FIBRE TO FABRIC

Which of the following breed of sheep belong to Tamil Nadu?

• Marwari

• Nali

• Neelgiri

• Gaddi

The wool producing animals Alpaca and Llama belong to which location?

• South Africa

• South America

• South Korea

• Canada

The process of removal of the fleece from the sheep is called

• Combing

• shearing

• carding

• dressing

Sheep is infected with the Bacterium called

• Bacillus anthracis

• Bacillus thuringiensis

• Lacto bacillus

• Bacillus cereus

The most expensive silk among the following is

• Mulberry silk

• Mussel silk

• Muga silk

• Spider silk

The science of raising silkworms for the production of raw silk is called

• Pisiculture

• Apiculture

• Horticulture

• Sericulture

A cocoon is constructed from one continuous strand of silk measuring about ________ length.

• 1.8 Km

• 1.6 Km

• 1,7 Km

• 1.5 Km

The caterpillar of silk worm secrete a fibrous protein called _______ .

• Globulin

• Fibroin

• Keratin

• Lectin

The sequence of stages in life cycle of Silk moth is

• Egg, Larva, Pupa and Adult

• Egg, Pupa , Larva and Adult

• Larva, Pupa, Egg and Adult

• Egg, Larva, Adult and Pupa

Wool industry workers face the risk of ______________ disease.

• Tuberculosis

• Anthrax

• Pneumonia

• Cholera