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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

Match the following:

 
a. Fleece 1. It is the dried perspiration of sheep found in the raw wool.
b. Shoddy 2. It is the hair on the skin of sheep, etc. from which wool can be obtained.
c. Suint 3. It is the fabric made from the used wool by carding, spinning and weaving.

  1. a – 1, b – 3, c – 2

  2. a – 3, b – 2, c – 1

  3. a – 1, b – 2, c – 3

  4. a – 2, b – 1, c – 3

  5. a – 2, b – 3, c – 1
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option. Fleece is the hair on the skin of sheep, etc. from which wool can be obtained. Shoddy is the fabric made from the used wool by carding, spinning and weaving. Suint is the dried perspiration of sheep found in the raw wool.

Multiple choice

Which one of these is not a layer style?

  1. Satin

  2. Pattern maker

  3. Pattern overlay

  4. Stroke
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Satin, Pattern Overlay, and Stroke are standard layer styles in Photoshop. Pattern Maker is a separate feature or plugin, not a layer style effect.

Multiple choice

Why are woolen clothes considered as warm clothes?

  1. Air is trapped between the fibres of woolen clothes.

  2. They are made of wool which is thick.

  3. Wool is a bad conductor of heat.

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Air is trapped between the fibres of woolen clothes, which is a bad conductor of heat and so keeps us warm.

Multiple choice

Which of the following materials is not degradable?

  1. Leather bag

  2. Polythene bag

  3. Tapes bag

  4. Jute bag
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Polythene is a synthetic polymer that is non-biodegradable, meaning it cannot be broken down by biological processes. Leather, jute, and paper-based tapes are organic materials that decompose over time.

Multiple choice

Which of these is a kind of Cloth :

  1. Suede

  2. suds

  3. Stern

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

Suede is a type of leather with a soft, napped finish, commonly used for clothing, shoes, and accessories.

Multiple choice

Which of these is a kind of Cloth :

  1. Suede

  2. suds

  3. Stern

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

Suede is a type of leather with a soft, napped surface, commonly used alongside fabrics in clothing and accessories. While technically leather rather than woven cloth, it's the only material-related option among the choices provided.

Multiple choice

Jute fibres are obtained from

  1. leaves of Linum sp.

  2. secondary phloem of stem of Linum sp.

  3. secondary phloem of stem of Corchorus

  4. leaves of Corchorus sp.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Jute is obtained from the 'secondary phloem; of plant Corchorus capsularis, which belongs to family 'Tiliaceae'.

Multiple choice

The major defects of rubber belts are-

  1. Costly

  2. Slips on wet

  3. Early rubbed

  4. Increased due to heat
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Rubber belts are susceptible to slipping when they become wet, which reduces the efficiency of power transmission.

Multiple choice

The most commonly used belts are made of

  1. rubber

  2. kirmich

  3. leather

  4. cotton thread
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Historically, leather has been the most common material for power transmission belts in agricultural machinery due to its durability, flexibility, and high coefficient of friction. While rubber is common today, leather remains the classic answer in traditional agricultural engineering contexts.

Multiple choice

Which of the following cells provides fibres that can be spun and woven?

  1. Sclerenchyma cells

  2. Collenchyma cells

  3. Parenchyma cells

  4. Meristematic cells
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Functions for sclerenchyma cells,  include discouraging herbivory and conduction.  Sclerenchyma includes the fibers used for making thread and fabric, particularly the fibers from flax,  that are spun and woven into linen.