Fibre to fabrics

The term sericulture is used for

• Culture of bacteria

• Rearing of sheep

• Rearing of silkworm

• Rearing of honey bees

Which word complete the given correlation? Silk: Cocoon, Wool: ____

• Hair of rabbit

• Cotton plant

• Fleece of sheep

• Jute of hemp

Silk fibres are obtained from silkworms. Silk fibre is obtained at which of the following stage of its life cycle?

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In which of the following processes new offspring with special characters is produced by selecting parents?

• Selective breeding

• Rearing

• Shearing

• Seperating

You do not get hurt when you get a haircut. Which of the following reasons is/are correct about the given statement?

• Hair is a good conductor of heat

• The roots of hair do not have sensory cells.

• The upper layer of the skin with hair is dead.

• All of these

Silk fibre obtained from silkworm is its ____________________

• Protein

• Carbohydrates

• Fats

• Vitamins

Write the process of the production of wool in sequence

_____________ and _____________, found in South America, also yield wool.

The fur (hair) on the body of camels is also used as wool

• True

• False

What term is used for the following process? Washing of sheep’s fleece to remove dust, dirt, dried sweat and grease.

• Scouring

• Grading

• Dyeing

• Shearing