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प्रश्न
Peace silk was produced in the year ______.
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उत्तर
Peace silk was produced in the year 1992.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Out of the following, which are the two terms related to silk production?
Sericulture, floriculture, moriculture, apiculture and silviculture
Hints:
(1) Silk production involves cultivation of mulberry leaves and rearing silkworms.
(2) Scientific name of mulberry is Morus alba.
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 ______.
______ is the strongest natural fibre.
Who invented the Ahimsa silk?
Write about any three uses of silk.
Write about Ahimsa Silk.
Silk fibre is obtained from ______.
The general process that takes place at a sheep shearing shed is ______.
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.
Paheli went to the market to buy sarees for her mother. She took out a thread from the edge of the two sarees shown by the shopkeeper and burnt them. One thread burnt with a smell of burning hair and the other burnt with the smell of burning paper. Which thread is from a pure cotton saree and which one from a pure silk saree? Give reason for your answer.
Describe the life history of the silk moth with the help of figures of various stages.
India stands ______ in silk production in the world.
______ are boiled to get the silk.
The silk moth feed on ______.
Silk is the secretion of ______.
List a few characteristic features of silk.
