Classification of fibres - class-VI

Comprehensive quiz covering classification of natural and synthetic fibers, their sources, properties, processing methods, and applications

38 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Yarn is made from fibers.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is fleece?

  1. The fine soft under hair is called fleece.
  2. The long hair.
  3. The hard under hair is called fleece
  4. None of these.
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is considered as animal fibre?

  1. Alpaca fibre and mohair
  2. Silk and fur
  3. Alpaca and angora
  4. All of them
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The rearing of silkworms to obtain silk is called __________:

  1. Sericulture
  2. Horticulture
  3. Agriculture
  4. None of these
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Pashmina a type of wool is obtained from:

  1. camel
  2. goat
  3. sheep
  4. artificially
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of soft and fine wool?

  1. Merino
  2. Cotswold
  3. Both A and B
  4. None of them
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following does not yield wool?

  1. Camel
  2. Sheep
  3. Deer
  4. Goat
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

Which of the following are synthetic fibres?

  1. Wool
  2. Cotton
  3. Acrylic
  4. Polystyrene
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following fibre can be drawn into very fine fibres that can be woven like any other yarn?

  1. Terylene
  2. Rayon
  3. Acrylic
  4. Nylon
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The process of removing the fleece of sheep along with a thin Layer of skin is called _________.

  1. Shearing
  2. Soaring
  3. Sorting
  4. Scouring
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Cotton fibers are separated from seeds by:

  1. combing
  2. knitting
  3. weaving
  4. rubbing
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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. 

  1. a --> ii, b--> iii, c--> iv, d--> i
  2. a--> i, b--> ii, c--> iii, d--> iv
  3. a--> iv, b--> iii, c--> ii, d--> i
  4. a--> ii, b--> i, c--> ii, d--> iv
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Natural fibres can be defined as :

  1. substances produced by plants and animals
  2. man-made fibres produced industrially
  3. synthetic fibres
  4. none of the above
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

These clothes are used best in summer :

  1. Wool
  2. Silk
  3. Cotton
  4. Nylon
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Coir is also known as:

  1. jute
  2. coconut fibre
  3. cotton fibre
  4. none of the above
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A yarn can be split into fine strands of a thread. State True or False.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Yarn can be converted into fabrics by the process of spinning.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Materials which are not obtained from plants and animals are called :

  1. synthetic fibres
  2. semi-synthetic fibres
  3. natural fibres
  4. None of the above
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Moonj is used to make furniture.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Silk fibre is drawn from the cocoon of _________.

  1. butterfly
  2. worm
  3. silkworm
  4. both $A$ and $B$
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The fibre that burns completely leaving no residue is:

  1. Cotton
  2. Acrylic
  3. Polyester
  4. Polythene
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

It is advised to wear clothes in summer made of:

  1. Silk
  2. Wool
  3. Nylon
  4. Cotton
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When you visit a hill station, which of the following you should use for shopping?

  1. bags made up of cotton
  2. bags made up of polyethene
  3. bags made up of nylon
  4. none of the above
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which part of the cotton plant yields cotton balls?

  1. Leaf
  2. Fruit
  3. Seed
  4. Flower
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Preshrink cotton is called:

  1. natural cotton
  2. terycotton
  3. sanforized cotton
  4. none of the above
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is not true?

  1. Fabric is made of yarn.
  2. Jute is the outer covering of coconut.
  3. Polyester is a synthetic fibre.
  4. Silk fibre is obtained from silk worms.
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Define fibres.

  1. They are continuous filaments similar to thread
  2. Filaments made up of cellulose only
  3. Thread like filaments which are man made
  4. Thick rope like structures made up of tree bark
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an animal fiber?

  1. Silk
  2. Avian
  3. Alpaca
  4. All of the above
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

_____________ fibres are obtained from plants and animals.

  1. Natural
  2. Plant
  3. Animal
  4. Synthetic
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

___________________ are obtained from cotton plant and sheep respectively.

  1. Wool and cotton
  2. Cotton and wool
  3. Silk and wool
  4. Wool and silk
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Animal fibers generally comprise of:

  1. collagen.
  2. keratin.
  3. both $A$ and $B$.
  4. triglycerides.
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following fibre is not a natural fibre?

  1. Cotton
  2. Silk
  3. Nylon
  4. Jute
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

Bed sheets, curtains, tents, parachutes etc are made from :

  1. Natural fibres
  2. Synthetic fibres
  3. Yarn
  4. Plastics
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following represents correct statement(s)?

  1. The fibers of some fabrics such as cotton, jute, silk and wool are obtained from plant and animals. These are called synthetic fibers.
  2. Cotton and jute are examples of fibers obtained from animals.
  3. Wool and silk fibers are obtained from plants.
  4. None of the above
Question 35 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following are natural fibres?

  1. wool, cotton, nylon, jute
  2. jute, silk, rayon, wool
  3. silk, cotton, wool, jute
  4. silk, jute, cotton, polyester
Question 36 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

________ is usually picked by hands and fibres are then separated from the seeds by combing.

  1. Jute
  2. Moonj
  3. Cotton
  4. None of the above
Question 37 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

 In India, jute is cultivated during which season?

  1. Rainy
  2. Summer
  3. Winter
  4. Throughout the year.
Question 38 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

 Fibres can be classified as natural fibres and synthetic fibres.

  1. True
  2. False