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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

The strings of guitar are made up of which of the following fibers?

  1. Nylon

  2. Polyester

  3. Rayon

  4. Acrylic

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Guitar strings (especially for classical and acoustic guitars) are commonly made from nylon due to its strength, flexibility, and tonal properties. While some strings use metal, nylon is the standard synthetic fiber for guitar strings among the options given. Polyester has different applications.

Multiple choice

Regenerated fibre is

  1. cotton

  2. rayon

  3. nylon

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

Rayon is called a regenerated fibre because it is produced by regenerating natural cellulose (usually from wood pulp) through chemical processing. Cotton is a natural fibre, nylon and decaron are synthetic polymers, but rayon specifically involves the regeneration of cellulose.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is another name for Rayon?

  1. Artificial silk

  2. Viscose rayon

  3. Cellulosic fiber

  4. All the above

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Rayon is known by multiple names: artificial silk (due to its silk-like appearance), viscose rayon (referring to the viscose process used to make it), and cellulosic fiber (as it is made from regenerated cellulose). All these terms refer to the same material.

Multiple choice

Which of the following fibres is chemically identical to cotton fibres?

  1. Rayon

  2. Nylon

  3. Silk

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

Rayon is chemically identical to cotton because both are composed of cellulose. Rayon is produced by regenerating natural cellulose from wood pulp, so its chemical structure is the same as cotton's cellulose. Nylon (polyamide), silk (protein), and polyester have completely different chemical compositions.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is a natural fibre?

  1. Jute

  2. Nylon

  3. Acrylic

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

Jute is a natural plant fiber obtained from the jute plant. Nylon and acrylic are synthetic fibers made through chemical processes. 'None of these' is incorrect because jute is a valid natural fiber.

Multiple choice

Match the following materials with the fibres with which it is made and choose the correct options.

 
(1) Parachutes
(i) PET
(2) Bottles
(ii) Nylon
(3) Wool
(iii) Melamine
(4) Kitchen ware
(iv) Acrylic

  1. (1)-(i), (2)-(ii), (3)-(iii), (4)-(iv)

  2. (1)-(ii), (2)-(i), (3)-(iv), (4)-(iii)

  3. (1)-(iii), (2)- (iv), (3)-(ii), (4)-(i)

  4. (1)-(iv), (2)-(iii), (3)-(i), (4)(ii)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Parachutes is made from nylon bottles from PET, wool from acrylic and kitchen ware from melamine.