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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 chemistry fibre to fabric: plant fibre yarn to fabric from fibre to fabric processing of fibres

Cotton is usually picked by hand. Fibres are then separated from the seeds by combing. This process is called ___________ of cotton.

  1. ginning

  2. weaving

  3. spinning

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

Ginning, the process of separating fibres from seeds is called ginning. It is usually done manually or using machines called cotton gin. A cotton gin is a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibresers from their seeds, allowing for much greater productivity than manual cotton separation.The fibers are then processed into various cotton goods such as linens, while any undamaged cotton is used largely for textiles like clothing. Seeds may be used to grow more cotton or to produce cottonseed oil.

Multiple choice chemistry fibre to fabric: plant fibre yarn to fabric from fibre to fabric processing of fibres

Which of the following represents correct statement(s)?

  1. From the bolls, cotton is usually picked by hand.

  2. Fibers are then separated from the seeds by combing.

  3. This process is called ginning of cotton.

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

Ginning of cotton is the process in which cotton is usually picked by hand from the bolls and fibres are then separated from the seeds by combing.

Multiple choice chemistry fibre to fabric: plant fibre yarn to fabric from fibre to fabric processing of fibres

The correct order of the process involved in making cotton fabric from cotton is:

  1. hand picking of cotton bolls - knitting - Spinning - weaving

  2. hand picking of cotton bolls - Ginning - Spinning - weaving

  3. hand picking of cotton bolls - weaving - Spinning - Ginning

  4. hand picking of cotton bolls - Spinning - Ginning - knitting
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The process involved in making cotton fabric from cotton is: 

Hand picking of cotton bolls $\rightarrow$ Ginning $\rightarrow$ Spinning $\rightarrow$ Weaving.

Multiple choice chemistry fibre to fabric: plant fibre yarn to fabric from fibre to fabric processing of fibres

The ginning of cotton is the process of separation of fibres from the seeds by combing.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The ginning of cotton is the process of separation of fibres from the seeds by combing.
From the bolls, cotton is usually picked by hand. Fibres are then separated from the seeds by combing. This process is called ginning of cotton.

Multiple choice chemistry fibre to fabric: plant fibre yarn to fabric from fibre to fabric processing of fibres

Wrap yarn consists of:

  1. Only two ends

  2. Multiple ends

  3. Single End

  4. No end
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Warp Yarn is that kind of yarn from which we can get multiple ends of yarn from a given package. While the wept yarn is that in which we have a single end . The end means thread-like thing. ie from a package of warp we can unwind multiple threads at a time while not in case of wept.

Hence, the correct option is $\text{C}$

Multiple choice chemistry fibre to fabric: plant fibre yarn to fabric from fibre to fabric processing of fibres

The process of extracting fibers from cotton seeds in preparation for making yarn includes ginning, carding, and combing.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

True, 

Ginning is a process in which cotton fibre is separated from cotton seeds. Carding is a mechanical process that disentangles, cleans and intermixes fibres to produce a continuous web or sliver suitable for subsequent processing. This is achieved by passing the fibers between differentially moving surfaces covered with card clothing. 
After this, cotton is combed when it is to be used for quality fabric with high thread counts. In general, combing is done to filter or sieve out any short length fibers (for example, fibers shorter than 21 mm).

Multiple choice chemistry fibre to fabric: plant fibre yarn to fabric from fibre to fabric processing of fibres

The process of formation of yarn from the unseeded cotton fibre is called as:

  1. Spinning

  2. Ginning

  3. Weaving

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

The unseede cotton fibre got from the ginning process is subjected to spinning process to make it as yarn.The process of formation of yarn from the unseeded cotton fibre is called as spinning.
Hence option A is correct.

Multiple choice biology classification of plants thallophyta cryptograms kingdom plantae

Spirogyra is commonly called as pond silk because

  1. Silk is manufactured from it

  2. It looks like a thread

  3. It is slimy to touch

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

Pond silk is the common name of Spirogyra (algae) because it is very slimy.
Spirogyra is a  genus (about 400 species) of freshwater green algae which are found in shallow ponds, ditches and amongst vegetation at the edges of large lakes, generally growing free-floating.
Cells are joined end-to-end in an unbranched, largely unspecialised, stiff filament and are cylindrical with one or two spirally-wound chloroplasts on which many pyrenoids are borne. The cell wall is of two layers, the outer of cellulose and the inner of pectin. Filaments can be several centimeters in length. It generally has a rather silky feel and a shiny green colour.

Multiple choice evs wonderful world of bholu aquatic habitat life inside water animal and habitat animals- nature's gift food material and source

Which of the following is the characteristics of wool from angora rabbit?

  1. They have short fibers

  2. They have long fibers

  3. They are soft in texture

  4. Both B and C
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
  • Long fibres and soft in texture are the characteristics of wool from angora rabbit.
  • Angora rabbit fibre is one of the finest speciality animal fibres with its well - known reputation for fineness, lightness and softness and it can be classified as a luxury fibre. 
  • Angora rabbit fibre has good potential for producing textiles with special properties. It is extremely fine, soft, antistatic, lustrous, and durable.