Question

. Read the passage given below.
1 The Indian hand-knotted carpet industry, a tenditionally rural-based cottage industry, is highly
labour intensive and almost entirely export-oriented. The present dominant tradition of pile carpet-
weaving goes back to the 16th century when the migration of skilled craftsmen from Persia and
Afghanistan, and the patronage extended by the Mughal rulers enabled the craft to take root and
flourish in India.
2 The carpet industry in India adopted classical designs, almost all of the Persian origin. However,
some patterns, commonly incorporated, were of Indian or Chinese origin. While the Persian
weavers commonly depict animals such as lions and tigers, Indian weavers more often represent
birds. There is also a difference between the Persian and Indian manner of depicting flowers,
3. The Indian essence is symbolised through its art, textiles, crafts and culture, which make the Indian
appeal unique. Indian carpet designers and weavers have made distinct contributions to the oriental
tradition of carper-weaving down the ages. The most technically accomplished carpets of all times
were woven in India. Also, the Indian carpet-weavers were really painters, they employed dyed
yam as painters used pigments which resulted in a range of colours and sophistication otherwise
unknown, Yams of different colours were directly mixed or used in combination to yield new hues
or subtitle variations of the existing ones. There was also a stylistic contribution. Although in the
early years under court patronage, the patterns of Indian carpets were heavily dependant on the
Persian models, later, several patterns incorporating beautifully depicted flowers came into use.
4 After Independence, the carpet industry expanded rapidly, particularly since 1970, facilitating
the growth of employment and income in relatively backward, and often remote regions of the
country. The industry continues to be predominantly, in the cottage and small-scale sectors, labour-
intensive and, particularly, oriented towards exports. Hand- otted carpets from India have long
been valued in countries which import them.
Hand knotted carpets are the distinct features of?

Answer 1

Hand-knotted carpets are a distinct feature so of the Indian carpet industry.

Explanation:

• The designs of carpets are of Persian origin and they represent the classical features of the culture and traditions.
• The industry is very intense and widespread and is run by skilled and expert craftsmen from Afghanistan and Persia.
• Later on, in the 18th century, the Mughal empire expanded the industry and it revolutionized the sub-continent.