Fibre to fabric - II
Covers wool and silk production including animal breeds, processing steps, and terminology for natural fiber to fabric transformation
Questions
Small fluffy fibres in the hair of sheep are called
- burr
- fur
- dust
- wool
Why pulling of hair causes pain, but trimming of hair does not?
- Hair are living but the roots of hair are attached to dead follicles.
- Hair are dead but the roots of hair are attached to living follicles.
- Pulling of hair applies force on our head.
- Pulling of hair and its trimming has no relation to each other.
What is a cocoon made up of?
- Fats
- Carbohydrates
- Proteins
- Minerals
What kind of wool is obtained from Marwari breed of sheep?
- Good quality wool
- Brown fleece
- Coarse wool
- Carpet wool
Where are silk worms kept for rearing?
- In water
- Bamboo tray
- On paper
- Cardboard
Which of the following is used to make pashmina shawls?
- Fur of yak
- Fur of Kashmiri goat
- Fur of clama
- Fur of alpaca
What is the process of washing sheared skin along with hair, to remove dust, called?
- Sorting
- Rearing
- Scouring
- Knitting
Which of the following involves the cultivation of mulberry leaves and rearing of silkworms for the production of silk?
- Apiculture
- Silviculture
- Floriculture
- Sericulture
Bamboo is an important requirement in sericulture. What are its uses in sericulture?
(i) Making trays for feeding larvae.
(ii) Making montages for the production of cocoons.
(iii) Making chambers for storing eggs.
(iv) Making tools for unwinding threads.
- Only (i) and (iii)
- Only (i) and (ii)
- Only (ii) and (iii)
- Only (ii) and (iv)
Pupa swings its head from side to side in the form of figure of ______
- three
- nine
- eight
- zero
In which Indian state, Bakharwal sheep are common for woolen shawls?
- Rajasthan
- Haryana
- Punjab
- Jammu and Kashmir
What is the process of taking silk threads out from cocoon called?
- Rearing
- Reeling
- Shearing
- Scouring