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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 statements is/are correct? a. Loom is used to weave cloth. b. Sometimes different types of threads can be used to weave cloth. c. People started using fabric when they grew plants and domesticated animals.

  1. Only a

  2. Only b

  3. Only c

  4. Only b and c

  5. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

This option is correct. All the given statements are correct. Loom is machine that is used to weave cloth. Sometimes different types of threads can be used to weave cloth. People started using fabric when they grew plants and domesticated animals.

Multiple choice

Which is not a synthetic fibre?

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  2. Silk <!--Session data-->

  3. Nylon <!--Session data-->

  4. Rayon <!--Session data-->
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

 

Multiple choice

Which of the following substances does not participate in filtration process?

  1. Cotton

  2. Glass wool

  3. Filter paper

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

Generally for the filtration process, things required are glass wool, filter paper and funnel. Cotton is not used for filtration. Funnel is glassware which holds the filter paper. Filter paper is a paper with small pores through which only things of particular size can pass. 

Multiple choice

Why is it preferred to wear woollen clothes during winter?

  1. Because wool is a poor conductor of heat.

  2. Because wool is a good conductor of heat.

  3. Because it allows the sweat to evaporate.

  4. Because no air gets trapped in between the wool fibres.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

During winter, we use woollen clothes because woolen clothes have large spaces in between them which takes in a large amount of air, as air is a bad conductor of heat, it doesn't allow the body heat to evaporate and hence we feel warm in woollen clothes.  

Multiple choice

Fibres are :

  1. artificial

  2. natural

  3. synthetic

  4. all are correct
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Fibres can be natural as well as synthetic.