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प्रश्न
Who invented the Ahimsa silk?
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उत्तर
Kusuma Rajaiah, a Government officer from Andhra Pradesh proposed Ahimsa way of silk production for the making silks without killing the silkworms.
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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 |
______ is the strongest natural fibre.
Peace silk was produced in the year ______.
Write about any three uses of silk.
Write about Ahimsa Silk.
HOTS
Silk fiber is used to manufacture parachute. Why?
Reeling of silk is ______.
Some words related to silk are jumbled up. Write them in their correct form.
BELMURRY
Complete the paragraph related to the life history of silk moth by filling in the blanks.
The ___(a)___ silk moth lays ___(b)___, from which hatch ___(c)___ called ___(d)___ or ___(e)___. They grow in size and when the caterpillar is ready to enter the next stage of its life history called ___(f)___, it first weaves a covering to hold itself, which is known as ___(g)___.
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 silk moth feed on ______.
The larva of a silkworm is called ______.
Silk is the secretion of ______.
List a few characteristic features of silk.
