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प्रश्न
The cultivation and production of silk is known as ______.
विकल्प
Horticulture
Floriculture
Agriculture
Sericulture
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उत्तर
The cultivation and production of silk is known as Sericulture
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The silkworm is (a) a caterpillar, (b) a larva. Choose the correct option
Make sketches of the two stages in the life history of the silk moth which are directly related to the production of silk.
A natural fibre obtained by boiling cocoons is called ______.
Who invented the Ahimsa silk?
Write about Ahimsa Silk.
Which of the following is not a type of silk?
Silk fibre is obtained from ______.
The general process that takes place at a sheep shearing shed is ______.
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.
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 larva of a silkworm is called ______.
Silk is the secretion of ______.
