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What is Meant by Term Sericulture?

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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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Animal Fibres: Wool
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संबंधित प्रश्न

You must be familiar with the given nursery rhymes

Baa baa black sheep, have you any wool.

Answer the following:

Which parts of the black sheep have wool?


Given below is a sequence of steps in the processing of wool. Which are the missing steps? Add them

Shearing, __________, sorting, ______________________________


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


What are the major steps involved in this wool factory.


Assertion: Wool is the fibre derived from the fur of animals.

Reason: Animals like goat, Yak, Alpaca and rabbit yields wool.


Wool yielding animals bear ______ on their body.


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.


Various steps involved to obtain wool from fleece are given here.

  1. Picking out the burrs
  2. Dyeing in various colours
  3. Shearing
  4. Scouring
  5. Sorting

Write the above steps in the correct sequence in which they are carried out.


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.


The process called ______ involves the removal of dried wool.


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