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प्रश्न
What is meant by term Sericulture?
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उत्तर
Sericulture: Sericulture refers to the rearing of silkworms to obtain silk.
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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?
What is meant by term Rearing?
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.
What are the two types of fibres that are obtained from animals?
What is shearing?
Wool yielding animals bear ______ on their body.
Figure shows three rings of circles with letters in them. Some of these letters in each ring can form the name of one wool yielding animal. Find the names of these animals.

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 |
The process called ______ involves the removal of dried wool.
