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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
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.
A natural fibre obtained by boiling cocoons is called ______.
______ is the strongest natural fibre.
Peace silk was produced in the year ______.
Who invented the Ahimsa silk?
Write about Ahimsa Silk.
HOTS
Silk fiber is used to manufacture parachute. Why?
Which of the following is not a type of silk?
The general process that takes place at a sheep shearing shed is ______.
The term sericulture is used for ______.
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.
BELMURRY
India stands ______ in silk production in the world.
______ are boiled to get the silk.
Silk is the secretion of ______.
List a few characteristic features of silk.
