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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
The silkworm is (a) a caterpillar, (b) a larva. Choose the correct option
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.
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 |
A natural fibre obtained by boiling cocoons is called ______.
Peace silk was produced in the year ______.
Write about any three uses of silk.
Write about Ahimsa Silk.
Silk fibre is obtained from ______.
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.
RINGLEE
Describe the life history of the silk moth with the help of figures of various stages.
______ are boiled to get the silk.
The larva of a silkworm is called ______.
List a few characteristic features of silk.
