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प्रश्न
Define – Sericulture
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उत्तर
- Sericulture or silk farming is the cultivation of silk worm to produce silk.
- It is the rearing of silk worms to obtain silk.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Make sketches of the two stages in the life history of the silk moth which are directly related to the production of silk.
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.
______ is the strongest natural fibre.
Who invented the Ahimsa silk?
Which of the following is not a type of silk?
Silk fibre is obtained from ______.
Reeling of silk is ______.
State whether the following statement is True or False. If false, correct them.
Silkworms are caterpillars of silk moth.
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.
WILSMORK
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)___.
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?
______ are boiled to get the silk.
The production of silk is called ______.
The silk moth feed on ______.
The larva of a silkworm is called ______.
Silk is the secretion of ______.
List a few characteristic features of silk.
