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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 correct?

  1. Fabric from yarn is made by knitting and weaving.

  2. Yarns are made up of fabrics.

  3. Silk is obtained from plants.

  4. Yarn cannot be split into thin strands.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Fabric is made form yarn by knitting and weaving. Silk is obtained from the animal source and yarn can be split into thin strands.

Multiple choice

Which of the following items is not made up of fibres?

  1. Mufflers

  2. Gunny bags

  3. Towels

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

Mufflers are made from wool fibres, gunny bags from jute fibres and towels generally from cotton             fibres. Plastic is also a type of polymer but is made up of small units of a chemical compound and not from fabric. 

Multiple choice

Pick the odd one out.

  1. Fibre

  2. Yarn

  3. Flax

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

Fabric is made of yarn and yarns are are made from the fibres. The fibres are obtained either from a plant source like flax, cotton etc., or from an animal source like sheep etc. So it is the flax which is the odd one. 

Multiple choice

What are natural fibres?

  1. Fibres that are obtained from plants only

  2. Fibres that are obtained from animals only

  3. Fibres that are obtained from both plants and animals

  4. Fibres that are obtained from insects only
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Option (3) is correct.

Multiple choice

What are nylon, rayon and orlon are called?

  1. Natural fibres

  2. Plant fibres

  3. Animal fibres

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

The source for nylon, orlon and rayon is neither plant nor animal. These are prepared artificially and synthetically, so they are known as synthetic fibres. 

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not related to silk fiber?

  1. Cocoon

  2. Sheep

  3. Silkworm

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

Silk fibre is obtained from the cocoon of the silk moth. Pupa is also a developmental stage of the moth. Sheep is a source of wool and not silk. So it is not related to silk. 

Multiple choice

Why are natural fibres important to us?

  1. As they act as pollutants

  2. As they act as allergens

  3. As they are environment friendly

  4. As they are non-biodegradable
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The source of natural fibres is either plant or animal. Natural fibres are environment friendly as they do not cause pollution and are biodegradable.

Multiple choice

Name the two items made from cotton?

  1. Wicks, quilts

  2. Bags, ropes

  3. Sarees, mats

  4. Bandages, ropes
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Cotton fibres are soft and not very shiny. They are used to make cotton wicks to be burnt in oil lamps, quilts etc. 

Multiple choice

Pick the odd one out.

  1. Cotton - Ginning

  2. Handloom - Weaving

  3. Charkha - Spinning

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

Ginning is the process of separating cotton fibres from the seeds. Weaving of the fibres is done with the handloom. Charkha is a tool used for spinning the fibres. So, all these are the correct options. But wool is an example of natural fibre and not a synthetic one, so is the incorrect option. 

Multiple choice

_____ of sheep is used to obtain wool fiber.

  1. Fleece

  2. Cocoon

  3. Glands

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

Sheep is the source of wool fibres. The hairy fibres of the sheep along with a thin layer of skin are removed. This hair is both soft and coarse type and is known as fleece. 

Multiple choice

Which of the following items is not made from jute?

  1. Rope

  2. Quilt

  3. Carpet

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

Jute is a strong fibre obtained from jute plant and is used to make ropes, carpets and gunny bags etc. Quilt is made from cotton fibre and not from jute due to its various properties. 

Multiple choice

Which of the following group of fibres is obtained from animals only?

  1. Silk, wool, jute

  2. Wool, coconut, angora

  3. Silk, wool, fur

  4. Flax, cotton, silk
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Silk is obtained from silk moth, wool from sheep, jute from jute plant, coconut from coconut plant, angora from angora sheep, fur from sheep and flax from flax plant. So the group of fibres derived from animal source only is silk, wool and fur.