Classification of fibres - class-VI
Comprehensive quiz covering classification of natural and synthetic fibers, their sources, properties, processing methods, and applications
Questions
Yarn is made from fibers.
- True
- False
What is fleece?
- The fine soft under hair is called fleece.
- The long hair.
- The hard under hair is called fleece
- None of these.
Which of the following is considered as animal fibre?
- Alpaca fibre and mohair
- Silk and fur
- Alpaca and angora
- All of them
The rearing of silkworms to obtain silk is called __________:
- Sericulture
- Horticulture
- Agriculture
- None of these
Pashmina a type of wool is obtained from:
- camel
- goat
- sheep
- artificially
Which of the following is an example of soft and fine wool?
- Merino
- Cotswold
- Both A and B
- None of them
Which of the following does not yield wool?
- Camel
- Sheep
- Deer
- Goat
Which of the following are synthetic fibres?
- Wool
- Cotton
- Acrylic
- Polystyrene
Which of the following fibre can be drawn into very fine fibres that can be woven like any other yarn?
- Terylene
- Rayon
- Acrylic
- Nylon
The process of removing the fleece of sheep along with a thin Layer of skin is called _________.
- Shearing
- Soaring
- Sorting
- Scouring
Cotton fibers are separated from seeds by:
- combing
- knitting
- weaving
- rubbing
Match the following with the correct answers.
(a) Scouring (i) Yields silk fibers
(b) Mulberry leaves (ii) Cleaning sheared skin
(c) Sheep (iii) Food of silk worm.
(d) Cocoon (iv) Wool yielding animal.
- a --> ii, b--> iii, c--> iv, d--> i
- a--> i, b--> ii, c--> iii, d--> iv
- a--> iv, b--> iii, c--> ii, d--> i
- a--> ii, b--> i, c--> ii, d--> iv
Natural fibres can be defined as :
- substances produced by plants and animals
- man-made fibres produced industrially
- synthetic fibres
- none of the above
These clothes are used best in summer :
- Wool
- Silk
- Cotton
- Nylon
Coir is also known as:
- jute
- coconut fibre
- cotton fibre
- none of the above
A yarn can be split into fine strands of a thread. State True or False.
- True
- False
Yarn can be converted into fabrics by the process of spinning.
- True
- False
Materials which are not obtained from plants and animals are called :
- synthetic fibres
- semi-synthetic fibres
- natural fibres
- None of the above
Moonj is used to make furniture.
- True
- False
Silk fibre is drawn from the cocoon of _________.
- butterfly
- worm
- silkworm
- both $A$ and $B$
The fibre that burns completely leaving no residue is:
- Cotton
- Acrylic
- Polyester
- Polythene
It is advised to wear clothes in summer made of:
- Silk
- Wool
- Nylon
- Cotton
When you visit a hill station, which of the following you should use for shopping?
- bags made up of cotton
- bags made up of polyethene
- bags made up of nylon
- none of the above
Which part of the cotton plant yields cotton balls?
- Leaf
- Fruit
- Seed
- Flower
Preshrink cotton is called:
- natural cotton
- terycotton
- sanforized cotton
- none of the above
Which of the following statements is not true?
- Fabric is made of yarn.
- Jute is the outer covering of coconut.
- Polyester is a synthetic fibre.
- Silk fibre is obtained from silk worms.
Define fibres.
- They are continuous filaments similar to thread
- Filaments made up of cellulose only
- Thread like filaments which are man made
- Thick rope like structures made up of tree bark
Which of the following is an animal fiber?
- Silk
- Avian
- Alpaca
- All of the above
_____________ fibres are obtained from plants and animals.
- Natural
- Plant
- Animal
- Synthetic
___________________ are obtained from cotton plant and sheep respectively.
- Wool and cotton
- Cotton and wool
- Silk and wool
- Wool and silk
Animal fibers generally comprise of:
- collagen.
- keratin.
- both $A$ and $B$.
- triglycerides.
Which of the following fibre is not a natural fibre?
- Cotton
- Silk
- Nylon
- Jute
Bed sheets, curtains, tents, parachutes etc are made from :
- Natural fibres
- Synthetic fibres
- Yarn
- Plastics
Which of the following represents correct statement(s)?
- The fibers of some fabrics such as cotton, jute, silk and wool are obtained from plant and animals. These are called synthetic fibers.
- Cotton and jute are examples of fibers obtained from animals.
- Wool and silk fibers are obtained from plants.
- None of the above
Which of the following are natural fibres?
- wool, cotton, nylon, jute
- jute, silk, rayon, wool
- silk, cotton, wool, jute
- silk, jute, cotton, polyester
________ is usually picked by hands and fibres are then separated from the seeds by combing.
- Jute
- Moonj
- Cotton
- None of the above
In India, jute is cultivated during which season?
- Rainy
- Summer
- Winter
- Throughout the year.
Fibres can be classified as natural fibres and synthetic fibres.
- True
- False