• Thermal Shock and Container Fracture:
• Mechanism of Thermal Shock:
• Marble is a dense metamorphic rock with high thermal inertia and conductivity, keeping its surface cold.
• When a hot glass, porcelain, or ceramic casserole dish is placed directly onto a cold marble countertop, rapid localized heat conduction causes uneven thermal contraction between the bottom and sides of the dish.
• The resulting severe internal thermal tensile stress exceeds the tensile strength of the brittle material, causing the container to crack or shatter.
• Conclusion: Difference of temperature will crack the container (Option 4).

Correct option: (4) Difference of temperature will crack the container

• Match Principles of Art and Design:
• Proportion $\longrightarrow$ (IV) Relationship of one part to another or to the whole, or between one object and another (e.g., golden ratio 2:3, 3:5).
• Scale $\longrightarrow$ (III) Sizes of all elements making up the structure have a consistent pleasing relationship to the structure and to each other (relative size in space).
• Harmony $\longrightarrow$ (II) Consonance or pleasing agreement of parts or combination of parts in a composition producing unified aesthetic satisfaction.
• Rhythm $\longrightarrow$ (I) An organized movement in continuity, aiming to produce visual unity through repetition, alternation, or progression.
• Conclusion: A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I (Option 2).

Correct option: (2) AAV, Bull, C-ll, D-l

• Ergonomics of Physical Workspace Arrangement:
• Statement (I): While creating and evaluating physical arrangement for work, location in vertical space and horizontal space has to be considered. $\implies$ Correct.
• Functional workplace planning requires analyzing horizontal work surfaces (normal and maximum horizontal reach envelopes) and vertical zones (vertical reach, eye level, storage heights).
• Statement (II): Location in vertical space evaluates supplies, tools and adjacent work spaces. $\implies$ Incorrect.
• In ergonomics (Barnes and Mundel's principles), supplies, tools, and adjacent work stations are arranged across the horizontal workspace plane (within the normal working area), whereas vertical space evaluates vertical shelves, overhead reach, and bending limits.
• Conclusion: Statement (I) is correct but Statement (II) is incorrect (Option 3).

• Traditional Stitches of Kasuti Embroidery (Karnataka):
• Kasuti of Karnataka uses four characteristic stitches executed without knots along geometric weave lines:
• Menthi: A regular cross stitch (named after fenugreek seeds), used for filling architectural and geometric motifs.
• Gavanti: A double running stitch that produces identical patterns on both the front and back (reversible line stitch).
• Murgi: A zigzag, stepped running stitch resembling a ladder.
• Negi: A darning/running stitch used for large background designs.
• Conclusion: Menthi (Option 1).

Correct option: (1) Menthi