Muslin, the famous product of Bengal described in the box on the textile industry in Bengal, is a type of:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → cotton textile
Muslin is a type of cotton textile. It began in Bengal, and its finest variety was called malmal.
Note: The small box on Bengal’s textiles sits beside the main text, yet it can give a full question. Read such boxes to the last line.
NCERT (2026-27): “Box 1.1: Textile Industry in Bengal Muslin is a type of cotton textile which had its origin in Bengal, particularly, places in and around Dhaka (spelled during the pre-independence period as Dacca), now the capital city of Bangladesh. ‘Daccai Muslin’ had gained worldwide fame as an exquisite type of cotton textile. The finest variety of muslin was called malmal. Sometimes, foreign travellers also used to refer to it as malmal shahi or malmal khas implying that it was worn by, or fit for, the royalty.” |