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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 botany fibre to fabric: plant fibre classification of fibres fibres history of fabric

Materials which are not obtained from plants and animals are called :

  1. synthetic fibres

  2. semi-synthetic fibres

  3. natural fibres

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Fibres which are not obtained from plants and animals and are made in a laboratory using petrochemicals are called synthetic fibre.


Hence the option A is correct.

Multiple choice botany fibre to fabric: plant fibre classification of fibres fibres history of fabric

Silk fibre is drawn from the cocoon of _________.

  1. butterfly

  2. worm

  3. silkworm
  4. both $A$ and $B$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Silkworm, its larvae are fed with mulberry leaves, and, after the fourth moult, they climb a twig placed near them and spin their silken cocoons. 


This process is achieved by the worm through a dense fluid secreted from its structural glands, resulting in the fibre of the cocoon.

Hence the option C is correct.

Multiple choice botany fibre to fabric: plant fibre classification of fibres fibres history of fabric

It is advised to wear clothes in summer made of:

  1. Silk

  2. Wool

  3. Nylon

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

In summer, it is advised to wear clothes made of cotton. We sweat a lot in summers. Cotton is a good absorber of water. Thus, it absorbs sweat from our body and exposes the sweat to the atmosphere, making its evaporation faster.


Hence, option D is correct.

Multiple choice botany fibre to fabric: plant fibre classification of fibres fibres history of fabric

When you visit a hill station, which of the following you should use for shopping?

  1. bags made up of cotton

  2. bags made up of polyethene

  3. bags made up of nylon

  4. none of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Hill stations are crowded and have waste disposal problem. Thus, plastic use should be minimum. Some hill stations like Nainital, have banned use of polyethene bags.

Multiple choice botany fibre to fabric: plant fibre classification of fibres fibres history of fabric

Define fibres.

  1. They are continuous filaments similar to thread

  2. Filaments made up of cellulose only

  3. Thread like filaments which are man made

  4. Thick rope like structures made up of tree bark
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Fibers  are a class of hair-like materials that are continuous "'filaments"' or are in discrete elongated pieces, similar to pieces of thread. They can be used as a component of composite materials. 

Multiple choice botany fibre to fabric: plant fibre classification of fibres fibres history of fabric

Which of the following is an animal fiber?

  1. Silk

  2. Avian

  3. Alpaca

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

Animal fibers are generally made up of proteins. 

Examples include silk, wool, angora, mohair, and alpaca. Silk fiber collected from dried saliva of bugs or insects during the preparation of cocoons. 
Avian fibers from birds, for example, feathers and feather fiber. 

Multiple choice botany fibre to fabric: plant fibre classification of fibres fibres history of fabric

Bed sheets, curtains, tents, parachutes etc are made from :

  1. Natural fibres

  2. Synthetic fibres

  3. Yarn

  4. Plastics
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A,B Correct answer
Explanation

Fibres which are man-made are called synthetic fibres and which occurs naturally are called natural fibres. Rayon (synthetic fibre), when mixed with cotton (natural fibre), is used to making curtains, bedsheets etc. of clothes, ropes, seat-belts, curtains, sleeping bags, parachutes, tents etc.

Multiple choice botany fibre to fabric: plant fibre classification of fibres fibres history of fabric

Which of the following represents correct statement(s)?

  1. The fibers of some fabrics such as cotton, jute, silk and wool are obtained from plant and animals. These are called synthetic fibers.

  2. Cotton and jute are examples of fibers obtained from animals.

  3. Wool and silk fibers are obtained from plants.

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The correct statements will be-


(A) The fibers of some fabrics such as cotton, jute, silk and wool are obtained from plant and animals. These are called natural fibers.

(B) Cotton and jute are examples of fibers obtained from plants.

(C) Wool and silk fibers are obtained from animals.