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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

Rama washed her clothes as she is going on vacations with her parents. She has to dry her clothes as soon as possible, since she is leaving the next day. Which type of clothes will dry faster when she spreads them in the Sun?

  1. Cotton

  2. Linen

  3. Wool

  4. Polyester

  5. Jute
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Polyester is a synthetic fibres made from chemicals. Syntheic fibres are easy to dry as they does not absorb water. That is why people does not like to wear polyester in summers as it does not absorb sweat easliy. So,this is the right answer.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the incorrect statement?

  1. Clothes are made from fibres.

  2. We get cotton, jute and rubber from plants.

  3. Nylon, polyester, terry cottons are man made fibre.

  4. We wear dark colour clothes in summers to keep our body cool.

  5. Clothes protect us from heat, cold, rain and insect bites.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

No, we wear light colour clothes in summers to keep our body cool. We wear dark colour clothes in winter to keep our body warm as dark colour clothes absorbs heat.  This is the wrong statement.

Multiple choice

Match the following.

 
1. Fruit of cotton plant A. Spinning
2. Fibres in to yarns B. Loom
3.Machine used for weaving C. Weaving
4.Yarns to cloth D. Bolls

  1. 1 - D, 2 - C, 3 - B, 4 - A

  2. 1 - D, 2 - A, 3 - B, 4 - C

  3. 1 - D, 3 - C, 3 - A, 4 - B

  4. 1 - B, 2 - A , 3 - C, 4 - D

  5. 1 - C, 2 - B, 3 - A, 4 - D
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the right answer.The fruit of cotton plant is called bolls. The process of making fibre into yarns is called spinning.The machine used for weaving is called loom and the process of making yarns into cloth is called weaving.

Multiple choice

Match the following.

 
1. Shiny fibre obtained from insect A. Cotton
2. White colour plant fibre B. Coir
3. Fibre obtained from coconut C. Silk

  1. 1 - C, 2 - B, 3 - A

  2. 1 - C, 2 - A, 3 - B

  3. 1 - A, 2 - C, 3 - B

  4. 1 - A, 2 - B, 3 - C

  5. 1 - B, 2 - A, 3 - C
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the right answer. Shiny fibre that obtained from insect is called silk. White coloured plant fibre is called cotton and fibre obtained from coconut is coir,  which is used to make ropes, foot mats, and bags.

Multiple choice

Why are woollen clothes used in winter season?

  1. Woollen clothes are more stylish.

  2. No other material was available there.

  3. Wool is a poor conductor of heat, and can trap warm air in between its fibres.

  4. Wool emits heat to the outside.

  5. Sheep was being reared there on a large scale.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Wool is an ideal material in such a weather as it is a poor conductor of heat, and can trap warm air in between its fibres.

Multiple choice

Which lung disease is caused by the inhalation of fibers of cotton, over a period of years?

  1. Byssinosis

  2. Bagassosis

  3. Asbestosis

  4. Farmers lung

  5. Malt workers lung
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Byssinosis is a rare lung disease caused by breathing cotton dust or dusts from other vegetable fibers such as flax, hemp, or sisal. It is sometimes referred to as brown lung disease. It is a form of occupational asthma. Symptoms of byssinosis are: tightness in the chest, wheezing and coughing, which are similar to asthma.

Multiple choice

What is the meaning of water proof?

  1. A type of cloth that keeps your body cool.

  2. A type of cloth that keeps our body warm.

  3. A type of cloth that absorbs water.

  4. A type of cloth that does not let water go through it.

  5. A type of cloth, which is made of natural fibre.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Water proof is a type of material that does not let water go through it. Raincoats and umbrellas are made up of water proof material.

Multiple choice

Retting of jute is a

  1. chemical process

  2. physical process

  3. mechanical process

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

Retting of jute is a microbiological process where naturally occurring bacteria and microorganisms break down the pectic substances that bind the fibers to the woody stem. This biological decomposition separates the long jute fibers from the non-fibrous tissues. It is not chemical, physical, or mechanical - it relies entirely on microbial action in water.