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प्रश्न
Reeling of silk is ______.
पर्याय
a process of making silk reels.
spinning of silk fibres.
weaving of silk cloth.
the process of taking silk threads from cocoon.
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उत्तर
Reeling of silk is the process of taking silk threads from cocoon.
Explanation:
The process of unwinding the silk filaments from the cocoon and combining them together to make a thread of raw silk is called reeling. For commercial purposes, 3-10 fine filaments are reeled together at a time to produce desired diameters of raw silk or reeled silk. The final viable length of reeled filament is 300-600 m.
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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.
Write about any three uses of silk.
Silk fibre is obtained from ______.
State whether the following statement is True or False. If false, correct them.
The rearing of silkworms for obtaining silk is called silviculture.
Paheli went to the market to buy sarees for her mother. She took out a thread from the edge of the two sarees shown by the shopkeeper and burnt them. One thread burnt with a smell of burning hair and the other burnt with the smell of burning paper. Which thread is from a pure cotton saree and which one from a pure silk saree? Give reason for your answer.
Which of the following fibers is considered the strongest natural fiber?
The silk moth feed on ______.
The larva of a silkworm is called ______.
