. Shankara Kurup
    • Vennikkulam Gopal Kurup
    • S. Sankaran Potti
    • Vakkom Moulavi

  92. 'Paropakari' was edited by
    • C. Krishnan
    • C. Kesavan
    • T. K. Madhavan
    • Makhthi Thangal

  93. Who was not a disciple of Thycaud Ayya
    • Sri Narayana Guru
    • Bhahmananda Sivayogi
    • Ayyan Kali
    • Chattambi Swamikal

  94. When Swadeshabhimani was started its editor was
    • Vakkom Moulavi
    • C. P. Govinda Pillai
    • Ramakrishna Pillai
    • None of these

  95. Who was known as V. K. Gurukkal?
    • Thycaud Ayya
    • Vaikunta Swamikal
    • Vagbhatananda
    • C. Kesavan

  96. A counter-memorial to Malayali memorial was submitted by
    • E. Rama Iyer
    • G. P. Pillai
    • Dr. Palpu
    • K. P. Sankara Menon

  97. 'People's Majlis' was the parliament of
    • Indonesia
    • Afghanistan
    • Maldives
    • Oman

  98. Which is the venue of 18th Asians Games?
    • Bangkok
    • Tehran
    • Doha
    • Jakarta

  99. In a 'Water Polo' team the number of players is
    • 7
    • 5
    • 9
    • 11

  100. 'China Times' is the newspaper published from
    • Beijing
    • Canton
    • Taiwan
    • None of these

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