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Which city in India is world renowned for one of the most traditional embroidery styles, Chikankari?
Correct Answerसही उत्तर
B. LucknowB. लखनऊ
Explanationव्याख्या
The correct answer is Lucknow.
According to the source, Chikankari is a traditional embroidery style from Lucknow, India.
The book states that this embroidery is also popularly known by the names Lucknow Chikan, Lucknow Chikankari and Chikan Embroidery.
It further states that it is believed that Nur Jehan, the wife of Jahangir, introduced this embroidery.
Therefore the complete source-supported revision chain is: Chikankari → traditional embroidery → Lucknow → also called Lucknow Chikan, Lucknow Chikankari or Chikan Embroidery → believed by the source to have been introduced by Nur Jehan, wife of Jahangir.
Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Udaipur are distractors.
This question reinforces an earlier question in the same source where Lucknow was again identified as the place famous for Chikankari embroidery.
The source does not discuss individual stitches or manufacturing processes in this entry.
Quick revision: Chikankari = Lucknow; alternative source terms = Lucknow Chikan
Lucknow Chikankari
Chikan Embroidery; source attribution = Nur Jehan.
Therefore option (b) is correct.
सही उत्तर Lucknow अर्थात लखनऊ है। स्रोत के अनुसार Chikankari भारत के Lucknow की traditional embroidery style है। Book बताती है कि इसे Lucknow Chikan, Lucknow Chikankari और Chikan Embroidery नामों से भी जाना जाता है। Source आगे कहती है कि ऐसा माना जाता है कि Jahangir की पत्नी Nur Jehan ने इस embroidery को introduced किया था। इसलिए complete source-supported revision chain है: Chikankari → Traditional Embroidery → Lucknow → Lucknow Chikan/Lucknow Chikankari/Chikan Embroidery → Source के अनुसार Nur Jehan द्वारा Introduction माना जाता है। Ahmedabad, Hyderabad और Udaipur distractors हैं। इसी book में पहले भी Chikankari के लिए Lucknow को प्रसिद्ध स्थान बताया गया है, इसलिए यह association reinforce होता है। Source इस entry में individual stitches या manufacturing process की details नहीं देती। Quick revision: Chikankari = Lucknow; Source attribution = Nur Jehan, wife of Jahangir। इसलिए विकल्प (b) सही है।
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