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Textile and Fiber Materials

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Textile and fiber materials questions cover the properties, sources, and applications of natural and synthetic fabrics. Topics include moisture wicking sportswear, plant fibers, and natural dyes. This subject appears in general science sections of various competitive exams and requires practical material knowledge.

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Textile and Fiber Materials Questions

Multiple choice

Which of the following is non-biodegradable?

  1. Sheep fleece

  2. Tea leaves

  3. Rayon

  4. Animal remains

  5. Hair
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Non-biodegradable materials are generally made up of inorganic compounds. Plastics such as polyethylene, rayon, nylon are a few examples.

Multiple choice

Cotton is soft because

  1. it is obtained from a plant

  2. it is opaque in nature

  3. it has no luster

  4. it is a bad conductor of heat

  5. it traps lot of air in it
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

Cotton yarn traps a lot of air in it, which makes it soft and light.

Multiple choice

Which of the following fibres is not obtained from plants?

  1. Cotton

  2. Jute

  3. Flax

  4. Wool
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Natural fibres are the ones, which are either obtained from a plant or an animal source. Cotton, jute, flax, etc. come from a plant source and wool comes from an animal source and is the odd one out. 

Multiple choice

Fabrics are made of ____ and yarns are made of ______.

  1. yarns, fibres

  2. fibres, yarns

  3. fibres, fabrics

  4. yarns, fabrics
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Fabric is made of yarn and yarns are further made from fibres. The fibres are obtained either from a plant source like flax, cotton, etc. or from an animal source like sheep, etc. 

Multiple choice

For which of the following purposes are looms used?

  1. Weaving fabric

  2. Weaving and knitting

  3. Knitting only

  4. Spinning fabric
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Looms are used for weaving fabric. Yarns are woven to make fabric by using looms, which can be either manual or power operated. 

Multiple choice

Yarn as well as paper are

  1. obtained from plants

  2. obtained from chemicals

  3. non-absorbent

  4. obtained from animals
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Cotton plant is a source of cotton yarn and bark of a tree is a source of paper.