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प्रश्न
Define – Sericulture
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उत्तर
- Sericulture or silk farming is the cultivation of silk worm to produce silk.
- It is the rearing of silk worms to obtain silk.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The silkworm is (a) a caterpillar, (b) a larva. Choose the correct option
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 |
A natural fibre obtained by boiling cocoons is called ______.
The cultivation and production of silk is known as ______.
Peace silk was produced in the year ______.
Write about any three uses of silk.
HOTS
Silk fiber is used to manufacture parachute. Why?
Which of the following is not a type of silk?
The general process that takes place at a sheep shearing shed is ______.
The term sericulture is used for ______.
Reeling of silk is ______.
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.
TURECULRISE
Some words related to silk are jumbled up. Write them in their correct form.
BELMURRY
Describe the life history of the silk moth with the help of figures of various stages.
The production of silk is called ______.
