Question
A generic term that includes various items of clothing such as a skirt, a pair of trousers and a shirt is
Official answer and solution
- Official answer
- D
- From
- Official GATE 2015 answer key
Solution
Identify the hypernym that encompasses clothing garments such as skirts, trousers, and shirts.
Definitions of the options:
- 'fabric': Cloth produced by weaving or knitting textile fibers; the raw material of clothes.
- 'textile': A type of cloth or woven fabric.
- 'fibre': A thread or filament from which vegetable tissue, mineral substance, or textile is formed.
- 'apparel': Clothing, attire, or garments considered collectively (such as skirts, trousers, and shirts).
Therefore, the generic category term for items of clothing is 'apparel'.
Final answer
D
Common trap
Selecting 'fabric' or 'textile', which denote the underlying material rather than finished wearable garments.
The answer is the one in the official GATE answer key. The solution is this site's own explanation.
Source
- Paper
- GATE 2015 Computer Science and Information Technology (CS) Session 2
- Question
- 4 of 65, printed as GA Q.4
- Section
- General Aptitude
Report an error in this question
GATE questions are the work of the organising institutes. This site is independent and is not affiliated with them.