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प्रश्न
______ is the strongest natural fibre.
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उत्तर
Silk is the strongest natural fibre.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Match the words of Column I with those given in Column II:
| Column I | Column II |
| Scouring | Yields silk fibres |
| Mulberry leaves | Wool yielding animal |
| Yak | Food of silk worm |
| Cocoon | Reeling |
| Cleaning sheared skin |
Peace silk was produced in the year ______.
Write about Ahimsa Silk.
HOTS
Silk fiber is used to manufacture parachute. Why?
Reeling of silk is ______.
State whether the following statement is True or False. If false, correct them.
Silkworms are caterpillars of silk moth.
State whether the following statement is True or False. If false, correct them.
The rearing of silkworms for obtaining silk is called silviculture.
Some words related to silk are jumbled up. Write them in their correct form.
BELMURRY
Steps for the production of silk are given below in a jumbled order. Arrange them in their proper sequence.
- Eggs are warmed to a suitable temperature for the larvae to hatch from eggs.
- Fibres are taken out from the cocoon.
- After 25 to 30 days, the caterpillars stop eating and start spinning cocoons.
- The larvae/caterpillars or silkworms are kept in clean trays along with freshly chopped mulberry leaves.
- Female silk moths lay eggs.
- Cocoons are kept under the sun or boiled in water.
Describe the life history of the silk moth with the help of figures of various stages.
Which of the following fibers is considered the strongest natural fiber?
India stands ______ in silk production in the world.
______ are boiled to get the silk.
The silk moth feed on ______.
The larva of a silkworm is called ______.
Silk is the secretion of ______.
