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प्रश्न
What are the two types of fibres that are obtained from animals?
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उत्तर
- Wool – silk fibre is obtained from the cocoon of silkworm.
- Wool is got from fleece of sheep or goat
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संबंधित प्रश्न
You must be familiar with the following nursery rhymes:
Mary had a little lamb, whose fleece was white as snow
Answer the following:
What is meant by the white fleece of the lamb?
Which of the following does not yield wool?
What is meant by term Sericulture?
Given below is a crossword puzzle based on this lesson. Use hints to fill in the blank spaces with letters that complete the words.
Down
(D) 1: Thorough washing
2 : Animal fibre
3 : Long thread like structure
Across
(A) 1 : Keeps warm
2 : Its leaves are eaten by silkworms
3 : Hatches from egg of moth
______ is a non-biodegradable material.
True or False – If False give the correct answer
Wool is the fibre derived from the silk worm.
What is shearing?
Write the uses of the wool.
Assertion: Wool is the fibre derived from the fur of animals.
Reason: Animals like goat, Yak, Alpaca and rabbit yields wool.
Paheli wanted to buy a gift made of animal fibre obtained without killing the animal. Which of the following would be the right gift for her to buy?
Wool fibre cannot be obtained from which of the following?
State whether the following statement is True or False. If false, correct them.
In India, camels and goats are generally reared for obtaining wool.
State whether the following statement is True or False. If false, correct them.
In the process of obtaining wool from fleece, sorting is done after scouring.
How do the hair of certain animals help in keeping their bodies warm?
Various steps involved to obtain wool from fleece are given here.
- Picking out the burrs
- Dyeing in various colours
- Shearing
- Scouring
- Sorting
Write the above steps in the correct sequence in which they are carried out.
A wholesale woollen fibre dealer gets the woollen fibre of different textures sorted for various purposes. Match the items in Column I with the woollen fibre in Column II.
| Column I | Column II | ||
| (a) | Pashmina shawl | (i) | Camel wool |
| (b) | Woollen carpet | (ii) | Angora wool |
| (c) | Baby blanket | (iii) | Kashmir goat |
| (d) | Woollen sweater | (iv) | Sheep wool |
